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This Scientist Wants to Bring Star Trek Values to Congress
Geek's Guide To The Galaxy | Culture
12.02.17. 8:50 AM
Vulcanologist Jess Phoenix never expected to be involved in politics. Until recently her life revolved around sciencetraveling the world to study different volcanoes and running an educational nonprofit. But the environmental record of the Trump administration has motivated her to run for Congress.
These guys are basically gutting every environmental protection that existed, Phoenix says in Episode 284 of the Geeks Guide to the Galaxy podcast. Its a trend we have to stop now. We cant let this continue.
Phoenix is one of a growing number of scientists who are running for public office, spurred on by the group 314 Action, which helps teach scientists how to organize a political campaign. Theres a growing recognition among them that too many elected officials are ignorant of basic science, and that the only solution is for scientists to get in there and do a better job.
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She also has one advantage that sets her apartthe support of Star Trek actors like Tim Russ, Robert Picardo, and John Billingsley, all of whom have appeared in her campaign videos. John saw the correlation between my positions about issues and the Star Trek universe, Phoenix says, and how the ideals of Gene Roddenberrys future matched up with what I wanted to fight for.
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Geek's Guide To The Galaxy | Culture
12.02.17. 8:50 AM
Vulcanologist Jess Phoenix never expected to be involved in politics. Until recently her life revolved around sciencetraveling the world to study different volcanoes and running an educational nonprofit. But the environmental record of the Trump administration has motivated her to run for Congress.
These guys are basically gutting every environmental protection that existed, Phoenix says in Episode 284 of the Geeks Guide to the Galaxy podcast. Its a trend we have to stop now. We cant let this continue.
Phoenix is one of a growing number of scientists who are running for public office, spurred on by the group 314 Action, which helps teach scientists how to organize a political campaign. Theres a growing recognition among them that too many elected officials are ignorant of basic science, and that the only solution is for scientists to get in there and do a better job.
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She also has one advantage that sets her apartthe support of Star Trek actors like Tim Russ, Robert Picardo, and John Billingsley, all of whom have appeared in her campaign videos. John saw the correlation between my positions about issues and the Star Trek universe, Phoenix says, and how the ideals of Gene Roddenberrys future matched up with what I wanted to fight for.
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This Scientist Wants to Bring Star Trek Values to Congress (Original Post)
sl8
Dec 2017
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BumRushDaShow
(129,419 posts)1. Picardo's tweets are hilarious!
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Robert Picardo
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@RobertPicardo
Today is:
World AIDS Day, Rosa Parks Day, National Pie Day, Faux Fur Friday and Flynn Cut-A-Deal Day.
11:25 AM - Dec 1, 2017
brooklynite
(94,725 posts)2. CA-25 is a vulnerable toss-up seat...
...but she has two Democratic opponents who at present are raising more money than she is.
Pope George Ringo II
(1,896 posts)3. Make it so.
A little more Picard-Riker, a little less Dukat-Weyoun.