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...
by Darlene Cavalier | Mar 20, 2009 | Science Education
The Universe is Regular and PredictableProfessor James Trefil (author of Science Matters, Why Science?, and 30 other books on science literacy) identified 18 key science concepts every adult should know to be a science literate. We’re here to help make this FUN!...
by Darlene Cavalier | Mar 18, 2009 | Blog, News, Science Education
From Science Cheerleader contributor, Bart. Hi! I thought you’d be interested in this story from Science@NASA: Space shuttle Discovery launched Sunday, March 15th, on a construction mission to the International Space Station. Perfect timing for sky watchers! The...
by Darlene Cavalier | Mar 11, 2009 | Blog, News, Science Education
Friend, colleague and popular Discover Magazine science blogger, Phil Plait, recently alerted readers to this video explaining “Why Science Is Important” Worth watching. It might be difficult to articulate why science is important but I’d love to...
by Darlene Cavalier | Mar 4, 2009 | Blog, News, Science Education
Discover Magazine just posted videos from a panel discussion titled “Unlocking the Secrets of the Brain,” which I helped put together in November at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. (I’m a senior advisor at Discover.) The National Science...
by Darlene Cavalier | Feb 18, 2009 | Blog, News, Science Education
This is National Engineers Week, a celebration to “ensure a diverse and well-educated future engineering workforce by increasing understanding of and interest in engineering and technology careers among young students and by promoting pre-college literacy in...
