by Darlene Cavalier | Mar 31, 2009 | In the News, OTA, Science Policy, Sticky
Today, Discover Magazine features the Science Cheerleader’s efforts to open a Congressional Office to provide sound science policy advice to Congress…equally important is the new emphasis on public participation in federal science policy discussions. 🙂...
by Darlene Cavalier | Mar 29, 2009 | Blog, Events, Interviews, OTA, Science Policy
100_1085 Originally uploaded by scicheer Tuesday 3/24, the Science Cheerleader met with Congressman Rush Holt (NJ) and his Congressional Fellow Will ONeal to talk about reopening the Office of Technology Assessment (see link below for background) with a greater...
by Darlene Cavalier | Mar 28, 2009 | Blog, Citizen Science
Sameer Yousuf left a comment to an article I wrote for Science Progress titled “Harnessing the Power of Citizen Scientists.” Yousuf alerted me to a project at UCLA known as Participatory Sensing (video above). Fascinating combination of cell phones and...
by Darlene Cavalier | Mar 28, 2009 | Citizen Science, Ecology & Environment Projects, Projects & Activities, Science Policy, Science Policy Projects
Philadelphia will join 2,848 cities in 84 countries on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. for Earth Hour 2009.  The World Wildlife Fund, a global conservation group, is asking governments, businesses, and individuals around the world to demonstrate their commitment to finding...
by Darlene Cavalier | Mar 26, 2009 | Blog, Cavalier Speaking engagements, Events, Science Education, Science Policy
Come meet me in NYC on May 9th at the NY Academy of Sciences. I’m one of the speakers at the Two Cultures event, described below by Shawn Otto, CEO of ScienceDebate.org: We live in a time when more scientists are being trained than ever before, with nearly...
