by Darlene Cavalier | Aug 14, 2009 | Blog, Brain Makeover, Science Education
An interactive report from Sarah: This week, BBC News released findings from a poll indicating that 80% of British parents have been stumped by a science question posed by their children and 20% of those parents admitted to feeling silly when they were not able to...
by Darlene Cavalier | Aug 11, 2009 | Blog, Brain Makeover, In the News, Science Education
Greetings! Thrilled to see the entire adult science literacy quiz from our Brain Makeover printed in today’s Toronto Star (Canada’s largest daily newspaper). The accompanying article on the Science Cheerleader ain’t to shabby either! If you’re...
by Darlene Cavalier | Aug 4, 2009 | Blog, Brain Makeover, Citizen Science, In the News, Science Education, Science Policy, Sticky
Very exciting day here spurred by an article about Science Cheerleader’s efforts to increase adult science literacy in the Chronicle of Higher Education and today’s FOX News “headline news story” about our Brain Makeover! The traffic brought...
by Darlene Cavalier | Jul 29, 2009 | Blog, Brain Makeover, Events, In the News, Science Policy
Some of you have asked to see the video of the Two Cultures event at the NY Academy of Sciences (I was a panelist for the Science and Policy discussion). Two main architects of this event were Chris Mooney and Sheril Kirshenbaum, authors of Unscientific America, a...
by Darlene Cavalier | Jul 20, 2009 | Blog, Brain Makeover, Citizen Science, In the News, Science Education, Science Policy, Sticky
This morning, we officially unveil the Brain Makeover project in our quest to diminish the gap between science and society. (Check out George Mason University’s sweet announcement on their homepage.) Watch the videos of the 76ers cheerleaders, read the...
