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Science Policy and Debate in the 2008 Presidential Election
With less than two months left before the next U.S. president is elected, ScienceBlogs wanted to dedicate a space to campaign politics. A Vote For Science is a group blog that will focus on the candidates' science policies. It is managed by many interested ScienceBloggers, as well as guest blogger Ivan Oelrich of the Federation of American Scientists.
The Scientists and Engineers for America's SHARP network allows you to click on the map to see where your candidates stand on important science issues.
September 28, 2008
Category: Presidential Candidate
On September 25th, Nature magazine published 'Choosing A Future,' telling us more about where each presidential candidate stands on science related topics. And despite the humorous and uncanny similarities of the front and back covers, this is a very serious...
Posted by Sheril R. Kirshenbaum at 11:20 AM • 0 Comments •
September 27, 2008
Category: Facts, Stats and Data
It is a shame when a perfectly good research project gets picked up by a vote grubbing elected official to use in a derogatory way in a sound bite. It is embarrassing when we are talking about the presidential election...
Posted by Greg Laden at 7:18 PM • 2 Comments •
Category: Science Policy
Obama announced last week plans to end deaths from malaria by 2015. I have an analysis of his plan here at Aetiology....
Posted by Tara C. Smith at 3:00 PM • 0 Comments •
September 26, 2008
Category: Science Policy
Linux Dot Com has a piece comparing Obama and McCain. Here. This will be important to anyone with an interest in Open Source technology, the intertubes, all that stuff....
Posted by Greg Laden at 11:58 PM • 0 Comments •
Category: The Political Process
2100 hrs This is a bit of an experiment for me. First, I haven't done a lot of live blogging. Second, I don't know whether science will play any part in tonight's debate. 2102 Lehrer is introducing. Looks like McCain...
Posted by PalMD at 8:59 PM • 14 Comments •
Category: National and Homeland Security
FYI for everyone. John McCain has recanted his offer not to campaign and postpone the debate tonight. In other words, GAME ON! Tonight's debate is going to focus on foreign policy and national security. Will they discuss some of the...
Posted by Michael Stebbins at 3:24 PM • 2 Comments •
Category: Presidential Candidate
This is big news for science. Yesterday, the Obama campaign released their most detailed plan to date for how he will manage US government science and science policy. The 11 page plan (pdf) is a significant improvement on the previous...
Posted by Michael Stebbins at 12:54 PM • 6 Comments •
Category: Communicating about Science & Politics
Next Tuesday at 1-6PM.
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 11:54 AM • 0 Comments •
September 25, 2008
Category: Science Policy
The latest issue of Nature has a special section on the US presidential election, go check it out.
Posted by Alex Palazzo at 6:16 PM • 0 Comments •
Category: Presidential Candidate
A group of 61 Nobel Laureates have gotten together to endorse Barack Obama for President. Their letter and the signatories are below. This is the largest number of Nobel Laureates to ever endorse a candidate for office, more than endorsed...
Posted by Michael Stebbins at 2:01 PM • 26 Comments •
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