by Darlene Cavalier | Jun 3, 2009 | Blog, Science Education
This just in from Discover Magazine. (I have a special place in my heart for Discover’s Education Program because my first “real” job out of college was to manage this program…after spending a few weeks stuffing envelopes in the mailroom!) This...
by Darlene Cavalier | May 18, 2009 | Blog, In the News, Shad
(This is a picture of a Shad’s otolith or ear bone.) Close followers of ScienceCheerleader.com are aware of my fascination with the Shad. Managed to feature this near-extinct fish in a science policy paper , a folksy radio documentary, and now a (short)...
by Darlene Cavalier | Mar 4, 2009 | Blog, News, Science Education
Discover Magazine just posted videos from a panel discussion titled “Unlocking the Secrets of the Brain,” which I helped put together in November at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. (I’m a senior advisor at Discover.) The National Science...
by Darlene Cavalier | Mar 2, 2009 | Blog, In the News, News
In 1996, a photographer at Discover Magazine (where I work) asked me to be the subject of a “before and after” image. “Depends,” I replied. “Am I the ‘before’ or ‘after’?” “Both,” he said....
by Darlene Cavalier | Feb 1, 2009 | Blog, Events, News, Science Education
Wow. Quite a panel discussion at Caltech on Friday! And the gorgeous weather didn’t hurt. The National Science Foundation, Discover Magazine, CalTech and the Thirty Meter Telescope partnered to host a very public discussion on the Mysteries of the Cosmos....
