The Nontrivial Solution
The Nontrivial Solution consists of multimedia newsletters that each cover an important topic in science, technology, engineering, and/or math. Our newsletters can take the form of articles, infographics, videos, and podcasts by students explaining a topic, synthesizing past research by scientists, or discussing their own research or projects.
Read our content on our website blog and on Medium.
Submission Types
Article or Informative Paper
A sample article is provided here; it does not have to follow this template. Please include citations in some format.
Infographic/
Poster
Visuals, charts, diagrams, graphs to explain a topic.
Video
Submission
Animations, slideshow presentations, skits, music videos, speeches. Between 2-30 minutes total.
Podcast
Submission
Any format and number of individuals - speeches, discussion, Q&A, interviews, etc. Between 5-30 minutes total.
How To Contribute
Join Our
Team
Fill out the form here, and we will contact you within 72 hours. By signing up, you will have the opportunity to submit your work and be recognized as a content contributor and/or peer reviewer on our website if you would like.
Choose a Topic and Format
Any topic of interest + any of the 4 submission formats above. You can submit multiple formats if they're about the same topic (i.e. an article explaining a math proof and a video walkthrough of the concept).
Sign Up for a Publication Date
We have publication dates every 7 days- choose one publication date (one student per date), and submit your content at least one week in advance for peer review by our team. We will contact you in case changes are needed.
Publication + Peer Review Offer
Your content will be published on our website, Medium (with your permission), and promoted on social media. We may invite you to become a peer reviewer and read content of other students before publication.
Sample Topics for our Newsletter:
Pure Mathematics
Mathematical proofs and concepts.
Modern
Physics
Quantum Mechanics, Special Relativity, General Relativity, Particle Physics, String Theory.
Materials Science
Atomic structure, Biomaterials, Electronic, Optical, and Magnetic Materials
Biology and Medicine
Molecular biology, evolutionary biology, diseases and infections.