Muse: The magazine of science, culture, and smart laughs for kids and children

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For the SOAR Early College High School InvenTeam, the path to the 2018 EurekaFest at MIT began very close to home. It was on a walk through the school’s California campus.

Watching their fellow students, they realized that many kids travel solo. And they’re not looking around. “We have our ear buds in, our hoodie up,” says Madelen Flores. She’s on the team and a senior at the school. “We’re not really aware of what is around us, and not every place is lit.”

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