by Darlene Cavalier | Mar 26, 2012 | Blog, In the News, OTA, Science Policy, Writings
If you’ve ever wondered how Science Cheerleader could have possibly started as a blog to advocate for the reopening of a Congressional agency (the Office of Technology Assessment) and picked up support from NFL and NBA cheerleaders and citizen scientists along...
by Darlene Cavalier | Apr 20, 2011 | Blog, Science Policy, Shad, Writings
It’s shad season here in Philly. This fish is even more remarkable than your average salmon. Find out why, right here. Time to dust off the old shad pieces featured here in the past…including a folksy audio file you might enjoy! (This is a picture of a...
by Darlene Cavalier | Dec 13, 2010 | Blog, Citizen Science, Writings
…It’s on crowd-sourcing and citizen science (Jan/Feb ’11). I’ll post a link when it’s available online. Until then, the Jan/Feb 2011 Year in Science issue is available on newsstands.
by Darlene Cavalier | Jul 22, 2010 | In the News, Science Policy, Writings
Wrote this post calling for the White House, National Academy of Engineering, and others, to create an Emergency Response 2.0 system to pre-wire the nation so we can rapidly and effectively respond to the next natural disaster. As of this evening, it’s been...
by Darlene Cavalier | Jul 20, 2010 | Science Policy, Writings
Just wrote this for DiscoverMagazine.com Who get the credit for the BP container cap? YOU do. Do you have thoughts on how we can pre-wire our nation for a better–more rapid–response to the next catastrophe? Share them via the Discover...
by Darlene Cavalier | May 13, 2010 | In the News, Science Policy, Writings
Excerpted from a piece I just posted on DiscoverMagazine.com: Prizes: This old idea is making a sweeping comeback and it is changing the way government, industry and foundations help revolutionize future discovery. It’s high time we offer prizes to motivate and...
