Friday, February 1st, 2008
Your Feedback: Science Election Issues

Voting in community election. Greenbelt, Maryland, 1937. Photo by Arthur Rothstein. Library of Congress image.
Several weeks ago, we talked about a grass-roots effort seeking to create a debate for the presidential candidates on science and technology topics. But what science-related issues do you think are important? Climate change? Health care? Funding for research? Spaceflight?
We want to hear your thoughts on the most important science-related issues in the coming election campaign. Call in, or email your top issues to vote@sciencefriday.com.
Guests
David Baltimore
Winner, the 1975
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
President, American Association for the Advancement
of Science (AAAS)
Robert Andrews Millikan Professor of Biology
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, California
Related Links
- Science and Technology in the 2008 Presidential Election
- Science Debate 2008
- Popular Mechanics: Geek the Vote 2008
- techPresident
Segment produced by:Karin Vergoth
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