by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 15, 2009 | Blog, In the News, OTA, Science Education, Science Policy
My podcast interview with Sean from ScienceChat (Ireland). In this piece we talk about science literacy and citizen involvement in science policy. That was fun, Sean! Although, for some reason, I sound a little like Hillary Clinton when. she. was. on. the. campaign....
by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 15, 2009 | Dr. John Reports, Interviews, Science Policy
By Dr. John: Today, Thursday, Oct 15, is your chance to attend the final event in The Road to the New Energy Economy, a series of Congressional briefings that focus on the science and technology required to achieve our energy goals. I had a chance to attend an earlier...
by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 12, 2009 | Blog, Projects & Activities, Science Policy, Science Policy Projects
Do you know where your Congressional representatives and Senators stand on the health reform issue? Research!America (the nation’s largest not-for-profit public education and advocacy alliance), makes it easy to find out, through the “Your Congress, Your...
by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 5, 2009 | Science Policy
From one of my favorite writers, favorite sites: Nancy Scola at TechPresident.com. Below, she’s referencing a chat that took place at the Gov 2.0 conference I was covering for Discover Magazine. I’ll have more on that later. Gov 2.0 represents some radical...
by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 1, 2009 | Dr. John Reports, Science Education, Science Policy
Another timely report from Dr. John Ohab. Hooray! October is Energy Awareness Month, a national effort to empower citizens to reshape the energy economy and be part of the solution to climate change. This year’s theme, “A Sustainable Energy Future; Putting...
by Darlene Cavalier | Sep 26, 2009 | John-the-Tourist, News, Science Education, Science Policy
Heeeeere’s John! About a year ago, Google announced it’s “10 to the 100th Power” contest to celebrate its 10th anniversary. The intent of the contest was to get ideas from around that would help the most number of people. Google would invest...
