Ever wonder what exactly linguists do? Ever wanted to know the scientific name for the sound you make when you blow a raspberry? This course will answer those questions and offer a sampling of different fields in linguistics, followed by som fun logic puzzles from the International Linguistics Olympiad.

Origami is amazingly elegant, but do you know the mathematical principles behind its beauty? In this course, we will explore the mathematical aspects of origami, augmented by some hands-on paper folding.