by Darlene Cavalier | May 28, 2008 | Citizen Science, OTA, Science Policy
…and, together, we kick off the World Science Festival, this morning at Columbia University during a world-class Science Summit. Really, no joke! I’m included among the “125 leaders from science, business, government, media, and academia who will...
by Darlene Cavalier | May 13, 2008 | Citizen Science
The X2 Project, sponsored by the National Academies and the Department of Defense. An opportunity to play with the big boys! The creators of the X2 Project, a collaborative forecasting experiment, understand the future is shaped by all of us. The old...
by Darlene Cavalier | May 11, 2008 | Citizen Science, OTA, Sticky
It’s Sunday, May 11th (Happy Mother’s Day!) and I am very excited because my opinion piece on the proposed presidential science debate (“Science Debate 2008”) was just published in the Philadelphia Inquirer and already picked up by the...
by Darlene Cavalier | May 7, 2008 | Citizen Science, Science Policy
Recently, I came across the Technically Speaking website, which takes a look at the benefits and challenges of developing a more tech savvy citizenry. The website is a project of the National Academy of Engineering whose mission it is to “promote the...
by Darlene Cavalier | Apr 23, 2008 | Blog, Citizen Science
I just read this article currently featured on Scientific American Magazine’s website examining the risks and benefits of the so-called Science 2.0, also known as Open Access Science. “Science 2.0 generally refers to new practices of scientists who post...
