by Darlene Cavalier | Sep 2, 2008 | Science Policy
Thanks, Neil, for sending in the following comment re: McCain’s VP choice. Hmmm. You make some excellent (and courageous) points. What do the rest of you think about science in this election? Darlene, John McCain’s choice of Sarah Palin as his running mate...
by Darlene Cavalier | Aug 30, 2008 | Science Policy
And they said it couldn’t be done. The Science Debate team (of which I am part) has been pushing for McCain and Obama to participate in a public science debate. Still hoping that will happen but in the interim we sent the candidates 14 questions culled from more...
by Darlene Cavalier | Aug 27, 2008 | Citizen Science, OTA, Science Policy
Surely you recall the infamous “hanging chads” of the Bush/Gore election….that’s what Congress was trying to avoid when it voted to switch over to electronic voting machines six years ago. If asked, you could have warned Congress that when it...
by Darlene Cavalier | Aug 24, 2008 | Blog, Science Policy
Time Magazine and L.A. Times columnist, Joel Stein, tweaks McCain and Obama for not yet signing on to participate in the Science Debate 2008. He provides some talking points for the candidates: Health Care: “Give poor kids bionic healthcare. You don’t...