by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 28, 2009 | Blog, Citizen Science
OpenStreetMap is a free editable map of the whole world. It is made by people like you. OpenStreetMap allows you to view, edit and use geographical data in a collaborative way from anywhere on Earth.
by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 27, 2009 | Blog, Citizen Science, Science Education
Last week, I had the pleasure of organizing a citizen science project for my son’s second grade class. The teacher and students were well-prepared by the time I entered the classroom to talk about Cornell’s citizen science project called “Pigeon...
by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 26, 2009 | Blog, Brain Makeover, Events, Science Education
Yale’s official mascot (known as Handsome Dan XV11, or Sherman, if you live with him) was in Philly for the Yale v Penn game so I thought I’d help give him a science makeover with the help of Discover Magazine. He’s definitely an Ivy Leaguer....
by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 26, 2009 | Blog
THE ARES I-X ROCKET IS ON THE LAUNCH PAD. For the first time since 1981, NASA is going to test-launch a new rocket for human spaceflight. The Ares I-X arrived at the launch pad and is scheduled to blast off tomorrow (Tuesday). Get caught up to speed on the Ares...
by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 26, 2009 | John-the-Tourist, News, video
John-the-Tourist writes: Getting information on how individual neurons fire was, until recently, nearly impossible in animals moving around because the detection devices were too delicate. In the October 14, 2009 edition of Nature, a team of neuroscientists have...
