Josh Chamot is the Public Affairs Specialist for Engineering at the National Science Foundation.  Since joining the agency in 2001, Chamot has helped develop a number of news, feature and multimedia products for NSF and established several successful outreach partnerships.  Recently, he joined the NSF-NBC Learn team.

Every two years, the Olympic Games focus world attention on a wide array of competitive sports, and those of us who write about science and technology try to find ways to piggy back on the experience.

Most resulting stories focus on new equipment, athletes’ near-impossible physical feats, or simple lessons in biology or physics, and while we reach new audiences and get people thinking about science and engineering, it’s not always clear we’re taking full advantage of the opportunity an Olympics—with its inspiring stories and global audience—presents to us. Continue reading →