This is a guest post by Darlene Cavalier, a writer and senior adviser at Discover Magazine. Darlene holds a Masters degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and is a former Philadelphia 76ers cheerleader. She founded ScienceCheerleader.com and cofounded ScienceForCitizens.net to make it possible for lay people to contribute to science.
The USA Science and Engineering Festival is approaching and several preamble events are taking place:
* Discover's Carl Zimmer will be speaking about communicating science in the media at the Koshland Museum on Thursday, 10/15.
* At the same time (ahem) I will be moderating a panel discussion on Tapping the Wisdom of Crowds at George Mason University, in partnership with Discover Magazine, the USA Science and Engineering Festival and ScienceForCitizens.net. Representatives from the White House, Innocentive, Galaxy Zoo, and the Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars will be on the panel to discuss and debate the opportunities and the perils ...
