I'm actually quite surprised there was no religious leader! Annette
Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 619-260-4006 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---- Original message ---- >Date: Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:06:52 -0400 >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [tips] Dinner invites >To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> > >Katie Couric, the US television presenter, tonight asked Obama and >McCain to each name three people they'd like to have up for dinner. > >Obama named a politician (Nelson Mandela), a businessman (Warren Buffet), >and a relative (his granny). McCain named a soldier (David Petraeus), a >businesswoman (Meg Whitman, who founded e-Bay), and an athlete (Henry >Suhato, an Olympic wrestler). [see >http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/08/eveningnews/main4510826.sh tml ] > >What's interesting is who's not on the list. Note the absence of a >scientist. > >Why no Richard Dawkins (well actually, that's a no-brainer, but it's a >shame), no E.O. Wilson, no Jared Diamond, Philip Zimbardo, Steven >Pinker, Vilayanur Ramachandran, or Oliver Sacks? > >Actually, if I had my druthers, it would be Richard Feynman, but he >wouldn't be able to make it. > >Does this non-invite of scientists by the USA's top politicians indicate >something about how politicians value the input of scientists? > >Stephen > >------------------------------------------------------------ ----- >Stephen L. Black, Ph.D. >Professor of Psychology, Emeritus >Bishop's University e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >2600 College St. >Sherbrooke QC J1M 1Z7 >Canada > >Subscribe to discussion list (TIPS) for the teaching of >psychology at http://flightline.highline.edu/sfrantz/tips/ >------------------------------------------------------------ ----------- > >--- >To make changes to your subscription contact: > >Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
