by Darlene Cavalier | Apr 30, 2010 | Brain Makeover, Citizen Science, In the News, OTA, Science Policy
We’re on a roll, team! Two years ago this month, ScienceCheerleader.com launched with three goals: 1) help increase adult science literacy (see Brain Makeover). [Check!] 2) raise the ranks of citizen scientists and create a shared space for researchers and the...
by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 1, 2009 | Dr. John Reports, Science Education, Science Policy
Another timely report from Dr. John Ohab. Hooray! October is Energy Awareness Month, a national effort to empower citizens to reshape the energy economy and be part of the solution to climate change. This year’s theme, “A Sustainable Energy Future; Putting...
by Darlene Cavalier | Sep 16, 2009 | News, Science Policy
This is cool. Dr. Ohab just reported on Data.gov, a new site designed to “increase public access to high value, machine readable data sets generated by the Executive Branch of the Federal Government.” Several third party applications have been created to...
by Darlene Cavalier | Sep 10, 2009 | Blog, OTA, Science Policy
I had the pleasure of meeting the late Senator Ted Kennedy in 1998 when I directed the Discover Technology Awards program. Senator Kennedy invited some of the award winners to meet with him and discuss their emerging technological innovations. As you can tell by this...
by Darlene Cavalier | May 7, 2009 | Blog, Science Policy
From Shawn Otto, CEO of ScienceDebate.org (an initiative near and dear to my heart): Barack Obama pledged to Science Debate that he would “restore the science integrity of government and restore transparency of decision-making…” He has referred to...
