Flies and Projectors and Bears, Oh My.

• Autores: Steve Mirsky
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 300, Nº. 1, 2009, págs. 37-37
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • This editorial criticizes the claims of 2008 U.S. presidential candidate John McCain and his running mate vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin that government appropriations for science were a waste of money. Criticisms of specific projects that funded research into the DNA of bears in Montana or the purchase a projector for a Chicago, Illinois Planetarium are considered. These allegations are countered by descriptions of the scientific value of these projects.