by Darlene Cavalier | Apr 29, 2009 | Blog, News, OTA, Science Policy
Hot off the press, here’s Holt’s opinion piece on why Congress should restore the Office of Technology Assessment. In it, he wisely cites Obama’s plans to restore science to its rightful place by bringing scientists back into the fold as advisers to...
by Darlene Cavalier | Apr 28, 2009 | Blog, News, Science Education, Science Policy
Obama and the executive branch move full-steam ahead with plans to restore science to its rightful place in America. Someone wake up Congress, please! On April 27th 2009, during remarks at the National Academy of Sciences, President Barack Obama announced the...
by Darlene Cavalier | Apr 23, 2009 | Blog, News
Announcing the first EVER charity auction of whole genome sequence. Ebay auction runs April 24th-May 4th. From the sponsors: “The X PRIZE Foundation, an educational nonprofit prize institute which awards $10million prizes for radical breakthroughs for the...
by Darlene Cavalier | Apr 14, 2009 | Blog, News, OTA, Science Policy
From one of my favorite sites, TechPresident.com– a blog covers everything from how President Obama is using the web, to how campaigns at all levels are going online, to how voters are responding and creating their own user-generated content. Executive Branchers...
by Darlene Cavalier | Apr 14, 2009 | Blog, Interviews, News
Kurzweil answered plenty-o-questions from Science Cheerleader subscribers, here, last month. This video series is very engaging.
by Darlene Cavalier | Apr 6, 2009 | Blog, News
Short video of Professor Brian Greene talking science with the NY Mets. Science really is everywhere. (GOOOO Phillies!)
