by Darlene Cavalier | Dec 8, 2008 | Blog, Social network science
(Um, unless you live in Japan, Greece or Portugal where most women are more financially dependent on men.) What’s your waist-to-hip ratio? A long-held belief had women convinced that men prefer a 0.7 or lower ratio (waist much narrower than hips), a la Marilyn...
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 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 | Sep 24, 2008 | Citizen Science, Social network science
Two timely science facts from Scientific American: Why Trees Lose Leaves: University of Missouri plant biologist John Walker says he and colleagues have identified a group of compounds [in Arabidopsis thaliana] that prompt production of the proteins that cause plants...
by Darlene Cavalier | Sep 2, 2008 | Social network science
Finally: A Phunky Physics Rap. (Thanks, Mike, for recommending it! He found it on BuzzFeed.) This rap bit is a clever way to make complicated physics concepts accessible and relevant to the “average” person. Wish this video existed when I was a high school junior...
by Darlene Cavalier | Aug 18, 2008 | Blog, Citizen Science, Science Policy, Social network science
I was a cheerleader for the Philadelphia 76ers NBA team during the 90-91, 91-92 and 92-93 seasons. First year was awesome. Easy to bust some moves in modest uniforms and hightops?! (left) when the entire stadium was cheering on the Atlantic Division champs...
