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Going Hollywood: Science Accuracy Makes Its Long-Awaited Arrival in TV and Movies
Posted by carlyo of USA Science & Engineering Festival on April 29, 2013 By USA Science & Engineering Festival Founder Larry Bock In what started out as a hopeful trickle more than four years ago has seemingly evolved into a full-blown trend: Suddenly it’s cool and hip to be a scientist in Hollywood. Ranging from such blockbuster films as The Amazing Spiderman, Battleship, The Avengers, and Iron Man 2 to TV hits including House, Fringe, Criminal…
Is Science Just for Nerds? Ask will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas
Posted by Kandy Collins on August 26, 2011 When was the last time you saw a science special in prime time on one of the major networks? Better yet, when was the last time you heard rock stars speaking passionately and convincingly about the value of science, engineering and technology? If you had to think long and hard before answering, you’re not alone.…
The Kate Middleton Dress? Calling Out the News Media Over Where Our True Priorities Should Lie
Posted by Kandy Collins on July 22, 2011 Fed by the news media, our fascination and reverence for celebrities has reached shameless heights. But when you add the element of royalty to the mix, celebrity worship can take off into the stratosphere, triggered even by an item as seemingly mundane as a dress. This leaves me wondering — and angered — over what…
Building a Better Pipeline
Posted by Joanna Pool on October 16, 2010 In case you missed this on Huffington Post back in September. ~~ written by Larry Bock Sept 13th 2010 We pride ourselves on being a nation of diversity. But when it comes to diversifying our workforce in high-tech fields of tomorrow, well, let’s just say we still have a lot of work to do. Consequently,…
Biotech Foundations: Biotech VC Larry Bock Uses Start-up Spirit in Science Fest
Posted by Joanna Pool on October 14, 2010 Thanks BioWorld for the article on the USA Science Festival! Read more here: By Trista Morrison BioWorld Today Staff Writer Editor’s note: Biotech Foundations is a new BioWorld Today column that recognizes biotech-related nonprofit organizations, as well as those founded by biotech industry luminaries. Tell us about your nonprofit at newsdesk@bioworld.com. Former biotech venture capitalist…
Join Us in a National Grassroots Movement to Enhance Science Education Through Outreach Satellite Networks
Posted by lbock on July 23, 2010 As a founder and organizer of the upcoming inaugural USA Science & Engineering Festival, I’m in frequent contact with a wide range of teachers, students, innovators, community leaders, entrepreneurs and decision makers in science and technology across the country. One thing that I continue to learn from these experiences: There is a growing need out…
Let’s Put Discovery Back into Our Science Classrooms!
Posted by lbock on July 5, 2010 It’s funny what inspires one toward a career in science or engineering. Kary Mullins who earned the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1993, says it was the experience of growing up in the rolling foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina that did it for him. There, in a more simple and idyllic…
Call to Action: Finding Heroes in Science and Engineering
Posted by lbock on June 25, 2010 Let’s face it, we as a society have a limited, even poor, image of scientists and engineers. For instance, just ask the average fifth-grader to draw his or her perception of a scientist and you’ll most likely be given a depiction of a white male with wild Einstein-like hair, eccentric habits and attired in a…
Where will America’s Science, Technology and Engineering Saviors come from?
Posted by lbock on June 14, 2010 Nobel Laureate Richard Smalley said, “By the year 2010, 90 percent of the world’s scientists and engineers will live in Asia.” Right now, 85 percent of people being trained in the advanced physical sciences in the U.S. are here on temporary education visas from abroad. Many of them end up going home and taking all…
It’s Just Engineering
Posted by lbock on March 8, 2010 I remember, all too painfully, in many of my high tech and life science start-ups, a common refrain from the scientists would be, “We got the device to work….it’s just engineering from here.” Then, invariably – millions of dollars later – I would learn (as the CEO): that’s when the hard work really begins. It’s…