Scientific Research Made Simple

An Online Workshop to Help Beginners Learn Scientific Research

Where do ideas start? See how research questions are born, framed, evidenced, communicated — and how you can do it too.

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This workshop is for you

if the advice "following your passion"

did not help you...

if you struggle

to find a research idea, and don't know where to start.

if you desire

to explore academic interests, but don't want to be molded into a pre-defined box.

if you want to shift your mindset:

from being a student to a researcher

Human beings are not scientific intuitive. We use stories as the primary way of thinking and communicating.

That's is why I teach scientific research with stories.

Here’s How I Do it

Build curiosity into a habit

Start by observing and questioning. See the world like a scientist.

Build curiosity into a habit

Start by observing and questioning. See the world like a scientist.

Build curiosity into a habit

Start by observing and questioning. See the world like a scientist.

Build curiosity into a habit

Start by observing and questioning. See the world like a scientist.

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Meet Your Guide

Hi, I’m Jinhua — a MIT professor and a father of two teens.

When my kids started high school, I asked myself: Can scientific research be made simple enough for a 15-year-old?

Albert Einstein said “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.”

I invite beginners to think like a scientist — to build curiosity as a habit, model the best, solve real problems, and build confidence doing it.

If you’ve ever wanted to do research, I am offering the most accessible and structured way I’ve found to begin.

“Follow Your Passion” didn’t help my 16-year-old. Here is what I teach him instead.

Read My Origin Story
What's covered

Learn Scientific Research Through Stories

How are ideas born? What is a good scientific question? And a set of scientific methods feasible for beginners

Story 1: Unreturned Trays: 30 Theories to Explain One Behavior

  • How are ideas born?
  • Seeing the world as a scientist
  • What is a good question? CRISP Method
  • Mechanics: 5 components of research

Story 2: Is Uber Making Our Cities More Sustainable?

  • Stand on the shoulders of the giants
  • Your idea at the center of the Venn diagram
  • Full lifecycle of a research project
  • Who cares about your research?

Story 3: An Experiment on MIT Campus: Fighting Climate Change

  • Data, Measurement, Surveys
  • Experiments, Randomized Control Trial and Causal Inference
  • Integration: Questions, Literature, Data, Analytics, and Results

Gain curiosity, clarity and confidence in this full Masterclass Experience

Students will walk away with a complete,
step-by-step system to identify your own research ideas

  • Start by observing — build curiosity into a habit
  • Translate your observations into scientific questions — something you created, you own, and you actually care
  • Model the best Learn by doing and learn by mimicking
  • Research is storytelling with evidence — and how to write like that
  • A clear next step — entering a science fair, presenting at a conference, or just exploring further

What's Included:

Live Zoom Workshop (2 Hours)

A hyper-interactive workshop where I walk you through each step: build curiosity into a habit, tell my three stories, expose you to the best, and shift your identity

Live Ask Me Anything Q&A (30 mins)

Bring your ideas, questions, and obstacles to this follow-up Q&A where I’ll coach you through them live.

Bonus #1: A Workbook for 5-Day Research Design Challenge

For you to develop and refine your idea in five structured days.

Bonus #2: An A.I. Companion

For you to generate, refine, and evaluate your research hypotheses

Bonus #3: A Parent Guide

For parents to be part of the team—to experience the struggle and joy along with your children

Bonus #4: Resources for “Next Steps”

A list of science fairs, competitions, internship, and conferences for young researchers

Bonus #5: Lifetime access to the recordings of the workshop

Go back to course content and recordings whenever you need to restart your idea: over the weekend, over winter break... You’ll have a repeatable system they can use again and again.

Cannot attend the live session?

The best part isn’t even the workshop… It’s what happens after.

  • ​​It’s unlikely students will absorb all the information within two hours.
  • ​​I've designed a process for parents and students to work together after the workshop to iterate the idea and questions.
  • You will have access to the workshop recording, a guide to the parents, and a five day research design challenge — a repeatable system you can use any time again and again — not just a one-time boost.. Even if you can’t attend live, you should still enroll and use the system.

Saturday, September 20, 2025

8:00am-10:30am EST (US Eastern Time) I 8:00pm-10:30pm Beijing Time USD $150

Price goes up on August 10

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