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3 Ways to Make Science Less Sciency

November 23, 2011

This story originally appeared on Groundwire.org, a Seattle-based non-profit organization helps environmental organizations connect, inspire and mobilize their communities. (Disclosure: There are actually 6.0221415 x 10^23 ways to make science less sciency, but that would have defeated the point.) Take a moment and think of something that doesn’t involve science. (Hint: it’s impossible) Science is [...]

Armed with Science Takes 2nd Place at Gold Screen Awards

June 7, 2011

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The U.S. Department of Defense’s Armed with Science project won 2nd Place for Social Media Outreach/Communications at the 2011 National Association of Government Communicators (NAGC) Blue Pencil & Gold Screen Awards.

Science outreach from the military: Armed with Science

June 3, 2011

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I was recently interviewed by Michael Douma, Executive Director at Idea.org, about my role in the Defense Department’s Armed with Science project. The article covers Armed with Science’s origins and some of its core tenets, and relates the project to broader efforts aimed at boosting scientific literacy and improving attitudes about science. Read it.

Blogger Blogs About His Blog Being Blogged About

January 13, 2011

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Family Matters: Blog Brings Science to Life for Students

This week, my Defense Department (DOD) buddies, Lt. Jennifer Cragg and Elaine Wilson, wrote very nice stories about the Dispatches from Antarctica series that I’ve been working on for the past few months.

Gov 2.0 Expo: You’ve Been Scienced!

May 28, 2010

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On Tuesday, I had the opportunity to give a lightning talk at the Gov 2.0 Expo Keynote Kickoff. All of the talks were 5 minutes and consisted of 20 slides that auto-advance every 15 seconds. It was definitely a great experience. The title of my talk was, “You’ve Been Scienced: Communicating Military Science and Technology with [...]

Printing Human Skin + John = Military Cartoon

April 20, 2010

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Printing Human Skin + John = Military Cartoon

On Monday, the Armed with Science blog featured a story about Army scientists who are printing human skin cells with a modified inkjet printer. True story. Naturally, this led to my inclusion in an Delta Bravo Sierra military cartoon. Enjoy!

AFCEA: Defense Department Wants You to Get Scienced

January 27, 2010

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AFCEA: Defense Department Wants You to Get Scienced

Katie Packard at AFCEA wrote this very thoughtful article on Armed with Science. Check out the original. Defense Department Wants You to Get Scienced SIGNAL Online Exclusive, January 2010 – by Katie Packard The U.S. Defense Department’s weekly podcast series, “Armed With Science: Research and Applications for the Modern Military,” emphasizes the important roles science [...]

You’ve been SCIENCED by Drew Carey!

January 17, 2010

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Drew Carey, host of The Price is Right, gives an Armed with Science shout-out during CES 2010.

Armed, Scientific, and on the UCLA Alumni Website

December 29, 2009

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The UCLA Alumni website will feature a recent UCLA Magazine story about Armed with Science to ring in the new year. The swanky banner will be live at the top of the page Dec. 28, 2009 – Jan. 3, 2010. I like to think that the banner represents my internal struggles as a human-robot hybrid with a fragile sense of [...]

Armed and Scientific

November 25, 2009

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Check out this new story, Armed and Scientific, just released by UCLA Magazine. I was recently interviewed for the “Quick Takes” series, which highlights former students and their work since graduating from UCLA.

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