Laughing Cavalier Laughing Cavalier The Laughing Cavalier (1624) is a portrait by the Dutch Golden Age painter Frans Hals in the Wallace Collection in London, which has been described as "one of the most brilliant of all Baroque portraits". The title is an invention of the Victorian public and press, dating from its exhibition in the opening display at the Bethnal Green Museum in 1872–75, just after its arrival in England, after which it was regularly reproduced as a print, and became among of the best known old master paintings in Britain. The unknown subject is in fact not laughing, but can
Darlene Cavalier Darlene Cavalier Darlene Cavalier is an advocate for public participation in science and science policy, a writer, and an entrepreneur. She is a Professor of Practice at Arizona State University, School for the Future of Innovation in Society and the Center for Engagement and Training in Science and Society. She is the founder of SciStarter, an online citizen hotspot that connects people to citizen science projects around the world. In 2016, Cavalier co-organized Citizen Science Maker Summit, hosted by ASU. In 2017, Cavalier was appointed to the National Academy of Sciences' Committee on Designing Citizen Science to Support Science Learning