The Benefits of Public Participation in Science
This is an older post on Technology Review, but it’s an interesting take from the head of MIT’s Synthetic Neurobiology Group on the benefits of public participation in science. The essence of the piece...
View ArticleFunding Opportunity: NOAA’s Environmental Literacy Grants Program
NOAA has announced funding opportunities for informal/nonformal science education projects through their Environmental Literacy Grants (ELG) Program. A previous recipient of ELG funding, The Ocean...
View ArticleNew Online Climate Portal
NNOAA launched its new climate portal this month, including an online magazine called Climate Watch that features an article those of you experiencing abnormally cool weather this winter might want to...
View ArticleIPCC “-gates”
For those of you fielding questions about the recent round(s) of criticism directed at the IPCC, ScienceInsider has a good summary of each point of contention, as well reactions from the IPCC and other...
View ArticleAAAS Blogging
AAAS is holding a guest blogging contest for attendants of its annual meeting in San Diego next week. I won’t be there, but any C3 participants interested in submitting a post should check out the...
View ArticleUSA Science & Engineering Festival
The Inaugural USA Science & Engineering Festival is looking for participants in its October 23rd & 24th Washington, DC Expo and for additions to its list of satellite festivals being held...
View ArticleClimate Change: There’s an App for That
Physicist John Cook of SkepticalScience has developed an iPhone app that provides answers to common questions about climate change. I downloaded the app this morning, and after a short test-run, it...
View ArticleWant to reduce your carbon footprint? Look at what’s on your plate!
By Eileen Everett According to a 2006 study by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, the food we consume has big impacts on the environment, specifically through climate change....
View ArticleTeens Use Citizen Science Projects to Study Climate Change
By Kerry Stevison Twelve teenagers from the Youth Exploring Science (YES) Program at the Saint Louis Science Center are using their citizen science projects to learn more about climate change in their...
View ArticleClimate Change and Young Learners
By Michaela Labriole When it comes to teaching young learners about climate change, educators have to walk a fine line. After all, the scientific data on climate change and its potential effects can...
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