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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. These phenomena are as rare today as sightings of Halley's comet. But they did happen -- in case you missed it -- as recently as this month when will.i.am, the front man and producer for the award-winning musical group The Black Eyed Peas, teamed up with eminent technology innovator Dean Kamen to host the program i.am, FIRST -- Science is Rock and Roll on primetime ABC-TV, all to promote STEM education and celebrate the 20th annual FIRST Robotics competition.
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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 is happening to us and our priorities.
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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.
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Thanks BioWorld for helping us get the word out about the Festival!
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Join us at the 2010 USA Science & Engineering Festival in October as we take innovative steps to make this happen by creating a national network or alliance of science festivals -- comprised of a coordinated array of satellite festival events that we are assembling in each state throughout the duration of the Festival: October 10-24.
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Through the Festival, we are hoping to reach - and inspire - more than a million students, teachers, parents and others about the wonders of science and engineering discovery and careers of tomorrow.
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Let's face it, we as a society have a limited, even poor, image of scientists and engineers. Find out about how to help change this. Read more...
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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 that scientific knowledge with them.
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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 one thing to get one device to work; it's another big thing to get the next hundred devices to all work.
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Category: Science & Eng festival 101
As the Science Festival movement grows, I am often asked about "best practices" in setting up a local Science Festival. So I decided to write a series of short blog posts about the know-how I have accumulated.
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