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LongTomH

(8,636 posts)
Wed Aug 26, 2015, 03:07 PM Aug 2015

Who would you suggest as Science Advisor for the next president?

All of our presidents since FDR have had their own Science Advisor to the President. Who would you suggest as a science advisor for our next Democratic president? I say 'democratic' because I can't imagine anything more futile than being a science advisor for a Republican administration. It's like being morale officer on the Titanic!

I would avoid big name people like Neil deGrasse Tyson or Michio Kaku; someone from academia or NASA would be preferable.

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Who would you suggest as Science Advisor for the next president? (Original Post) LongTomH Aug 2015 OP
Nobody from Monsanto! immoderate Aug 2015 #1
Nassim Taleb would be a great choice! nt bananas Aug 2015 #7
David Baltimore cloudbase Aug 2015 #2
Bill Nye shenmue Aug 2015 #3
Bill! Bill! Bill! Bill! Lordquinton Aug 2015 #5
Trump will probably go with John Travolta itsrobert Aug 2015 #4
. Capt.Rocky300 Aug 2015 #6
That's a very good question for the candidates to answer. northoftheborder Aug 2015 #8
Lisa Randall- This Woman makes me glad I took Physics. She's wonderful!! BlueJazz Aug 2015 #9
The photo got flipped Fortinbras Armstrong Aug 2015 #10
That's because it was about anti-matter. BlueJazz Aug 2015 #12
Jeff Masters Sancho Aug 2015 #11

cloudbase

(5,525 posts)
2. David Baltimore
Wed Aug 26, 2015, 03:14 PM
Aug 2015

Nobel Prize winner and former president of Caltech.

Second choice would be Bowen Loftin, chancellor at Missouri-Columbia.

itsrobert

(14,157 posts)
4. Trump will probably go with John Travolta
Wed Aug 26, 2015, 03:50 PM
Aug 2015

He's a scientologist

He won't be able to get Tom Cruise because he's still makes a living as an actor.

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