The entirely volunteer ScienceDebate2008 effort--owned by no one, and by everyone--continues to defy expecations. Consider the "Science 57," a list of organizations and institutions that now endorse the effort:
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) American Economics Group, Inc. The American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Annual Reviews Arizona State University The Aspen Institute Association for Women in Science (AWIS) Astrophysical Journal The Biophysical Society The Carnegie Institution of Washington Center for Inquiry Center for Science Writings, Stevens Institute of Technology Columbia University Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology The Council on Competitiveness Cosmos Studios Federation of Behavioral, Psychological, & Cognitive Sciences Foundation for the Advancement of Behavioral & Brain Sciences Fox Chase Cancer Center The Franklin Institute Science Museum The Hastings Center The Institute of Medicine Issues in Science and Technology Magazine Kavli Institute For Theoretical Physics Lerner Research Institute, The Cleveland Clinic Macalester College Michigan Technological University The National Academy of Engineering The National Academy of Sciences National Center for Science Education Nature Immunology New York University Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences at Duke University North Carolina State University Physicians for Social Responsibility Planetary Science Institute Pomona College Popular Science Magazine R&D Magazine Science Friday, Inc Science Magazine Science Illustrated Magazine The Scientist Magazine Scientists and Engineers for America Seed Media Group, Seed Magazine, and ScienceBlogs Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) SETI Institute Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society Skeptical Inquirer Magazine Society for Science & the Public State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) Student Society for Stem Cell Research (SSSCR) Sweet Briar College The Union of Concerned Scientists The University of Minnesota The University of Washington The Will Steger Foundation
Or just consider some of our newest names:
Brian Baird, Congressman, D, 3rd District, Washington, Chairman, Research and Science Education Subcommittee, Science and Technology Committee Lee Bollinger, President, Columbia University Michael Crow, President, Arizona State University Thomas Mason, Director, Oak Ridge National Laboratory C.D. Mote, Jr., President, University Of Maryland
And the amazing thing is, we have got more news that we're sitting on....you haven't heard the half of it yet.
