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Hour One: Science and Technology Policy Roundtable / Titan Flyby

With the presidential election just days away, most polls are showing the race between incumbent President George W. Bush and Senator John Kerry as being too close to call. In this hour, we'll talk about the differences -- and similarities -- between the science and technology policy positions of the two major presidential candidates. From stem cells and space exploration, to intellectual property rights and VoIP technology, we'll talk about where the candidates stand.

Plus, we'll take a trip out to Saturn's moon Titan. The Cassini space probe paid a close call to the moon this week, and sent back some pictures of the mist-covered planet that have scientists puzzled. We'll find out more. Call in with your questions and comments at 1-800-989-8255 (2-3 Eastern).


A composite, false-color image taken from Cassini showing surface features on Titan. The inset picture shows the landing site of Cassini's piggybacked Huygens probe. (NASA/ U. Arizona image)

Guests:
Dan Greenberg
Author, "Science, Money, and Politics" (2001, University of Chicago Press)
Contributing Editor, The Lancet
Washington, DC

Jeffrey Mervis
Deputy news editor
Science magazine
Washington, DC

Roger Cochetti
Group Director for U.S. Public Policy
Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA)
Arlington, Virginia
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Linda Spilker
Deputy project scientist, Cassini mission
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Pasedena, California

This segment produced by Charles Bergquist

 

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Related Links:
Presidential Candidates on Science Issues
AAAS - Election 2004
news@nature.com - specials - us election
Science & Technology at Scientific American.com: Political Science -- A science-minded voter's guide
Bush vs. Kerry on Science
Election 2004 - Bush and Kerry on Technology

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Cassini-Huygens: News-Features-the Huygens Probe

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