What are the most important things the next U.S. president needs to do for science? To cut through the jargon and find an answer, we bring you the DISCOVER Science Policy Project, in which we give a group of the country’s most celebrated scientists and thinkers the chance to respond to the following question:
What are the three most important things the next president can do to positively impact scientific research in the United States?
In the November issue of DISCOVER, we compile and analyze the results. In the meantime, we will be posting each response in its entirety here on Reality Base. Today's entry is by legendary paleontologist Jack Horner. Feel free to offer your own ideas and analysis in the comments section. All past responses can be found here. JACK HORNER Paleontologist
Read The Origin of Species, and understand evolution.
Fund the National Science Foundation as though America’s ...
