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el 25-Jul-2009 | Have you registered to attend Netroots Nation yet? It's going to be pretty awesome. There will be dozens of panels, touching on political process and political practice, science, civil liberties, climate change, healthcare, and future of just about any topic you care about. And it won't be out of touch pundits taking on these topics. Valerie Jarrett, President Obama's right hand, will be there. You'll see the first public faceoff between Arlen Specter (R D-PA) and Joe Sestak (D-PA).
And you'll see my panel, Friday August 14 from 2:00-3:15. We'll be talking about science policy and science denial, and you'll get to quiz a panel of top policymakers/scientists. These are folks whose scientific work compelled them to tackle the world of politics. I'll talk about NCSE's work, about events in Kansas and Texas and in small schools from Maine to Mississippi, and about ways nonscientists can build a constituency for honest science education. Michael Stebbins, Assistant Director for Biotechnology to the President's science advisor, will talk about life in the White House, and how the administration plans to open up the policy process for public review and honest scientific input. He'll also draw on his experience as a founder of Scientists and Engineers for America. Susan Wood, a professor at George Washington University, will talk about her work in the FDA, why she resigned in protest during the debate over Plan B, and what citizens can do to ensure that medical policy is made on the basis of the best science, not petty political agendas. Bryan Rehm, a science teacher from Dover, PA, will talk about the events that led him to sue his children's school, and which caused him to join the slate of candidates who replaced a creationist board of education with people seeking honest science. Moderator Devilstower will ask what they all learned as they entered the political realm, and what they think the general public can do to ensure evidence-based policies.
And then we'll turn the panel over to you, the audience. We're there for you, to help you be more effective as you stand up to defend science, and to promote its use in the policy process.
So register now. Prices rise soon, and it promises to be an incredible event. Read the comments on this post...
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 | Thoughts From Kansas |  Blogger | Weblog of a University of Kansas ecology and evolutionary biology student, fighting for progressive politics, evolution, and endangered species.
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| Netroots Nation 2009 | ![Click here to read Voltron Movie Goes Back To The Drawing Board - Voltron Movie Goes Back To The Drawing Board [Hollywood]](http://cache-02.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2010/04/160x120_voltron.jpg) Have you registered to attend Netroots Nation yet? It's going to be pretty awesome. There will be dozens of panels, touching on political process and political practice, science, civil liberties, climate change, healthcare, and future of just about any topic you care about. And it won't be out of touch pundits taking on these topics. Valerie Jarrett, President Obama's right hand, will be th [..] Read complete article | | Published 25-Jul-2009 by Thoughts in Policy and Politics
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| Thoughts From Kansas | Blogger | Weblog of a University of Kansas ecology and evolutionary biology student, fighting for progressive politics, evolution, and endangered species.
Thoughts from Kansas You will notice that it lacks definiteness; that it lacks purpose; that it lacks coherence; that it lacks a subject to talk about; that it is loose and wabbly; that it wanders around; that |
| Netroots Nation 2009 |  Have you registered to attend Netroots Nation yet? It's going to be pretty awesome. There will be dozens of panels, touching on political process and political practice, science, civil liberties, climate change, healthcare, and future of just about any topic you care about. And it won't be out of touch pundits taking on these topics. Valerie Jarrett, President Obama's right hand, will be th [..] Read complete article | | Published 25-Jul-2009 by Thoughts in Policy and Politics
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| Thoughts From Kansas | Blogger | Weblog of a University of Kansas ecology and evolutionary biology student, fighting for progressive politics, evolution, and endangered species.
Thoughts from Kansas You will notice that it lacks definiteness; that it lacks purpose; that it lacks coherence; that it lacks a subject to talk about; that it is loose and wabbly; that it wanders around; that |
| Big Dog at Netroots Nation |  Bill Clinton spoke to the Netroots Nation conference last night. It's an inspired speech, done without notes and with extemporaneous digressions based on a heckler's call.
Before he s [..] Read complete article | | Published 14-Aug-2009 by Thoughts in Policy and Politics
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| Thoughts From Kansas | Blogger | Weblog of a University of Kansas ecology and evolutionary biology student, fighting for progressive politics, evolution, and endangered species.
Thoughts from Kansas You will notice that it lacks definiteness; that it lacks purpose; that it lacks coherence; that it lacks a subject to talk about; that it is loose and wabbly; that it wanders around; that |
| Thoughts From Kansas | Blogger | Weblog of a University of Kansas ecology and evolutionary biology student, fighting for progressive politics, evolution, and endangered species.
Thoughts from Kansas You will notice that it lacks definiteness; that it lacks purpose; that it lacks coherence; that it lacks a subject to talk about; that it is loose and wabbly; that it wanders around; that |
| Netroots Nation thoughts | | Arriving at the David Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, I was on the escalator behind Duncan Black. David Neiwert introduced us in the registration line.
Nate Silver of fivethirtyeight.com is explaining polling to us now, as Charlie Cook (dean of the polling community), Pollster.com authors Max Blumenthal and Charles Franklin, and Greg Dworkin (DemFromCT) nod in agreement. Sho [..] Read complete article | | Published 13-Aug-2009 by Thoughts in Policy and Politics
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| Thoughts From Kansas | Blogger | Weblog of a University of Kansas ecology and evolutionary biology student, fighting for progressive politics, evolution, and endangered species.
Thoughts from Kansas You will notice that it lacks definiteness; that it lacks purpose; that it lacks coherence; that it lacks a subject to talk about; that it is loose and wabbly; that it wanders around; that |
| Netroots Nation recap | | I know it's been a week since I got back from Netroots Nation, so this is a rather belated report, but I have a good excuse. I was on the road for 4 weeks before NrN, and it's taken me a little while to get caught up again.
Netroots Nation was awesome. It'll be in Las Vegas next year, and should be even better. It'll be the 5th year, returning to the scene of the first convention, ba [..] Read complete article | | Published 24-Aug-2009 by Thoughts in Policy and Politics
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| Thoughts From Kansas | Blogger | Weblog of a University of Kansas ecology and evolutionary biology student, fighting for progressive politics, evolution, and endangered species.
Thoughts from Kansas You will notice that it lacks definiteness; that it lacks purpose; that it lacks coherence; that it lacks a subject to talk about; that it is loose and wabbly; that it wanders around; that |
| Gearing up for my Netroots Nation Panel | | Netroots Nation is rolling out their panels for the next meeting (August 13-16, Pittsburgh, PA). It's an interesting mix, with more than any one person can handle. If my experience last year is any guide, it'll be a struggle just to keep up, and there will be lots of times when I'll have two or more simultaneous panels I want to attend. I just hope my panel isn't scheduled opposite anything r [..] Read complete article | | Published 18-Jun-2009 by Thoughts in Policy and Politics
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| Thoughts From Kansas | Blogger | Weblog of a University of Kansas ecology and evolutionary biology student, fighting for progressive politics, evolution, and endangered species.
Thoughts from Kansas You will notice that it lacks definiteness; that it lacks purpose; that it lacks coherence; that it lacks a subject to talk about; that it is loose and wabbly; that it wanders around; that |
| Random moment in Netroots Nation | | Governor Mayor Gavin Newsom (I slipped up and made that verbal premonition yesterday) is sitting here in the airport with me. I may chat with him in a moment.
This morning, he introduced the capstone speech by Van Jones. Let it be said that Van Jones Rocks, and his Ella Baker Center is just down the street from NCSE's offices, and I c [..] Read complete article | | Published 21-Jul-2008 by Thoughts in Policy and Politics
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| Thoughts From Kansas | Blogger | Weblog of a University of Kansas ecology and evolutionary biology student, fighting for progressive politics, evolution, and endangered species.
Thoughts from Kansas You will notice that it lacks definiteness; that it lacks purpose; that it lacks coherence; that it lacks a subject to talk about; that it is loose and wabbly; that it wanders around; that |
| A nation of laws | ![Click here to read Victorious Torchlight Creators Like The Idea Of Torchlight 2 - Victorious Torchlight Creators Like The Idea Of Torchlight 2 [Gdc]](http://cache-04.gawkerassets.com/assets/images/9/2010/03/160x120_4c99dcb21f1be1c1c4.jpg) Martin Cothran, the perpetually benighted Disco. Inst. blogger, considers the tussle over Blagojevich's Senate appointment and sees it as a fight, The Democrats vs. the states:
Whether Burris serves as Senator from Illinois is a matter for the people of Illinois to decide, not the U. S. Senate. Reid and the rest of the Senate need to keep their greedy hands off of Illinois's S [..] Read complete article | | Published 31-Dec-2008 by Thoughts in Policy and Politics
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| Preview: Dead Nation |  Adding zombies to your game is like putting a lowercase "i" in front of your product name. Marketing types think people just go for the one called "the iBlanket" or the racing game with zombies. While that might h [..] Read complete article | | Published 02-Jul-2010 by Chris Buffa in Dead-Natione3-2010Housemarqueplaystationps3PSNSCEA
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| Dead Nation debuts on PSN Nov. 30 | |
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It has come to my attention that you intend to launch a new downloadable PlayStation 3 game, dubbed "Dead Nation," on Tuesday, November 30 in North America (and December 1 in Europe). Based on what I have [..] Read complete article | | Published 15-Nov-2010 by Ludwig Kietzmann in BEANdead-nationhousemarqueplaystationps3psnq3-2010release-date
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