by Darlene Cavalier | Nov 4, 2009 | Dr. John Reports, Interviews, Science Education
The longest-running, public international environmental forum will convene from November 6-13, in the city of Merida, Yucatan, to build awareness about pressing environmental issues and celebrate the importance and vitality of wild nature. The event, WILD9, was...
by Darlene Cavalier | Nov 3, 2009 | Blog, Brain Makeover, Science Education, Testimonials
What if the media covered baseball like it covers science? Larry Husten, founder of CardioBrief.org , poses this question and presents some interesting scenarios following this line of thought. For example, the World Series would receive one article in each major...
by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 28, 2009 | Blog, Science Education
Meet Mr. E-coli! One of many plush, stuffed MICROBES now available for order. I did a double take when someone forwarded this site to me. Ms. Swine Flu is also available. Best sellers include: The Common Cold, The Flu, Sore Throat, Stomach Ache, Brain Cell, E. coli,...
by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 27, 2009 | Blog, Citizen Science, Science Education
Last week, I had the pleasure of organizing a citizen science project for my son’s second grade class. The teacher and students were well-prepared by the time I entered the classroom to talk about Cornell’s citizen science project called “Pigeon...
by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 26, 2009 | Blog, Brain Makeover, Events, Science Education
Yale’s official mascot (known as Handsome Dan XV11, or Sherman, if you live with him) was in Philly for the Yale v Penn game so I thought I’d help give him a science makeover with the help of Discover Magazine. He’s definitely an Ivy Leaguer....
by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 21, 2009 | Blog, Science Education
The itty bitty kids pictured here* invented EpiWatch, an alternative to traditional allergy shot systems. The small, wearable, computerized EpiWatch contains special codes and micro needles that instantly deliver painless doses of epinephrine when the wearer suffers...
