I urge you, my three or four readers, to give your support to the effort to have a Science Debate–a debate between presidential nominees on issues surrounding science. It isn’t designed to see how much candidates know about science. It’s a way to get at their beliefs and plans regarding such things as government funding for research; the U.S. falling behind in science and math education; and how science will guide policy on health, environment, and other important subjects.
“Science and engineering have driven half the nation’s growth in GDP over the last half-century, and lie at the center of many of the major policy and economic challenges the next president will face. We feel that a presidential debate on science would be helpful to America’s national political dialogue.”
-Alan Leshner
CEO, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
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