by Darlene Cavalier | May 3, 2009 | Blog, Events, In the News, Science Policy
I’ll be speaking at the NY Academy of Sciences on Saturday, May 9th. Let me know if you’re planning to attend! ScienceDebate.Org is cosponsoring the Two Cultures conference at the New York Academy of Sciences! Join Chris Mooney, Sheril Kirshenbaum,...
by Darlene Cavalier | Apr 29, 2009 | Blog, News, OTA, Science Policy
Hot off the press, here’s Holt’s opinion piece on why Congress should restore the Office of Technology Assessment. In it, he wisely cites Obama’s plans to restore science to its rightful place by bringing scientists back into the fold as advisers to...
by Darlene Cavalier | Apr 28, 2009 | Blog, News, Science Education, Science Policy
Obama and the executive branch move full-steam ahead with plans to restore science to its rightful place in America. Someone wake up Congress, please! On April 27th 2009, during remarks at the National Academy of Sciences, President Barack Obama announced the...
by Darlene Cavalier | Apr 28, 2009 | Blog, OTA, Science Policy
A friend and adviser, Dick Sclove, is a U.S. representative on the massive World Wide Views on Global Climate Change initiative. No surprise that this is being organized by the Danish Board of Technology, science and technology policy advisers to Parliament. All of us...
by Darlene Cavalier | Apr 17, 2009 | Blog, OTA, Science Policy
Flag-waving Republican, Newt Gingrich, dismantled the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment (science policy advisers to Congress) as a symbol of his believe in the Contract with America back in the 90s. Bad move. And a little silly to slash a lean office with...
by Darlene Cavalier | Apr 17, 2009 | Blog, In the News, OTA, Science Policy
Looks like our push to restore the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment (w/public participation) has attracted the attention of the editors at one of my favorite sites, the Personal Democracy Forum’s TechPresident. Found this article on their site...
