by Bart Leahy | Sep 10, 2014 | Baltimore Blast, Citizen Science, ECAST, Events, NASA Asteroid Initiative, Science Policy, St. Louis University, The Science Cheerleaders, Washington Redskins, Washington Wizards
Today, meet the Science Cheerleaders at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum and learn from them about NASA’s Asteroid Initiative in celebration of “Women in Aviation and Space Heritage Family Days” 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. ...
by Darlene Cavalier | Jun 18, 2013 | In the News, Science Policy, video
Click here to learn a little more about wind energy, in less than four minutes. Special thanks to the National Science Foundation, Discover Magazine, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers for sponsoring...
by Darlene Cavalier | Dec 11, 2012 | Cavalier Speaking engagements, ECAST, Events, OTA, Science Policy, World Wide Views
On December 6, 2012, Darlene Cavalier (Science Cheerleader and Founder of SciStarter, an online citizen science community), joined colleagues from Expert and Citizen Assessment of Science and Technology (ECAST) to present outcomes from a recent pilot project...
by Darlene Cavalier | Nov 24, 2012 | Cavalier Speaking engagements, ECAST, OTA, Science Policy
Participatory technology assessment emphasizes that the people (you, me, us) who fund technology development (through taxes and consumer purchases), and who live with its positive and negative consequences, but are not otherwise formally engaged through advocacy, can...
by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 14, 2012 | Citizen Science, Photo Gallery, Science Policy
Our sister site, SciStarter, (a site that helps make it easier for people to learn about and get involved in formal and informal research projects), *just* launched this contest with Instructables and Discover Magazine to formally start bridging the gap between...
by Darlene Cavalier | Sep 17, 2012 | Blog, OTA, Science Policy, World Wide Views
These are the remarkable people (from all walks of life) who dedicated 8 hours on Saturday, 9/15, to learn about and share their views on biodiversity and its policy implications. We were in Washington, DC, at the National Academies Marian Koshland Museum. This also...