Ga. evolution dispute embarrasses some. I'm sure Emory University and Georgia Tech are not happy with the image portrayed because of state government politics like this. Sometimes you wonder, is this the fault of local government or of scientists in general?
This brings us into a larger discussion about scientists' role in educating the public about scientific issues. I was at a banquet last week where the guest speaker, Jon Franklin, spoke about the changing environment that scientists are living in and how we are forced to become more political than we want to. But for the sake of science, it may be time that we took the bull by its horns and do something right. You can read the full transcript of the speech on Jon Franklin's site.
It's funny that this topic was touched upon last week and today, slashdot had a similar posting.
Posted by johnvu at November 11, 2004 10:32 PM