by Darlene Cavalier | Jun 20, 2008 | Science Policy
Pop quiz. Of 30 wealthy nations, where do our 15-year-olds rank in average science scores? a) 1st b) 8th c) 13th d)17th How about in math scores? a) 1st b)10th c)16th d) 24th If you guessed “d” both times, you’re right. Assuming this pattern carries...
by Darlene Cavalier | Jun 10, 2008 | Blog, Citizen Science, Science Policy
Yesterday, like thousands of other people, I returned home from Washington, D.C. wrapped in the comfort of an Amtrak train. Somewhere close to Baltimore, MD, the conductor announced, “Due to the excessive heat, we will be 15 minutes delayed at every stop.”...
by Darlene Cavalier | Jun 4, 2008 | Citizen Science, Science Policy
Go ahead. Let it go. Unload the memories of telling your mom: “Why do I have to study this stuff? I’m never going to use it!” Forget the dated science textbooks with the tea-stained pages and that huge, impossible-to-memorize elements chart Mr....
by Darlene Cavalier | May 28, 2008 | Citizen Science, OTA, Science Policy
…and, together, we kick off the World Science Festival, this morning at Columbia University during a world-class Science Summit. Really, no joke! I’m included among the “125 leaders from science, business, government, media, and academia who will...
by Darlene Cavalier | May 20, 2008 | OTA, Science Policy
I just watched the movie Iron Man, for the second time. Entertaining, albeit sobering, reminder that our own nation’s superior advances in technology–in this case, weapons technology–can be hijacked by friends or foes and, eventually, used against...
by Darlene Cavalier | May 7, 2008 | Citizen Science, Science Policy
Recently, I came across the Technically Speaking website, which takes a look at the benefits and challenges of developing a more tech savvy citizenry. The website is a project of the National Academy of Engineering whose mission it is to “promote the...
