by Darlene Cavalier | Jan 14, 2010 | Brain Makeover, Citizen Science, Dr. John Reports, Events, Science Education
Posts have been less frequent because I’ve been prepping for the ScienceOnline 2010 conference in North Carolina where I’ll be speaking on the topics of Science in the Media (with Dr. Kiki); Adult Science Literacy; and Citizen Science. Exciting news to...
by Darlene Cavalier | Dec 25, 2009 | Dr. John Reports, video
Check out this amazing holiday greeting by Dr. John:
by Darlene Cavalier | Dec 14, 2009 | Dr. John Reports, In the News, News, Writings
Last night, I was reading through the January edition of Discover Magazine, which chronicles the 100 Top Science Stories of 2009, when I made quite a discovery (pun intended): a story written by our very own Darlene Cavalier placed #69! Darlene’s piece,...
by Darlene Cavalier | Dec 8, 2009 | Dr. John Reports, video
(Note to educators: Don’t show this one. Other readers: see previous video 1st!) Dr. John shared this stunning video. I’ll sum it up: “Aw, ew, gasp, whew.” Check this out:
by Darlene Cavalier | Nov 30, 2009 | Blog, Dr. John Reports
Now we know why our own Dr. John seems obsessed with Super Mario Kart. (Check out his world records.) Found this (2008) first-of-its-kind study where researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine demonstrate how the part of the brain that generates...
by Darlene Cavalier | Nov 27, 2009 | Computer & Technology Projects, Dr. John Reports, Projects & Activities, Social network science
From Dr. John: To mark the 40th anniversary of the Internets, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has announced the DARPA Network Challenge, a competition that will explore the role of social networking in communication, team building, and group...
