The President’s Guide to Science
November 10th, 2008 · 5 comments or link to (permalink)
There is much less difference between the Democrats and the Republicans than the polarization of voters would suggest. They both sit to the right relative to most other Western economies, and both are hostage to jingoism and superstition which again registers higher than in other wealthy nations. My main beef with Bush Jnr. was that he showed no intellectual curiosity, a fundamental trait that differentiates us from beasts. But the Obama administration may be less hostile to knowledge, or science, as it is termed from the Latin.
This program imagines a briefing for the new president (it was made just before the election) and asks some well known scientists what they would teach the President.
Running time: 50 mins.
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