...to answer a two-minute web survey asking about what scientific issues are most important to you. The blurb announcing it is:
What topics in science, engineering, and medicine matter most to you? The National Academies are interested in developing useful and engaging print and web-based educational materials on the topics that you'd like to learn more about. They invite you to participate in a brief survey. You can find that survey here.
In the 2-minute survey you'll be presented with a list of topics and asked to select the five that matter most to you. At the end, you can see how your answers compare with the results so far. And you can enter a drawing to receive a National Academies tote bag!
Let the National Academies know what topics you think they should focus on so they can be sure to provide you with materials that are informative and useful. Your participation is greatly appreciated.
What are you waiting for? It's Friday, and you know you're looking for some way to procrastinate. Take the survey, and help them out.
No physics or chemistry or geology or things like that were directly mentioned. No understanding the atom, learning about new materials, etc. Indirectly this is kind of there, but not directly. An interesting list. I expect it to get spammed over time.
A giant pile of Zen doggy crap.
1) Build Enviro-whiner electricity sources in the southwest desert.
2) Do not thread powerlines from desert generators to city users.
3) All other solutions are also unacceptable.
4) Find an acceptable solution.
There is no problem that cannot be solved by stating its real world cause and applying an engineering solution. All other strategies and tactics will be expensive fiascos.