Science Cheerleader

Big news day for the Office of Technology Assessment

Today, Discover Magazine features the Science Cheerleader’s efforts to open a Congressional Office to provide sound science policy advice to Congress…equally important is the new emphasis on public participation in federal science policy discussions.
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/03/31/the-push-for-restarting-the-congressional-office-of-technology-assessment/

And here’s a related story from Science Progress:
http://www.scienceprogress.org/2009/03/restart-ota/

Rallying OTA Supporters–Sign the Petition! | The Intersection | Discover Magazine
April 6th, 2009 at 1:22 pm
[...] blogging about the quest to revive the Office of Technology Assessment–spurred on by Science Cheerleader–I’m psyched to say that others are taking up the call, including Nick Anthis, Bora, and [...]
From Phil “The Bad Astronomer” Plait | Science Cheerleader
April 8th, 2009 at 9:37 am
[...] 2009 by TIME Magazine. He just joined Chris Mooney of Discover Magazine and formally endorsed the push to restore the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment (thanks for the shout out, [...]
Note to Congress (and scientists): Time to embrace citizen involvement. | Science Cheerleader
April 14th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
[...] Now will Congress step up to the plate? Simple solution: reopen the darn Office of Technology Assessment and make sure public participation is policy formation is taken [...]