Regular readers know that I will sometimes fume and gnash about politics and science. I've been active about this for some time now, and while I hope that making noise will help, I have longed to do more. Now I can. Chris Mooney and Sheril Kirshenbaum (from The Intersection) have started up what may be an incredibly effective grassroots campaign to get the Presidential candidates to debate science. A real, actual televised debate on real, actual science. Right now, the effort is mostly getting signatures, but once a critical mass is reached a more proactive stance will be taken (some things apparently are happening sotto voce as well). So far, they're doing very well: the list of scientists is impressive. They also have a nice list of bloggers supporting them, including one or two Best Science Blog winners you may recognize.
Update: D'oh! Chris just sent me a note reminding ...
