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Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Neal Lane on ScienceDebate 2008
Both the Washington Post's and the NYTimes' Live Blogs have noted tonight's debate to be the last of the primary season. Clearly, they are forgetting about ScienceDebate 2008. Or else they think the primaries will be locked up by April 18, 2008.
In November 2006 I had the pleasure of hosting Neal Lane for a visit to the University of Washington. The UW's Forum on Science Ethics and Policy invited the former NSF Director and Bill Clinton's science advisor to speak about the future of science in America. He and a large number of science superstars have come out in support of ScienceDebate 2008. Here is a video of him making a case for it.
Hope for Pandora is a place for a conversation about science and medicine. This site is one attempt to build a dialogue about science, medicine and society. You'll also find plenty of vignettes about my experiences in graduate school and as a medical student en route to becoming an academic emergency physician. I welcome and appreciate comments.
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I'm an emergency medicine resident at Yale-New Haven Hospital. My academic interests include medical humanities and the social and political influences on science and medicine. At home, I like to garden and tackle do-it-yourself projects.
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