by Darlene Cavalier | Jan 15, 2011 | Events, In the News, OTA, Science Education, Science Policy
Hot damn, 2010 was a great year in terms of reaching our goals. I say, it’s time to reach higher! We set out to help increase adult science literacy, enable more “regular” people to get involved in science activities, and open doors to public...
by Darlene Cavalier | Dec 17, 2010 | Blog, In the News, OTA, Science Policy
Participatory technology assessment (PTA) enables people who are otherwise minimally represented in science and technology politics to develop and express informed judgments concerning complex topics. (Dr. Richard Sclove in the current issue of Issues in Science and...
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 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 15, 2010 | Blog, Citizen Science, Events, OTA, Science Policy
On Sunday, the same day the New York Times featured YOUR future–aka Singularity, read on–on the cover of its business section, I was listening to the head cheerleader of all-things-Singularity, Ray Kurzweil, as he presented the future of humanity at the H+...
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...
