by jpitney | Sep 24, 2024 | Civility, Deliberation, Science
Dr. Francis Collins, former director of NIH, at NYT: Here are some specific ideas about actions we can all take. First, we should each take the time to get our own mental house in order. Let’s begin with a fundamental principle: There is such a thing as truth,...
by jpitney | Jan 28, 2022 | Reagan, Science, Space
On this date in 1986, the Challenger disaster took place. President Reagan addressed the nation: Ladies and gentlemen, I’d planned to speak to you tonight to report on the state of the Union, but the events of earlier today have led me to change those plans....
by jpitney | Sep 26, 2020 | Civility, Science
Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health, Templeton Prize Address, September 24, 2020: Of all the developments that cause me concern over the past few years, none is greater than the growing disregard of maintaining a high standard of...
by jpitney | Sep 15, 2020 | Coronavirus, Public Administration, Public Opinion, Science
Reid Wilson at The Hill: The American public is beginning to lose trust in political leaders and scientific institutions as the coronavirus pandemic drags into its sixth month, troubling signs that raise the prospect that millions of Americans may not take advice or...
by jpitney | Dec 6, 2019 | Congress, Science, Uncategorized
From the House Science Committee: EXPERTS NEEDED: OPTIONS FOR IMPROVED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ADVICE FOR CONGRESS DATE: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2019 OPENING STATMENT Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX) WITNESSES The Honorable Michael McCord, Director, Civil-Military...
