In the face of a massive drought and climbing sea levels, are the presidential candidates going to talk about climate change? Why is science always at the bottom of the list of campaign issues that resonate with the public? Ira Flatow and guests discuss what scientists can do to shape the national dialogue in an election year.
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Jul. 27, 2012
Why Science Is a Non-Issue in the Election...Again
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Shawn Lawrence Otto
CEO and Co-Founder, ScienceDebate.org
Author,“Fool Me Twice: Fighting the Assault on Science in America” (Rodale, 2011)
Saint Paul, Minnesota -
David Gergen
Senior Political Analyst, CNN
Professor of Public Service
Director, Center for Public Leadership
Harvard Kennedy School
Cambridge, Massachusetts -
Michael Lubell
Professor of Physics
City College of the City University of New York
Director of Public Affairs
American Physical Society
Washington, DC
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