by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 21, 2010 | Dr. John Reports, Interviews
Dr. John here You may not know this, but I was once an incredible a decent high school athlete on a path to a successful professional tennis intramurals career. That is, until my hopes were dashed by a foot injury, and I never looked back. Boy, I wish I knew...
by Darlene Cavalier | Sep 24, 2010 | Dr. John Reports, Interviews
Dr. John here… On the list of things I’ll never be talented or smart enough to do, pole vaulting and designing satellites for space missions rank right at the top. And I’m not even sure which I’d be worse at. Such is not the case for my friend,...
by Darlene Cavalier | Sep 16, 2010 | Dr. John Reports, Interviews
Dr. John here… During Science Cheerleader’s ongoing effort to challenge stereotypes and inspire youngsters, we’ve searched the globe to find cheerleaders and athletes who are pursuing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers. Little...
by Darlene Cavalier | Sep 7, 2010 | Dr. John Reports, Occam's Razor, video
The Old Spice Man’s got nothin’ compared to an engineer. Dr. John here… Look at your man. Now, back to the screen. Now, back at your man. Now, back to the screen. Sadly, your man probably isn’t an engineer, but if he watches this video produced...
by Darlene Cavalier | Sep 3, 2010 | Dr. John Reports, General - Science, Health and Medicine, Interviews, STEM Field, The Science Cheerleaders
Dr. John here… If you were to passively glance at the above photo, you may assume that I have a lot in common with today’s Science Cheerleader guest, Sami, a clinical research coordinator at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)’s Eye Center. Sami...
by Darlene Cavalier | Aug 30, 2010 | Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Dr. John Reports, General - Engineering, General - Science, Health and Medicine, NFL, San Francisco 49ers, Science Education, STEM Field, The Science Cheerleaders
Dr. John here… After a great interview with San Francisco 49ers Gold Rush cheerleader Erica, (and as part of our continuing effort to playfully challenge stereotypes and inspire young women to consider careers in science) I thought we’d make it an...