Why we remember: One student's journey into memory
A high school student explores the science of memory and the teenage sleep cycle for an NPR podcast project. The story highlights the personal connection between a student's curiosity about his own forgetfulness and his family history.
Why it matters
It highlights how personal inquiry and student-led projects can bridge the gap between scientific research and everyday life experiences.
SAN JOSE, Calif. — Amit Biligiri, a junior at Evergreen Valley High School in San Jose, Calif., sits on a big, right-angle couch in his living room alongside his mom, Kalyani Urs. They're recounting the story of a fight they've often had — that every teenager has with their parents.
Amit says he's often up late, and his mom, who tends to work late, "would be mad at me and say, 'Hey Amit, why are you going to sleep so late?'"
Urs laughs. Getting Amit to go to sleep, she says, has been "a constant battle."
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