I was reading John Timmer's post on Ars Technica about the call for a presidential debate on science and technology and found myself surprised at how many of the commenters on the post think such a debate would be a...
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Posted on December 11, 2007 10:03 PM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
In response to one of my science-related questions for the presidential candidates, Drugmonkey points out that the question might not work the way I want it to because of the chasm between science and politics: "8. If sound scientific research...
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Posted on December 11, 2007 2:06 PM • 7 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Science matters. It's hard to make good decisions in today's world that aren't somehow informed by sound science -- especially if you're the head of state of a country like the USA. This means that it's important to know...
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Posted on December 10, 2007 2:00 PM • 8 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Apparently John Murtha lost his bid to be the new Majority Leader in the House of Representatives to Rep. Steny Hoyer. In the run up to this decision, Murtha was reported as saying the House ethics reforms being proposed by...
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Posted on November 16, 2006 12:35 PM • 5 Comments • 0 TrackBacks