by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 15, 2008 | Blog, Citizen Science
Spurred by the “recent back-and-forth between the presidential candidates concerning ‘earmarks,’ money that congressmen give to their states,” scientist Jonathan Farley writes: “What’s so wasteful about funding discovery? Not all...
by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 8, 2008 | Blog, Science Policy, Social network science
What does Cap and Trade mean? Where do the candidates say they stand on this particular issue and how do their words compare to their voting histories? Any mom who used bingo chips to barter babysitting hours will understand this analogy immediately. Take a group of...
by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 7, 2008 | Science Policy
Today, Popular Science magazine announced a two-week investigative report comparing McCain and Obama’s answers to 14 Science Debate questions to the senator’s voting records “to see if their history matched up with their promises for the future.” The...
by Darlene Cavalier | Sep 30, 2008 | Citizen Science, Events, In the News, Science Policy
Delighted to have been invited to speak at this important event. Kindly join in the discussion, in person or online. From Shawn Otto, CEO of ScienceDebate2008.com: “The great press continues – we are affecting the presidential discussion. But now we need...
by Darlene Cavalier | Sep 12, 2008 | Science Policy
From New Scientist Magazine: The U.S. Leads the World. 40% of global R&D expenditure. 70% of Nobel prizewinners and 75% of world’s top 40 universities by quality of education and research. All great stuff. But why should we care about the next...
