by Darlene Cavalier | Aug 8, 2010 | Blog, In the News, OTA
Last week, Nature Magazine’s Daniel Sarewitz, wrote this about a science policy initiative SciCheer helped to inspire: “More and earlier public involvement is required to steer powerful new technologies wisely….Relative to the cost of research and...
by Darlene Cavalier | Jul 22, 2010 | In the News, Science Policy, Writings
Wrote this post calling for the White House, National Academy of Engineering, and others, to create an Emergency Response 2.0 system to pre-wire the nation so we can rapidly and effectively respond to the next natural disaster. As of this evening, it’s been...
by Darlene Cavalier | Jul 15, 2010 | In the News, OTA, Science Policy
Nice feature in the May edition of the American Chemical Society’s magazine: Momentum for technology assessment based on input from everyday citizens who are not experts in a particular topic, or participatory technology assessment, is just beginning to build in...
by Darlene Cavalier | Jun 25, 2010 | Citizen Science, In the News
Bob Grant, Associate Editor, The Scientist, writes: Meet citizen science’s answer to match.com – http://scienceforcitizens.net/. The new website, brainchild of Darlene Cavalier (AKA – The Science Cheerleader) and colleagues, seeks to hook researchers up with members...
by Darlene Cavalier | May 13, 2010 | In the News, Science Policy, Writings
Excerpted from a piece I just posted on DiscoverMagazine.com: Prizes: This old idea is making a sweeping comeback and it is changing the way government, industry and foundations help revolutionize future discovery. It’s high time we offer prizes to motivate and...
by Darlene Cavalier | Apr 30, 2010 | Brain Makeover, Citizen Science, In the News, OTA, Science Policy
We’re on a roll, team! Two years ago this month, ScienceCheerleader.com launched with three goals: 1) help increase adult science literacy (see Brain Makeover). [Check!] 2) raise the ranks of citizen scientists and create a shared space for researchers and the...
