by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 21, 2009 | John-the-Tourist, News
John-the-tourist writes: Research published in the October 13th online edition of the Journal of Infectious Diseases suggests that the reason why warm-blooded animals may have evolved was because fungal diseases can’t stand the heat. The wide-ranging study,...
by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 20, 2009 | Blog, In the News
In the news.”Science’s Rah-Rah Gal:Philly’s Darlene Cavalier Cheers for Discovery””A former 76ers cheerleader has taken up the cause for promoting science education among adults, and she is turning the old beauty vs. brains debate into a...
by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 16, 2009 | Blog, Science Education
Here’s a recent picture of my niece from the U.K. experimenting with a Soda Bottle Volcano. Her mom (my sister) makes it her part of her mission to keep my niece engaged in science. No, she’s not a scientist. She’s a natural born teacher (and this...
by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 16, 2009 | Blog
Dr. David Guston and Dr. Richard Sclove are two of my co-conspirators in mapping out the formation of a National Participatory Tech Assessment agency. They also recently participated in the first ever global citizens’ deliberation, dubbed World Wide Views on...
by Darlene Cavalier | Oct 16, 2009 | Blog, News
Earlier this week, the Christopher Columbus Fellowship Foundation, an independent Federal government agency I’ve had the pleasure of working with for many years, selected James J. Thomas, Laboratory Fellow at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), as this...
