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Where candidates Barack Obama and John McCain stand on science; key races involving science, energy and the environment; and what neuroscience says about how you'll vote
October 13, 2008 |
Science Talk
Stanford University biologist Sharon Long, a science advisor to the Barack Obama campaign, talks about science in the upcoming administration
News
Voters also okay doctor-assisted suicide, embryonic stem cell research and more...
60-Second Science
Dick Zimmer, conceded to incumbent Sen. Frank Lautenberg after a 55 percent to 43 percent vote.
60-Second Science
Among the many pressing issues that President-elect Barack Obama will face when he takes office in January is climate change
Uninsured member of Congress wins reelection; Democrats take Colorado races
Will the next administration find itself hamstrung by the cost of the financial crisis?
Do genes determine whether you'll be liberal or conservative, Democrat or Republican?
Welcome to the first presidential election of the YouTube era. What's next?
One long campaign, one enormous carbon debt
liberals or conservatives?
Your -- and the candidates' -- votes on science
Just as important as what you say is how you look and what you're doing while you're saying it
A ballot-counting system that allows voters to rank the candidates could provide more accurate results
Despite popular accounts, researchers found that Barack Obama got more negative press coverage than John McCain did in the early summer
Politicians, environmentalists and industry clash over the leasing of public lands for natural gas drilling on Colorado's rugged Roan Plateau
Nobel winners, other scientists advising Obama, report says
Myriad special interests combined with state budget woes mire two environmentally friendly ballot initiatives
With less than three months before the presidential election, the hotly contested state, Ohio, along with others, continue to have problems with E-voting technology
Techies needed to monitor e-voting mess
Voters who know their place; Chilling evidence of rapid climate meltdown; Humans to galaxy: "We're here!" via golden plaques and snack food; and DNA self-sequencing kit marketers parse "lab test"
Where do the candidates stand on the environment and energy? David Biello reports
Princeton astrophysicist J. Richard Gott discusses some of the realities and speculations of time travel (one human holds the record for time travel--1/48 of a second) as well as how best to evaluate presidential election polling data
Misinformation on the campaign trail, once disseminated, is hard to undo--especially when it reinforces one's preconceptions
Misinformation on the campaign trail, once disseminated, is hard to undo--especially when it reinforces one's preconceptions
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