Their website.Their Statement wrote: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 of The Environment, Health and Medicine, and Science and Technology Policy.
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Not so much. One, they dont have the background for it, two, tv audiences dont have the attention span.
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Three, neither do the candidates.Enforcer Talen wrote:Not so much. One, they dont have the background for it, two, tv audiences dont have the attention span.
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I'd like to hear a debate on the issues listed, actually, but I don't want them to "debate science". I want them to consult people with PhDs. There's still a lot of room for political differences within the three issues listed, though I don't know what they mean by "science and technology policy".
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Education, clean air/enviroment policy, nuclear power, government R&D money, willingness to support technology incentives?
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"It was cut because an Army Ordnance panel determined that a weapon that kills an enemy soldier 10 times before he hits the ground was a waste of resources, so they scaled it back to only kill him 3 times."-Anon, on the cancellation of the Army's multi-kill vehicle.
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Obama might not. The man was relatively recently well educated, he might actually remember the intro bio class he took in college...Durandal wrote:I'd like to have each candidate tell us the difference between a scientific theory and a law. I'm pretty sure they'd all get it wrong.
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I would be perfectly willing to tune in to see exactly how wrong, and in what ways, each candidate got it.Durandal wrote:I'd like to have each candidate tell us the difference between a scientific theory and a law. I'm pretty sure they'd all get it wrong.
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