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The Road to the New Energy Economy

October 16, 2009

This summer, I attended a series of Congressional briefings, “The Road to the New Energy Economy”, which brought together scientists and policymakers to discuss the various energy challenges facing our nation. One of these briefings focused on emerging biofuel technology, and I managed to score some behind-the-scenes interviews with the events’ sponsors and speakers. The [...]

Help Us Find Science Cheerleader’s Celebrity Double!

October 12, 2009

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You may not know it, but you have a celebrity double. Everyone does.

NOVA’s New Video Series Demystifies Scientists and Engineers

October 9, 2009

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I wrote this for ScienceCheerleader.com this morning. There is a huge cash prize if you find the secret message. (not really) Anyone can be a scientist, and not surprisingly, scientists are just like everyone else. That’s what NOVA ScienceNOW hopes to convey with their new show, The Secret Life of Scientists, a web video series [...]

Get Energized for Energy Awareness Month!

October 8, 2009

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I wrote this for ScienceCheerleader.com on Oct 1, 2009. Tell as many people as you can. Hooray! October is Energy Awareness Month, a national effort to empower citizens to reshape the energy economy and be part of the solution to climate change. This year’s theme, “A Sustainable Energy Future; Putting All the Pieces Together”, encourages everyone to [...]

Mashup Government Data — A Science Cheerleader Report

September 11, 2009

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I wrote this for ScienceCheerleader.com. Read every single word or else… In 2008, Vivek Kundra, then-Chief Technology Officer for Washington, D.C, was looking for innovative ways to use information technology to improve the city’s government. He looked no further than its citizens. Kundra created a public contest called Apps for Democracy, which challenged citizens to [...]

Introducing Ziya Tong: NOVA’s new science communicator

August 10, 2009

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Check out my ScienceCheerleader.com exclusive interview with NOVA’s Ziya Tong and let me know if you think there are any glaring problems with my writing style. I appreciate your feedback. Citizen scientists, I’d like you to meet Ziya Tong, a new correspondent on the Emmy-nominated science video series, NOVA ScienceNOW. Ziya joins a NOVA program [...]

Professor, Cheerleaders Unite to Teach Science

August 4, 2009

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Check out this FoxNews story about ScienceCheerleader.com’s Brain Makeover project: Professor, Cheerleaders Unite to Teach Science Tuesday , August 04, 2009By Joseph Abrams Just don’t call him professor pom-pom. A physics professor who says he’ll do “anything” to get people interested in science is teaming up with the Philadelphia 76ers cheerleaders to offer online lessons [...]

Simulated Biological Attack on the Pentagon

July 21, 2009

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My latest video blog entry for Science Cheerleader featuring more awesome music from Princess Ladyfriend. On Saturday, July 11, the Pentagon Force Protection Agency (PFPA), the Defense Agency responsible for protecting the Pentagon, conducted an operational response test to a simulated outdoor airborne biological attack on the Pentagon grounds. The study consisted of the release [...]

Find Nemo, Help Scientists, and Influence Policymakers with Earth Dive

July 12, 2009

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Here’s a citizen science report that I wrote for ScienceCheerleader.com. I hope you enjoy it. Let’s talk about things that frighten me and start with the mysterious creatures of the deep. I mean, really — surviving under extreme pressures and temperatures, often without sunlight, in a hostile ocean environment where you might very well be [...]

Frogster!

July 1, 2009

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I wrote this for ScienceCheerleader.com. It will change your life… The Vancouver Aquarium has re-imagined the classic arcade game, Frogger, to better reflect the global decline in the amphibian population. The new version, Frogster, retains the spirit of the original game (e.g., horrendous controls and even more horrendous graphics) but now offers a myriad of [...]

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