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“If you can’t explain it to a six year old, you don’t understand it yourself.” ― Albert Einstein
Love science. Don’t love the big words, the long reports?
Welcome to Science rEvolution [Big ideas, little words].
This is a place for airing thoughts that matter, using words everyone gets. Use the articles, share them, change them by adding your comments. Find ideas to talk about from the best minds in science, who create the National Academy Press and the Institute of Medicine publications, NAP and IOM. At this site, you will find short commentaries on the real-world meaning of recent NAP and IOM reports. These short articles come from scientists, engineers, and healthcare providers. Polls, related videos, and links for more info are included.
What are the National Academies?
The National Academies are our advisors. They advise the public and the government on issues that affect all of us. Started up by the US Congress in 1863.
- National Academy of Science: scholars who push science and engineering toward use for the general good. Set up in 1863.
- National Academy of Engineering: engineers who encourage education and research. Set up in 1964.
- Institute of Medicine: top professionals who examine policy that affect public health. Set up in 1970.
- National Research Council: scientists and engineers who advance public knowledge of sci/tech. Set up in 1916.
Science is a hammer for change when we use it. Go ahead, use science. Love it. It belongs to all of us. All the National Academies reports are available for free online. Links to the free reports appear here along with all the articles. Science rEvolution is an ad free – no fee site.
Pages
People Page – rEvolutionaries a list of people who shook up the view of the world using science and engineering. Looking outside at heaven and earth, or looking inside cells and molecules – these scientists changed the way we see. Add your scientist rEvolutionary in the comments box to grow the list!
Tools Page - here you will find links to sources for facts and ideas from the best minds in science. All points on this map go to publicly funded or nonprofit sites.
Science rEvolution Books - look for sources of rEvolutionary scientist books and popular quotations.
Articles are in categories of Energy, Engineering, Ethics, Public Health and Research.
Site editor J.J.Brown
J.J.Brown
I’m an author, publisher and scientist based in New York City. I studied science at State University of New York Albany, the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, and Cold Spring Harbor Labs in New York. My PhD is in Genetics. I was a laboratory research scientist for 20 years. I am the author of 4 fiction books; Death and the Dream, Vector a Modern Love Story, American Dream, and Brindle 24.
Publications in Scientific and Medical Journals
- Assessment of Physician Practices in Adult Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder. Published in Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders, August, 2012. Authors: David W Goodman, Craig Bruce Surman, Priscilla B Scherer, Gregory D Salinas, Jennifer J Brown.
- Measuring Effectiveness of Continuing Medical Education Using the Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change. Published in CE Measure. August, 2012. Authors: Sara S Johnson, Carol Cummins, Andrea Paiva, Jennifer J Brown.
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Screening Practices: A 2010 Internet Assessment of Customary Care. Published in Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders, Sept 2011. Authors Jennifer J Brown and Richard H Weisler.
- Improving Safe Use of Medication through Internet Education for Healthcare Providers: A Case-Controlled Study. Published in CE Measure. April 20, 2011. Authors: J.J.Brown, G. Salinas, M. Cohen, J.K. Jones, B. L. Olson, A. Vaida, D.W. Bates.
- Assessment of Core Competencies in Childhood Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder ADHD Practice. Published in Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology. Feb 2, 2011. Authors: Jennifer J Brown, J.L. Hertzer, R.L.Findling.
- Evidence-based choices of physicians: a comparative analysis of physicians participating in internet CME and nonparticipants. Published in BMC Medical Education, June 10, 2010. Authors: Linda Casebeer, Jennifer Brown, Nancy Roepke et al.
- A long-term hepatitis B viremia model generated by transplanting nontumorigenic immortalized human hepatocytes. Published in Hepatology, January 31, 2000. Authors: Jennifer Brown, Parashar B., Moshage H. et al.
- Genetic study of Mutator activity and intragenic recombination in Zea mays. Ph.D. Dissertation, 1993. SUNY Stony Brook, NY. Author: Jennifer Brown.
- Genetic study of the loss and restoration of mutator transposon activity in maize. Published in Genetics, April 1992. Authors: Jennifer Brown, Sundaresan V.
- A recombination hotspot in the maize A1 intragenic region. Published in Theoretical and Applied Genetics. 1991. Authors: Jennifer Brown, Sundaresan V.
Jennifer, I’m so glad you’ve started this blog. I’ve had an interest in health care and health care advocacy for years, so it’s good to see you sharing information on that topic, among others. Part of my departure from the world of regular TV viewing is to immerse myself in other forms of media and information gathering. I look forward to this blog as a resource in my continuing science education. Thanks for sharing your perspectives and knowledge with us!!
Great Deborah, this is just what I was hoping for in planning a new place for science conversations. The expert reports are great, but more important is getting them into everyone’s hands. Thank you for your encouragement on the new project! Did you take the surveys to show what you think and see what others are saying?
I’m so glad to see a woman scientist making science more accessible for others. Thank you for this great work. My own science background informs the way I observe the world, and it brings me joy and so many interesting experiences. I love that you’re trying to share this with others.