Many of us cast votes based on religion, economics, war, peace, international relations and many other factors. But I bet very few pay attention to candidates' knowledge and application of science. Some presidential administrations have been friendly to scientists and researchers, other not so much.
To find out more about this year's slate, the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia is inviting the top four presidential candidates (Clinton, Obama, McCain and Huckabee) to a science debate slated to take place in April. So far, none of the contenders have accepted.
I hope they all do; science is a big deal. From stem cells to forensics to space tourism and more, the present and the future will be shaped by the state of our scientific knowledge. Knowing how the candidates stand on the issue of government science (entities such as CDC, NOAA, NSF and others) is vitally important.
There's more from MSNBC science blogger Alan Boyle here.
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