by Darlene Cavalier | Apr 21, 2010 | Blog, News, video
In January 2009, two Red-tailed Hawks built a nest on a window ledge at The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. The nest sits just outside a window where a camera has been positioned to create this video stream. The camera looks through the glass window pane. No...
by Darlene Cavalier | Apr 19, 2010 | Blog, Citizen Science, In the News
Larry Bock, the unflappable founder of the USA Science and Engineering Festival, sent the following message to 40,000+ people this morning. Hope you can joins us! “We are very pleased to announce our partnership with Science For Citizens, a brand new website...
by Darlene Cavalier | Apr 17, 2010 | Blog, Science Policy
40 years ago, today, the astronauts aboard the Apollo 13 splashed back to Earth. We nearly lost the astronauts on this ill-fated mission. Instead, we learned something about American ingenuity, teamwork, and, ultimately, the enduring-yet-fragile, if not finicky,...
by Darlene Cavalier | Apr 13, 2010 | Blog, Citizen Science, Science Policy
“Here’s an emerging opportunity for citizen-science,” wrote Richard Sclove, a mentor and colleague working with me on this effort. Sclove attached this NYTimes article illustrating why “doctors, researchers, drug makers and regulators should...
by Darlene Cavalier | Apr 13, 2010 | Blog, Science Policy
David Guston–a colleague and collaborator on this science policy effort, highly regarded professor of science policy at Arizona State University, and a trailblazer in the realm of citizen engagement in science policy–is heading up a conference to spur some...
