>For one thing, politicians will tend to choose science advisers who tell them >what they want to hear, *especially* if the advisers are organized into a >body that has any sort of transparency.
What if the members of the council were somehow chosen by the professional associations of various disciplines? If they were nominated by their scientific pears and elected by practicing scientists? Olin ----- Original Message ----- From: Nick Arnett<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Killer Bs (David Brin et al) Discussion<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2008 6:59 PM Subject: Re: On Topic shocker! On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 6:00 PM, Ray Ludenia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > The idea of a "shadow scientific Congress" sounds like an idea with > merit. (Unfortunately perhaps), I suppose this idea could be extended > to economists, lawyers, artists etc. Posting on topic? You just asking to be moderated, aren't you? Seriously, though, I think that many members of Congress have one or more advisers on science and technology. The idea of organizing them into this shadow Congress is intriguing, but I don't quite see how it would work. For one thing, politicians will tend to choose science advisers who tell them what they want to hear, *especially* if the advisers are organized into a body that has any sort of transparency. Nick _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l<http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l> _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
