Congress gains an influx of scientists as GOP science committee head leaves Emily Holden in Washington
Sat 10 Nov 2018 06.00 EST Seven scientists are entering the US congress next year, from engineers and health professionals to an energy businessman and a computer programmer. Five of them are women, including a new senator for Nevada. All are Democrats. Dr Rush Holt, a physicist who represented New Jersey in congress and is now CEO of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, said the newcomers will likely never use their specific expertise but will contribute a much-needed way of thinking. “What is missing in Congress, and what they are better able to provide, is the science perspective. There are so many issues that have the science embedded in them,” Holt said. Illinois Democrat representative Bill Foster, one the few current lawmakers who studied and practiced science, said there is an urgent need for lawmakers with a science background. < - > https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/nov/10/congress-gains-scientists-lawmakers-midterm-elections _______________________________________________ Infowarrior mailing list Infowarrior@attrition.org https://attrition.org/mailman/listinfo/infowarrior
