{"id":745,"date":"2007-12-12T11:08:17","date_gmt":"2007-12-12T11:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/2007\/12\/12\/science-debate-its-about-time\/"},"modified":"2007-12-12T11:08:17","modified_gmt":"2007-12-12T11:08:17","slug":"science-debate-its-about-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/2007\/12\/12\/science-debate-its-about-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Science Debate:  It&#8217;s about time!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/nicmcphee\/267333555\/\" title=\"Science buzz!!! by Unhindered by Talent, on Flickr\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/97\/267333555_d8d1300c0c.jpg?w=450\" alt=\"Science buzz!!!\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>w00t!  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencedebate2008.com\/\">There&#8217;s a group pushing for a presidential science debate<\/a> focused on the many scientific issues that face us nationally and worldwide.  Their call:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nGiven 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.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencedebate2008.com\/www\/index.php?id=4\">I&#8217;m all signed up<\/a>, and definitely encourage others to visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencedebate2008.com\/\">ScienceDebate2008.com<\/a> and do the same.  I seriously doubt there is a single major issue these days that doesn&#8217;t have a significant technological or scientific component.  Yet there&#8217;s precious little discussion of science in our political dialogue, and candidates regularly display an ignorance of science that is at best extremely worrying.<\/p>\n<p>To be honest, I have doubts about this happening, at least right away, but we&#8217;ve got to start demanding this sort of accountability on science and technology.  Every journey begins with a single <strike>step<\/strike> web site&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and they really need a badge that people like me can include in posts and sidebars and such.  Anyone want to make one?<\/p>\n\n\t<div class=\"st-post-tags \">\n\tTags: <a href=\"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/tag\/blogging\/\" title=\"blogging\">blogging<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/tag\/debates\/\" title=\"debates\">debates<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/tag\/politics\/\" title=\"Politics\">Politics<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/tag\/science\/\" title=\"Science\">Science<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/tag\/technology\/\" title=\"technology\">technology<\/a><br \/><\/div>\n\n\n\t<h4>Related posts<\/h4>\n\t<ul class=\"st-related-posts\">\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/2007\/12\/13\/no-i-really-do-think-we-need-a-science-debate\/\" title=\"No, I really <em>do<\/em> think we need a science debate (13 Dec 07)\">No, I really <em>do<\/em> think we need a science debate<\/a> (0)<\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/2008\/01\/10\/we-have-to-help-them-understand-science-matters\/\" title=\"We have to help them understand:  Science matters! 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Their call: 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 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/2007\/12\/12\/science-debate-its-about-time\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Science Debate:  It&#8217;s about time!&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0},"categories":[1],"tags":[91,47,865,866,73],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p90sy-c1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":141,"url":"https:\/\/UnhinderedByTalent.com\/Phi\/archives\/2005\/04\/30\/a-draft-of-a-strib-letter-on-the-id-silliness\/","url_meta":{"origin":745,"position":0},"title":"A draft of a Strib letter on the neo-creationism silliness","author":"Nic McPhee","date":"30 Apr 05","format":false,"excerpt":"I've just spent way too long flailing away in the horribly cramped confines of 150 words trying to write a letter to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune on the whole ID-in-schools silliness. 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