by Darlene Cavalier | Nov 5, 2010 | Blog
Not only were we lucky enough to land noted scientist-turned-film maker, Randy Olson, as the producer of our short SciCheer video (which has exceeded 10,000 views and will be featured on CNN tomorrow, Saturday @3pmET), but it appears we’ve totally locked him in...
by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 14, 2009 | Blog, Citizen Science
Here’s a terrific Public Service Announcement promoting a new network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) collaborating to protect ocean wildlife in California. It was created by Randy Olson (author of “Don’t Be SUCH A Scientist” and producer of...
by Darlene Cavalier | Jul 27, 2009 | Blog, OTA, Science Policy
My partners in pushing for the opening of a participatory Technology Assessment agency are involved in the first global citizens dialogue on climate change (this is one example of “public participation” or “citizen input” in science policy):...
by Darlene Cavalier | Jun 1, 2009 | Blog
Randy Olson’s forthcoming book on communicating science, “Don’t be SUCH a scientist,” will surely irk some (particularly scientists who frankly don’t see the importance of communicating with the public despite the fact the public pays for...