by Darlene Cavalier | Nov 27, 2009 | Computer & Technology Projects, Dr. John Reports, Projects & Activities, Social network science
From Dr. John: To mark the 40th anniversary of the Internets, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has announced the DARPA Network Challenge, a competition that will explore the role of social networking in communication, team building, and group...
by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 24, 2009 | Dr. John Reports, In the News
From Dr. John: Last week, David Meerman Scott, marketing guru and author of “The New Rules of Marketing and PR,” visited the Pentagon to discuss the importance of social media in the Defense Department’s communications arsenal. He spent two hours with the...
by Darlene Cavalier | Sep 10, 2009 | Computer & Technology Projects, Dr. John Reports
In this report from Dr. John Ohab, we see how public participation in government activity is but a heartbeat away…in the Executive Branch, that is. Congress still lags far behind. In the coming weeks, I will have an update on the status of our efforts to create a...
by Darlene Cavalier | Aug 30, 2009 | Dr. John Reports, Interviews, Science Policy
Special invitation from an inside-source at the Department of Defense…our very own Dr. John Ohab: Here’s a great opportunity to engage the highest ranking U.S. military officer in a dialogue about science: Admiral Mullen, The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs...
by Darlene Cavalier | Jun 5, 2009 | Biology Projects, Citizen Science, Dr. John Reports
From Dr. John….If you’re anything like me, you take pride in knowing everything. That’s why I spend my free time reading and contributing to the Encyclopedia of Life (EOL), an online, collaborative project documenting biodiversity knowledge about all life...
