by Darlene Cavalier | Nov 23, 2008 | Science Policy
And the web site rose into the top 1/4 of 1% of most visited sites on the internet. In a post election letter to nearly 40,000 supporters of elevating science in the elections, Science Debate CEO Shawn Otto highlighted several pivotal successes and addressed the need...
by Darlene Cavalier | Nov 6, 2008 | Science Policy, Social network science
Imagine a world with no shortage of water, food, medical care and energy. The Next Big Future reports this can happen when Singularity is achieved as early as the year 2029! Singularity refers to a point in time when artificial intelligence (computers) catch up to...
by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 22, 2008 | Events, In the News, Science Policy
I ripped this entire post off from Sheril Kirshenbaum at The Intersection.com. (What can I say? She beat me to the punch. I was a speaker at the Innovation 2008 event, referenced below, and I’ll be right back with highlights from those juicy discussions!) When...
by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 22, 2008 | In the News, Science Policy
Interesting article just published on Religion News.com. Yours truly is quoted. C- quote in terms of linguistics but me think me makes me point. 🙂 http://www.religionnews.com/index.php?/rnstext/secular_voters_feel_abandoned_ignored_by_candidates1/
by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 8, 2008 | Blog, Science Policy, Social network science
What does Cap and Trade mean? Where do the candidates say they stand on this particular issue and how do their words compare to their voting histories? Any mom who used bingo chips to barter babysitting hours will understand this analogy immediately. Take a group of...
by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 7, 2008 | Science Policy
Today, Popular Science magazine announced a two-week investigative report comparing McCain and Obama’s answers to 14 Science Debate questions to the senator’s voting records “to see if their history matched up with their promises for the future.” The...