Slog - Comments on You Want the Presidency? Let's Talk Some Science. http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_want_the_presidency_lets_talk_some_s Climate change. Dwindling fresh water. Mass extinctions. Tightening energy supplies. Strangling NIH budget. Stem cell research. All sound pretty important, right? How about an entire presidential candidate debate devoted to science? A group of prominent scientists and citizens are demanding just that: Given the many urgent scientific and technological challenges facing America and the rest of the world, the increasing need for accurate scientific information in political decision making, and the vital role scientific innovation plays in spurring economic growth and competitiveness, we call for a public debate in which the U.S. presidential candidates share their views on the issues... Copyright 2008 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:25:50 -0800 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 01:10:04 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Greg But didn't you know? Everything we need to know about science we can discover in the Bible.

]]> Greg http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_want_the_presidency_lets_talk_some_s#c870578 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_want_the_presidency_lets_talk_some_s#c870578 2008 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 16:44:16 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle You mean like turning water into whines?

Yeah, the Republics will be good at that one.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_want_the_presidency_lets_talk_some_s#c870603 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_want_the_presidency_lets_talk_some_s#c870603 2008 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 17:08:06 -0800 Comment by bible thumper Greg, don't you actually believe that?

]]> bible thumper http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_want_the_presidency_lets_talk_some_s#c870622 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_want_the_presidency_lets_talk_some_s#c870622 2008 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 17:30:00 -0800 Comment by Tlazolteotl I think it would be good for a laugh or three to see any of the candidates, much less the Republican ones, debate about science or science policy.

Las time I looked, Hillary was the only one who had anything about science policy on her website. The others either don't care or don't fucking get it. This country is going to be left in the dust if we don't start making some real investment in research in all fields, and you can take that to the bank.

]]> Tlazolteotl http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_want_the_presidency_lets_talk_some_s#c870763 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_want_the_presidency_lets_talk_some_s#c870763 2008 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 21:35:31 -0800 Comment by ams when your country and it's resources implode, please don't come up here and ransack canada.

]]> ams http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_want_the_presidency_lets_talk_some_s#c870804 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/12/you_want_the_presidency_lets_talk_some_s#c870804 2008 Tue, 11 Dec 2007 01:10:04 -0800