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President's new science council: 9 billionaires and 1 scientist

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Re: President's new science council: 9 billionaires and 1 scientist

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It's an issue! As someone who's worked on science policy for decades, including time in the Beltway, you cannot develop a robust and world-leading science policy strategy with technologists alone!

...and you can with a single technologist?

Re: President's new science council: 9 billionaires and 1 scientist

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It's an issue! As someone who's worked on science policy for decades, including time in the Beltway, you cannot develop a robust and world-leading science policy strategy with technologists alone!

I would say still better than reality TV stars and ignorant podcasters.

Re: President's new science council: 9 billionaires and 1 scientist

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post #4

It's an issue! As someone who's worked on science policy for decades, including time in the Beltway, you cannot develop a robust and world-leading science policy strategy with technologists alone!

I would say still better than reality TV stars and ignorant podcasters.

Musk not being there is a huge success.

Re: President's new science council: 9 billionaires and 1 scientist

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It's an issue! As someone who's worked on science policy for decades, including time in the Beltway, you cannot develop a robust and world-leading science policy strategy with technologists alone!

...and you can with a single technologist?

Perhaps you don't understand peon. The technologist is there to take orders and execute. You thought you were being given input/a voice at the table? God, no. That's above your station. Now go on, shoo. Let the monied people talk. We'll call you when we need something done.
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