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Make Science History with the Open Dinosaur Project

February 20, 2010

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This is my first post for the recently launched ScienceforCitizens.net blog! I think you’ll find it both brilliant and of surpassing excellence. Here’s your chance to be part of science history! In the video below, Andy Farke and Matt Wedel introduce the Open Dinosaur Project, a collaborative research effort to develop a database of dinosaur bone measurements. [...]

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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 [...]

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Einstein Hearts Consumer Electronics

January 26, 2010

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Einstein Hearts Consumer Electronics

This was originally crafted for ScienceCheerleader.com, my favorite website ever besides JohnOhab.com. Last week, I had the opportunity to attend the 2010Consumer Electronics Show (CES), an international conference that brings together designers, developers, manufacturers, and distributors of consumer electronics products. CES reaches across global markets, connects the industry, and enables consumer innovations to grow and [...]

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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.

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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 [...]

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Discover Darlene in Discover Magazine

December 17, 2009

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Last night, I was reading through the January edition of Discover Magazine, which chronicles the 100 Top Science Stories of 2009, when I made quite a discovery (pun intended): a story written by our very own Darlene Cavalier placed #69!

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The Cure for the Holiday Shopping Blues

December 8, 2009

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Can’t decide on a holiday gift for Granny? Don’t know what to get your 10 year-old brother,  Billy?  Tired of wasting money on Barbies and video games that may not last through the New Year? I say, give your loved ones a gift that keeps on giving: a do-it-yourself experimental hydrogen fuel cell car that [...]

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Follow the Red Balloon…to Fortune and Glory!

November 30, 2009

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This article was written for ScienceCheerleader.com. By reading it, you justify the public humiliation that I endured while walking nearly a mile with a giant red balloon.

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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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NOVA Launches New Beta Evolution Website

November 22, 2009

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Beta Evolution

I recently had a chance to interview Lauren Aguirre, executive director of NOVA’s Web team, about NOVA’s new Beta Evolution website. The resulting story was originally posted on ScienceCheerleader.com.

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