[EAS] Another Good Cause

[Peter J. Kindlmann]

Dear Colleagues -

After the recent mailing about Holiday catalog abatement efforts, 
here is one to get the current political candidates to think about 
science and technology -- from the physicist-gadfly Robert Park.
                            --PJK

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WHAT'S NEW   Robert L. Park   Friday, 14 Dec 07   Washington, DC
<http://bobpark.physics.umd.edu/WN07/wn121407.html>

SCIENCE DEBATE 2008: CAN WE TALK ABOUT ISSUES NOW?
The U.S. blocks climate agreement in Bali; American children trail the
industrialized world in math; stem cell researchers are preoccupied with
getting around the embryonic stem cell ban; the green revolution is
diverted to feed SUVs instead of people; creationists are conspiring to
get God back in the classroom; and our space program is reduced to
pointless media spectaculars.  Instead of candidates debating who loves
Jesus most, Lawrence Krauss and Chris Mooney propose that science be the
subject of a debate.  An impressive group of science leaders has already
signed on http://www.sciencedebate2008.com .  It deserves the support of
every scientist and every science organization.