Comments on: John Holdren at AGU: “No President Has Ever Talked as Much About Science, Technology, and Innovation as This President Has”

By: Holdren Releases Scientific Integrity Guidelines | The Intersection | Discover Magazine

Mon, 20 Dec 2010 16:39:50 +0000

[...] Monday, John Holdren told a large audience at the annual AGU fall meeting that the administration’s much discussed–and long overdue–scientific integrity [...]

By: Matt B.

Matt B. — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 21:37:50 +0000

e.g. ≠ i.e.

By: Kudret Çayıroğlu

Kudret Çayıroğlu — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 15:47:35 +0000

What everyone in the audience really wanted to know was, will Obama fight for increased science funding or will he cave???

By: Andy

Andy — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 08:13:06 +0000

holdren was in a tough spot here. a super knowledgeable group with specific issues that are atypical (e.g., questions about exporting seismographs). he can’t say much of interest. a blah talk for sure. bush’s sci adv spoke here a few years back and that was even worse. i’d rather have you, chris, kick off agu’s sci policy talks!

By: Wes Rolley

Wes Rolley — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 04:48:39 +0000

For whatever reason, with all the words about science, this president has yet to use his bully pulpit to make the case of action regarding climate change.

When Holdren can assure us that this will happen, I will be more than willing to listen.

By: freetoken

freetoken — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 23:35:49 +0000

No doubt that President Obama has talked quite a bit about science and technology.

Talking is not doing, though.

The eruption of know-nothings (Tea Partying “libertarians”, SoCons) during the time of this administration demonstrates that talking about science and technology is insufficient to change society.

Furthermore, like so many politicians President Obama uses “technology” as a substitute for “magic”, a substitution that is so common in our nation’s public comments whether government or industry.

By: NYCsci

NYCsci — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 23:26:11 +0000

What everyone in the audience really wanted to know was, will Obama fight for increased science funding or will he cave?

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Mon, 13 Dec 2010 23:24:23 +0000

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