by Darlene Cavalier | Dec 5, 2010 | Dr. John Reports, Science Education
Dr. John here… If you’ve been reading my Science Cheerleader contributions during the past year, you know that I absolutely love science. What you may not know is that I love many other things, including but not limited to: free money. Hence, I’m...
by Darlene Cavalier | Sep 16, 2010 | Dr. John Reports, Interviews
Dr. John here… During Science Cheerleader’s ongoing effort to challenge stereotypes and inspire youngsters, we’ve searched the globe to find cheerleaders and athletes who are pursuing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers. Little...
by Darlene Cavalier | Nov 2, 2009 | Animal Projects, Biology Projects, Bird Projects, Citizen Science, Climate & Weather Projects, Computer & Technology Projects, Dr. John Reports, Ecology & Environment Projects, Nature & Outdoor Projects
While we most commonly associate Google with its ability to search the Intertubes for our favorite science FAILs, the tech giant is also opening new doors for citizen science. A recent article in the Public Library of Science (PloS) ONE highlights a new mobile phone...
by Darlene Cavalier | Sep 26, 2009 | John-the-Tourist, News, Science Education, Science Policy
Heeeeere’s John! About a year ago, Google announced it’s “10 to the 100th Power” contest to celebrate its 10th anniversary. The intent of the contest was to get ideas from around that would help the most number of people. Google would invest...
by Darlene Cavalier | Jun 23, 2009 | Blog, News
Check out Google’s near-future power meter gadget designed to help you monitor your household energy consumption. Useful tool but the Flintstone’s Kazoo is whispering in my ear “I see big fines in your future! Beware!” Silly Kazoo…. :/...
