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| Katherine Bagley | InsideClimate News | Feb 22, 2012 | GOP Not Listening to Its Own Scientists on Climate ChangeGOP scientists say their attempts to talk about climate dangers with their party's politicians and their aides have largely fallen on deaf ears. |
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Nader Heidari | Chemical & Engineering News | Feb 20, 2012 | Science Is PoliticalThe near taboo of discussing science, which seemed to grip policymakers and the media alike, compelled Shawn Lawrence Otto, chief executive officer and cofounder of Science Debate 2008—now known as ScienceDebate.org—to write “Fool Me Twice: Fighting the Assault on Science in America.” |
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Rebecca Kaplan | CBS News | Feb 20, 2012 | Santorum: Democrats are "anti-science," not meHis views are not "anti-science" as Democrats claim, Santorum said. "When it comes to the management of the Earth, they are the anti-science ones." |
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Pallab Ghosh | BBC News | Feb 19, 2012 | Canadian government is 'muzzling its scientists'Speakers at a major science meeting said communication of vital research on health and environment issues is being suppressed. |
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Shawn Otto | Science Debate | Feb 18, 2012 | Science Debate taping at AAASThank you to all the scientists and science advocates who stopped by to say a little on tape about why the candidates for president ought to debate the grand science and engineering challenges. |
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Bora Zivkovic | Scientific American | Feb 17, 2012 | Can We Ask Presidential Candidates about Science?The idea is for a media organization with a strong reputation, large audience, and necessary resources to team up with a group of smart, dedicated, innovative, tech-savvy and Web-savvy students of journalism to explore and analyze the questions posed by the media to the presidential candidates (most notably during the presidential debates), to see what questions are asked frequently, what questions rarely, and what questions not at all – and then to provide the citizens with the opportunity to have their own voices heard, adding questions they want to ask, inquiring about topics they care about the most. |
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Pascal Lapointe | Agence Science-Presse | Feb 14, 2012 | To combat the irrational, we must engageIt would be easier to build bridges if science was taken more seriously in politics. |
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John Allen Paulos | New York Times | Feb 13, 2012 | Why Don’t Americans Elect Scientists?Dinosaurs cavorting with humans, climate scientists cooking up the global warming “hoax,” the health establishment using vaccines to bring about socialism – it’s hard to imagine mainstream leaders in other advanced economies not laughing at such claims. |
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Alan Boyle | MSNBC | Feb 01, 2012 | Science: Political poison ... or cure?Even though Otto and his colleagues at ScienceDebate.org didn't get a full-bore, live-action presidential debate on science and technology issues during the 2008 campaign, they got the next best thing: A rundown from Barack Obama as well as his Republican rival for the presidency, John McCain, on 14 key issues. ScienceDebate is planning to reprise the "14 Questions" exercise this year, augmented by other questions from the general public. The organizers are even talking with TV networks again about having a broadcast science debate at some point during the presidential campaign. |
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Ronald Bailey | Reason | Jan 18, 2012 | Where Do the Republican Candidates Stand on Science?From the Internet to bioscience and energy, science and technology touch nearly every aspect of our lives. Below, a look at the positions of the five remaining Republican presidential candidates on seven different science and technology policy issues: (1) emergency contraception, (2) biological evolution, (3) climate change, (4) shale gas, (5) nuclear power and waste disposal, (6) space exploration, and (7) the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA). The candidates are listed in order they are currently polling: Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, and Rick Perry. |
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Lynn Peeples | Huffington Post | Jan 18, 2012 | Climate Change Causes Heated Battles For Science TeachersIn 2008, Louisiana voted to allow public school teachers to teach both creationism and the views of climate change skeptics. Last May, a school board in Las Alamitos, Calif., voted unanimously to require environmental science teachers cover "multiple perspectives" on climate change. That decision was later rescinded. |
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TELI - science journalism and science debate 2011 (Germany) | Jan 02, 2012 | ScienceDebate concept spreads to Latin AmericaThe journal of the renowned Javariana University in Bogotá, Colombia, "Signo y Pensamiento" (sign and thought), has a contribution titled "The agenda of science journalism in the second decade of the 21st Century: to promote scientific literacy through science debates." |
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Kansas City Star | Dec 27, 2011 | A serious science debate? Don't hold your breathFour years ago, a group of science writers tried to organized a debate in which Barack Obama and John McCain would debate science issues. Neither campaign was interested. Author Shawn Lawrence Otto says the group will try again in 2012. |
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Renee Schoof | McClatchy Newspapers | Dec 26, 2011 | Book examines America's turn from science, warns of danger for democracyWASHINGTON — Americans have trouble dealing with science, and one place that's especially obvious is in presidential campaigns, says Shawn Lawrence Otto, who tried, with limited success, to get the candidates to debate scientific questions in the 2008 presidential election. |
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Financial Times | Nov 25, 2011 | Why doesn’t America like science?Just three Republican candidates have declared that they believe in the scientific basis for evolution |
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Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists | Nov 03, 2011 | Three important essays on science and politicsRepublican presidential candidate and Texas Gov. Rick Perry recently questioned the science of climate change in ways so unsupported by evidence that Glenn Kessler, the "Fact Checker" columnist at The Washington Post, gave him a rating of "four Pinocchios." Perry's is but one scientific misstatement among many that regularly roil the US political scene. What is the proper scientific response to the political distortion -- or even outright rejection -- of science? Three Bulletin experts will offer authoritative and at times provocative analysis. |
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Fool Me Twice | Jul 24, 2011 | Science Debate cofounder's book out Oct 11, 2011Science Debate cofounder and CEO Shawn Lawrence Otto's book Fool Me Twice: Fighting the Assault on Science in America will be published by Rodale Books on October 11, 2011. |
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News Release | Feb 10, 2011 | Science Debate 2011 in EstoniaMembers of the Science Debate team have continued to support international science debates, which have now occured in parlaimentary elections in several countries. Estonian science journalist Priit Ennet met with Science Debate cofounder Shawn Otto at the Euroscience Open Forum and has organized a science debate in the upcoming Estonian national elections. Teadusdebatt 2011 will occur Monday February 14, 2011 at 6PM EET (11AM EST). |
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News Release | Jul 17, 2010 | Report from Euroscience Open ForumPowerful ideas attract their own supporters. One such idea that is slowly beginning to attract international attention is the idea of Science Debates. |
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News Release | Jun 11, 2010 | Science Debate Goes InternationalScience Debate cofounder Shawn Lawrence Otto will speak at the EuroScience Open Forum in Torino, Italy on July 7. |
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News Release | Apr 08, 2010 | Congress Needs the OTAMost of the major challenges now facing the nation revolve around science. Of the 535 members of Congress, how many do you suppose are scientists and engineers? |
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CapSci Conference, NSF | Mar 28, 2010 | 2010 State of SciencePanel discussion at the NSF on what progress Obama has made on the Top 14 Science Questions Facing America (video) |
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MinnPost | Mar 19, 2010 | Omitting a science standard for teaching the nation's students is a big mistakeOn March 10, a panel of educators convened by the nation¹s governors and state school superintendents proposed a uniform set of academic standards for all children in U.S. public schools. The goal of the standards, they said, is to "provide a clear and consistent framework to prepare our children for college and the workforce." Just one problem: There's no science. |
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Science | Mar 09, 2010 | Science Debate Co-Founder Receives National Award for Distinguished Public ServiceIEEE Fellow and former National Academy of Engineering (NAE) President William Wulf and Science Debate co-founder Shawn Otto were honored with the National IEEE-USA Award for Distinguished Public Service on Saturday night. |
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Reserach!America | Feb 24, 2010 | The Politics of Science: Where are We Now?Shawn Otto, co-founder of Science Debate 2008, will join Under Secretary of Commerce and Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Jane Lubchenco and R!A President Mary Woolley at CapSci |
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News Release | Feb 01, 2010 | Mooney to host Point of Inquiry“We are tremendously excited about having Chris Mooney, Karen Stollznow and Robert Price as hosts for our podcast,” said Ronald A. Lindsay, president and CEO of the Center for Inquiry. |
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News Release | Oct 06, 2009 | Otto gives Nobel KeynoteScience Debate cofounder and CEO Shawn Lawrence Otto's keynote presentation at the 2009 Nobel Conference. |
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US News & World Report | Jul 15, 2009 | 40 Years After Moon Landing, Time to Launch the Next 'Giant Leap for Mankind'The Apollo program was a booster rocket for American science. That innovation must be rekindled |
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Politics Daily | Jul 15, 2009 | Earth to Moon to Mars: Yes, We Can (and Should)In 2008, a group called Science Debate 2008 sent questionnaires to both Barack Obama and John McCain. The questions were specific and thoughtful, and each campaign chose to answer them in detail. The 11th query asked whether the candidates believed the United States could afford to study Earth from outer space and the "manned space travel (that) can help us inspire new generations of youth to go into science." |
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News Release | Jul 13, 2009 | Unscientific America on Sale Now"Unscientific America: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens Our Future" is co-authored by two of our co-founders, Chris Mooney and Sheril Kirshenbaum, and is now available in stores across the country and online. |
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News Release | Jun 22, 2009 | Making Geek Chic at the NASWe here at Science Debate are continuing our work to raise the profile of science in the national dialogue. |
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ScienceGuide (Netherlands) | Jun 09, 2009 | Lukt het Obama?Though it remains to be seen if the federal support for science will be sustained beyond the Administration's jobs-creation program, to many, the new President's announcements mark a refreshing departure from eight years of neglect and even rejection of sound science on critical issues by White House. |
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White House | Apr 27, 2009 | A Historic Commitment to Research and EcucationToday, President Obama will speak before the Annual Meeting of the National Academy of Sciences, and discuss his plans to reinvigorate the American scientific enterprise through a bold commitment to basic and applied research, innovation, and education. |
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White House | Apr 27, 2009 | Obama Announces Members of PCASTToday, during remarks at the National Academy of Sciences, President Barack Obama announced the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). |
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White House | Apr 27, 2009 | Remarks by the President at the NAS"The very founding of this institution stands as a testament to the restless curiosity, the boundless hope so essential not just to the scientific enterprise, but to this experiment we call America." |
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ScienceGuide (Netherlands) | Apr 20, 2009 | USA gets CTOThe Obama campaign had already said he would appoint a "national CTO." In answers to Sciencedebate 2008, published in ScienceGuide, he said he would: "Establish the nation's first Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to ensure that our government and all its agencies have the right infrastructure, policies and services for the 21st century." |
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NYAS Magazine | Apr 09, 2009 | Stimulus for ScienceWashington Insiders See a New Dawn for Research | As President Obama takes steps to "restore science to its rightful place," Washington insiders and Academy members weigh in on his challenges and priorities. |
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Issues in Science & Tech | Mar 12, 2009 | Otto & Kirshenbaum: Science on the Campaign TrailIn November 2007, a group of six citizens decided to do something to elevate science and technology in the national dialogue. |
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Al Jazeera | Mar 10, 2009 | Obama lifts stem cell funding banUS president reverses restrictions on federal funding of embryonic stem cell research. |
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MSNBC | Mar 09, 2009 | Ending the war on science?Word about Obama's presidential memorandum on scientific integrity came as the president signed a separate executive order loosening the White House's limits on stem cell research. |
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News Release | Mar 09, 2009 | Science Debate congratulates President Obama on Stems Cells (#8) and Scientific Integrity (#12)In August 2008, President Obama pledged to Science Debate 2008 that if elected he would lift restrictions on federal funding of embryonic stem cell research that have been in place since August 9, 2001, and that he would ensure that all research on stem cells is conducted ethically and with rigorous oversight, and that he would restore scientific integrity to the federal government. |
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Chicago Tribune | Feb 16, 2009 | Supporters getting wary as Barack Obama delays stem cell researchOver the past few weeks, some of Barack Obama's most fervent supporters have come to an unhappy realization: The candidate they thought was squarely on their side in policy fights is now a president who needs cajoling and persuading. |
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LA Times | Feb 16, 2009 | Liberals do a slow burn over Obama's go-slow approachActivists recall his promises as a candidate and express frustration at his equivocation as president. They cite stem cell research and detainee policy as examples. |
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Science | Feb 12, 2009 | Your Handy-Dandy Science Stimulus GuideScience Debate 2008, the people who encouraged discussion of science issues in the 2008 elections, have prepared a summary chart showing the status of science-related line items in each of the House of Representatives and Senate versions of the economic stimulus package. |
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Hays Pharma | Feb 12, 2009 | The Obama EffectThe president has voiced his opinion on another R&D topic, that of embryonic stem cell research, with his views on this matter being outlined in a response to a question put to him last year by the Science Debate 2008 group. |
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Discover | Feb 12, 2009 | Science in the StimulusFrom ScienceDebate2008.com comes word that funding for science, particularly for NSF and the DOE Office of Science, was largely restored in the House-Senate conference. The relevant passage of the preliminary report is here. |
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News Release | Feb 12, 2009 | Science Debate's Analysis of Science in the StimulusFINAL Conference Bill numbers for science in the 2009 stimulus bill |
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News Release | Feb 11, 2009 | Science wins bigBelow is a report from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office. As you can see, our message that science and technology investments are the key to our nation's future has been understood by Congress - for now. |
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Nature | Feb 11, 2009 | Urgent Action on Science Stimulus PackageWe're pleased to repost the latest email from ScienceDebate |
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News Release | Feb 10, 2009 | Science & Tech Investments in the Stimulus PackageThe science- and technology-related spending items in the House and Senate versions of the stimulus bill appear below. |
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News Release | Feb 06, 2009 | Science Debate helps restore $3B in science investmentsWe are happy to report that your efforts, and those of the rest of the U.S. science and technology community, have paid off in a big way - for the time being. This is a terrific $3 billion victory for U.S. Science - thank you! |
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WorldNetDaily | Jan 24, 2009 | Did Obama's election trigger new stem cell experiments?FDA's approval of embryonic trials comes day after president change |
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Truth About Trade & Tech | Jan 23, 2009 | Great ExpectationsLast year, a U.S. political website called Sciencedebate2008.com published this statement by Obama: “Advances in the genetic engineering of plants have provided enormous benefits to American farmers. I believe that we can continue to modify plants safely with new genetic methods, abetted by stringent tests for environmental and health effects and by stronger regulatory oversight guided by the best available scientific advice.” |
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Science Progress | Jan 22, 2009 | Where to Spend Our Research DollarsInnovation to boost economic prosperity requires new ways to get more funding to our most talented young researchers. |
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BBC News | Jan 20, 2009 | Scientists Optimistic over Obama"We're expecting Obama to swing the thing around. He's got good advisers on board." |
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PharmTech | Jan 02, 2009 | A New Start for New CellsNow that the Obama administration is about to take office, you can feel the release of all that pent-up energy and frustration that has been building among researchers and drug developers working with human embryonic stem cells. |
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Huffington Post | Dec 22, 2008 | Steven Chu, Energy ChiefIt's not surprising that scientists would applaud the nomination of a Nobel Prize-winning physicist to be U.S. Secretary of Energy, but the promise of Steven Chu's nomination goes far beyond clan identity. |
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New York Times | Dec 22, 2008 | For Science Adviser, Dogged Work Against Global PerilsJohn P. Holdren has spent decades wrestling with ways to reduce planet-scale risks — notably the spread of nuclear weapons and the buildup of greenhouse gases. |
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Science Debate 2008 | Dec 20, 2008 | Obama announces science teamThis
morning in his weekly radio and YouTube broadcast, President-elect
Obama announced his science team and gave a speech we have been waiting
to hear for the last year. |
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Washington Independent | Dec 19, 2008 | Scientists Heartened by Potential AppointeesAfter President-elect Barack Obama fills out his cabinet appointments, he will turn to appointing new leadership for the government agencies with the power to regulate industry—a process that will likely bring an end to what has become known as the Bush administration’s “war on science.” |
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Science Debate 2008 | Dec 18, 2008 | Obama hits a double for scienceWe want to congratulate President-elect Obama on continuing to assemble an outstanding science team. |
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Science Debate 2008 | Dec 15, 2008 | Why Steven Chu will be a great energy secretaryWe want to congratulate President-elect Obama and Science Debate 2008 supporter Steven Chu on Chu's nomination to become Energy Secretary. |
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Discover/Cosmic Variance | Dec 10, 2008 | Steven Chu Nominated to be Secretary of EnergyScience Debate advocate Steven Chu, director of the Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and 1997 Nobel Laureate in Physics for his work in laser cooling of atoms, has been nominated to be the next Secretary of Energy in the Obama administration. |
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Miller-McCune | Dec 09, 2008 | Cautious Optimism for Obama’s Policy on ScienceProfessionals hope the new president can change the culture of science in the White House. |
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Miller-McCune | Dec 08, 2008 | Under Bush, Science Learned It Must Speak UpOutgoing administration used science when it needed it and scorned it when it didn’t. |
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American Chronicle | Dec 01, 2008 | GE food and the new administration: Change or more of the same?In September, Science Debate 2008, a non-partisan political education group, posed science questions to the presidential candidates. When asked about the concerns of the effects of genetic modification both in humans and agriculture, Obama´s (partial) response was... |
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Science Progress | Nov 26, 2008 | Attack of the Nerds from Outer SpaceScience Reaches Out to Hollywood, and Both Sides Are the Wiser |
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PM Magazine (Germany) | Nov 20, 2008 | The new U.S. science policyToday I would like to introduce you to Shawn Otto and his work. He is a very special innovator who has prevailed in recent months, a huge change in course. |
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Science Debate 2008 | Nov 19, 2008 | Post-election report to supportersScience Debate 2008 makes over 800 million media impressions;
successfully changes the national debate;
work ahead "very important;" voice of scientists "critical" |
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ABC News | Nov 11, 2008 | Obama Win 'Sigh of Relief' for Stem Cell ResearchResearchers Anticipate Lifting of Long-Standing Ban on Embryonic Stem Cell Exploration |
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ArtVoice | Nov 07, 2008 | Science, tech, computers, gadgets and moreI also want to give a nod back to another item I’ve talked about here: Science Debate 2008. We’ve got a list of policies and action-items promised to us from pre-president-elect Obama in the realm of technology.
Read more: http://blogs.artvoice.com/techvoice/2008/11/07/post-election-bits-bytes/#ixzz1AyYG9QRy
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MSNBC | Nov 06, 2008 | Science in the Obama EraAmong the top tasks: taking the ideology out of scientific issues, and doing more about what Obama has called a "planet in peril." |
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ABC News | Nov 06, 2008 | Science in a Post-Bush WorldAfter eight years of brawls with the Bush administration on issues including climate change, stem cell research and health care, scientists across the country aren't just hungry for change they can believe in, but science they can trust. |
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Science Progress | Nov 05, 2008 | Science Under ObamaThere's much for scientists to like about Barack Obama's plans for science policy—but will he make it a priority, and what about the money? |
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WIRED.COM | Nov 05, 2008 | Obama's Biggest Science Challenges: You Tell UsWhen Barack Obama takes office in two and a half months, he will inherit an abundance — some might call it a mess — of science-related challenges. |
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New Scientist | Nov 05, 2008 | Obama promises new era of scientific innovationYesterday, the American people chose Barack Obama as the country's 44th president, promising a sea change in US policy that could affect not just the US, but the whole world. |
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ScienceGuide (EU) | Nov 05, 2008 | 'Renewed hope and optimism'"It’s a new day for science in America. For too long federal policymaking, especially in the executive branch, has been based on a sort of Orwellian process that put politics and political ideology ahead of facts and reality. That all changed today." - Shawn Otto |
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