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Arizona Cardinals (SCIENCE) Cheerleaders: Ask them anything.

Discover how Arizona Cardinals cheerleaders blend cheerleading with science careers to inspire young women in STEM fields.

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Guest blog post from Darlene Cavalier, founder of Science Cheerleader and Science For Citizens and contributing editor at Discover magazine.

Arizona Cardinals Science-minded Cheerleaders Will Take Your Questions Now.

Six Arizona Cardinals cheerleaders, pursuing science and engineering careers, are now fielding questions

from the public. Ask them anything. Questions with the most votes from the public will be answered by the cheerleaders during a videotaped interview on August 25. The Science Cheerleaders

are part of a troop of more than 100 current and former NFL and NBA cheerleaders pursuing science careers. Their goal is to playfully challenge stereotypes and inspire young women to consider science and technology fields. These women are mathematicians, medical doctors, chemists and engineers. Their goal is to challenge the stereotypical image of female scientists as lonely, unhappy, lab rats and show young girls that there is another path forward. The Science Cheerleaders have demonstrated an ability ...

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