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...
by Darlene Cavalier | Apr 6, 2010 | Blog, Citizen Science, In the News
Innocentive built the first global Web community for open innovation where organizations or “Seekers” submit complex problems or “Challenges” for resolution to a “Solver” community of more than 200,000 engineers, scientists, inventors, business professionals, and...
by Darlene Cavalier | Dec 30, 2009 | Writings
Discover Magazine’s Top 100 Stories of 2009 #69: Science Sets Its Eyes on the Prize Big money awaits innovators who can build rockets, sequence genomes, predict people’s movie preferences, harvest energy from the tides, or explore the Moon. by Darlene...
by Darlene Cavalier | Feb 27, 2009 | Blog, News, OTA, Science Policy
Have an idea on how to create a special type of foaming agent?
If so, you can win $5,000. Hurry: Deadline for solutions is March 12. How about an idea to speed up clinical trials of new cancer treatments? $10,000 prize, deadline is April 11. These and many other...