Letter from Adam Bly, EiC, SEED
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Dear Seed friends,
In his first speech as President-elect last November, Barack Obama reminded us of the promise of "a world connected by our own science and imagination." And on Tuesday, in his inaugural address, President Obama cemented his commitment to a new ethos and culture by vowing to "restore science to its rightful place."
At Seed, we are firmly 
committed to President 
Obama's vision and want to help make it a reality. We begin today by asking you, our friends and colleagues in science, and outside science, to respond to the President's idea of a "rightful place" for science. What is science's rightful place?Restoring science to its rightful place in government and in wider society will be no simple task; it will demand fresh ideas, the engagement of America's scientists and engineers, and the collaboration of other cultural and social institutions.
On Tuesday we bore witness to a milestone with multiple facets: the victory of racial equality, the demise of anti-intellectualism, the triumph of hope over fear, and the evolution of democracy itself. Today we also entered a new era of curiosity, open inquiry, and hard work in pursuit of something bigger than each of us. History will call this the birth of our scientific renaissance.
We invite you to share your thoughts and comments on the rightful place of science. Send text, audio, video, image to
responses@rightfulplace.org or join the conversation on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rightful-Place-Project/46391575761Kindest regards,
Adam Bly
Editor-in-Chief, Seed
4 comments:
Science has rights! Who knew?
I propose a series of tent revivals and bumper stickers.
Science and imagination, no less. That would make a blanket pass for all sorts; including state of the arts...? I propose a cage match for groups of science professors.
You know like Botany vs Political Science
Or how about Endocrinology vs Gynecology
...in the cage, two tables and two chairs, we could include tag teams too, or move into tribal warfare later. You know a vent for kids: "Biology Sucks, Biology Sucks!!"
Good thinking there. If you want to raise awareness about something, make it more popular, part of the lexicon; you have to figure out a way to package it that encourages audience participation via the ability to wager. Look how it worked for the NFL. On the other hand Al Gore and his rug beating have faded away.
So true, Maestro, so true... Gore should have picked a grudge match with John Cena, Songs of the Green vs Wrestler Rap.
ICP has a stake in that one, I wager, because Pat2 told me so.
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