
OpinionMarch 17, 2020
A Physicist for President?
Recent events make it clear that it couldn’t hurt to elect someone who applies the scientific method to thinking and decision-making
Jim Al-Khalili is professor of physics at the University of Surrey. He is one of Britain's best-known science communicators and has written numerous books, including, most recently, The World According to Physics (Princeton University Press). He is a fellow of the Royal Society and lives in Southsea, England.

A Physicist for President?
Recent events make it clear that it couldn’t hurt to elect someone who applies the scientific method to thinking and decision-making