by Darlene Cavalier | Mar 30, 2010 | Blog, News
This is cool. The U.S. Census Department is tapping into the competitive spirit of men and women everywhere in an effort to get more people to complete and mail in their census forms. Meet, the Census Tracker. Simply type in your zip code and see how your neighborhood...
by Darlene Cavalier | Mar 30, 2010 | Blog, Citizen Science
Before we get to the story about the incredible cell phone application, let me introduce our newest contributor and author of this blog post, Thomas Burnett. That’s Tom pictured on the left, doing a mighty fine stunt known as the Liberty, back when he was a...
by Darlene Cavalier | Mar 30, 2010 | Dr. John Reports, In the News, News
We are thrilled to report that our own Dr. John Ohab took home the Hive Award for Best Podcast (he hosts and produces the Department of Defense’s Armed with Science podcast, when he’s not doing science cheers with the Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders or jamming...
by Darlene Cavalier | Mar 29, 2010 | Art and Science, Dr. John Reports, video
I recently had a chance to see my favorite citizen science-loving indie rock band, DeVille, perform live in Washington DC. I had so much fun that I even put together this video, which includes an inspirational interview with lead guitarist, Ian Graham. Check it out if...
by Darlene Cavalier | Mar 24, 2010 | Blog, News
Ada Lovelace Day is an international day of blogging to celebrate the achievements of women in technology and science. Born Augusta Ada Byron, but now known simply as Ada Lovelace, she wrote the world’s first computer programs for the Analytical Engine, a...
by Darlene Cavalier | Mar 22, 2010 | Blog
Meet Josh, the newest addition to our collection of Science Cheerleaders. Josh is an elite rugby hooker! While researching genetics in yeast and humans at Washington University in St. Louis for his PhD, Josh played many positions for the St. Louis Bombers rugby club...
by Darlene Cavalier | Mar 18, 2010 | Blog, Science Education
My pal, Jacquie, linked me up with Walter Smith, a physics professor at Haverford College. Smith put together a remarkable collection of Physics Songs! The online, searchable database includes an endless supply of favorites such as: “I Got Physics,” and...
by Darlene Cavalier | Mar 17, 2010 | Writings
Here’s a piece I recently wrote for DiscoverMagazine.com about research that suggests infants have rhythm. (I love the dancing baby in the closing video.)
by Darlene Cavalier | Mar 16, 2010 | Dr. John Reports, video
The South by Southwest (SxSW) Interactive conference in Austin, TX, showcases the brightest minds in the world of emerging and web technology (Darlene was a speaker there last year and, this year, helped Discover Magazine and the National Science Foundation present...
by Darlene Cavalier | Mar 10, 2010 | Blog, OTA, Science Education, Science Policy
[This is an update of an article originally posted in 2010.] Newt Gingrich maintains his support for increases in federal spending on scientific research. And I mean massive funding increases at two Federal agencies in particular, the National Science Foundation and...
