Science Debate 2008
Saturday, June 21st, 2008It didn’t happen during the primaries, so I’m not confident it’ll happen during the general election either, but I signed up the other day as a supporter of Science Debate 2008.
Their mission is simple:
We have noticed that science and technology lie at the center of a very large number of the policy issues facing our nation and the world - issues that profoundly affect our national and economic security as science and technology continue to transform our lives.
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We believe a debate on these issues would be the ideal opportunity for America and the candidates to explore our national priorities on the issues, and it is hard to imagine any candidate not wishing to be involved in such an occasion.
This is a debate that I, as a science lover, would really like to see happen, so I hope they can get it going for the next few months.
If you think this is an area that requires special attention, too, why not sign up as a supporter, too. Once you’ve signed up, you’re even invited to submit questions for the (so far hypothetical) debate, so it’s even a chance to indirectly ask a question of the presidential candidates. How cool is that?