by Darlene Cavalier | May 12, 2009 | Blog, In the News
A new Office of Public Engagement . From the OPE website: “the embodiment of the President’s goal of making government inclusive, transparent, accountable and responsible. We create and coordinate opportunities for direct dialogue between the Obama...
by Darlene Cavalier | May 8, 2009 | In the News
This critical review of ScienceCheerleader.com is too damn funny. Check out the author’s accompanying survey: “My most notable interaction with a cheerleader involved…”
by Darlene Cavalier | May 3, 2009 | Blog, Events, In the News, Science Policy
I’ll be speaking at the NY Academy of Sciences on Saturday, May 9th. Let me know if you’re planning to attend! ScienceDebate.Org is cosponsoring the Two Cultures conference at the New York Academy of Sciences! Join Chris Mooney, Sheril Kirshenbaum,...
by Darlene Cavalier | Apr 17, 2009 | Blog, In the News, OTA, Science Policy
Looks like our push to restore the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment (w/public participation) has attracted the attention of the editors at one of my favorite sites, the Personal Democracy Forum’s TechPresident. Found this article on their site...
by Darlene Cavalier | Apr 8, 2009 | Blog, In the News, OTA, Science Policy
Phil Plait is The Bad Astronomer. His blog was named one of the top 25 of 2009 by TIME Magazine. He just joined Chris Mooney of Discover Magazine and formally endorsed the push to restore the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment (thanks for the shout out,...
by Darlene Cavalier | Mar 31, 2009 | In the News, OTA, Science Policy, Sticky
Today, Discover Magazine features the Science Cheerleader’s efforts to open a Congressional Office to provide sound science policy advice to Congress…equally important is the new emphasis on public participation in federal science policy discussions. 🙂...