by Darlene Cavalier | Jul 8, 2010 | Aeronautics and Propulsion, General - Engineering, General - Technology, Houston Texans, NFL, Science Education, STEM Field, The Science Cheerleaders
Meet Summer, a former Houston Texans cheerleader who now spends her days developing space flight hardware. This interview is part of a series of Science Cheerleader’s nationally recognized efforts to playfully challenge stereotypes. SciCheer: Please tell me...
by Darlene Cavalier | Jul 1, 2010 | Blog, Science Education
Quest for a Living World. Now THIS was a fun event. Great discussion (now featured in Discover and on DiscoverMagazine.com, see below). It’s also where I met some terrific Science Cheerleader fans! From Discover Magazine: Bad Astronomy blogger Phil Plait...
by Darlene Cavalier | Jun 30, 2010 | AFL, Education, General - Science, Health and Medicine, Philadelphia Soul, Science Education, STEM Field, The Science Cheerleaders
In our continuing effort to playfully challenge stereotypes, we present Lindsay! S.C.: Please tell me when/how you first became interested in science. Lindsay: When I started to become serious about dance, I became very interested and in tune with how the body works...
by Darlene Cavalier | Jun 22, 2010 | Nature & Outdoor Projects, Science Education
Today, for people living in the Northern Hemisphere (most of you), the Sun will reach its highest point in the sky…until the next June 21st cycles around. Science blogger, Ethan Siegel, tells us how we can measure the tilt of the Earth today. Check it out!
by Darlene Cavalier | Jun 16, 2010 | Citizen Science, Science Education, Science Policy
Why so few posts from me lately? Truth is, I’ve been swamped. All great stuff, including a summer-long immersion in an incubator program; some very cool upcoming Capitol Hill briefings for Discover Magazine and the National Science Foundation; the launch of...
by Darlene Cavalier | Apr 27, 2010 | News, Science Education, Writings
Here’s a short piece I wrote for DiscoverMagazine.com, yesterday, about a promising new use for Pokeberry weeds. Their berries’ highly absorbent dye is being used to coat fiber solar cells. Turns out their dye can trap lots of the sun’s energy in...
