A little compare and contrast game for this election season. (For those of you not American or not paying attention, yes, we’re in the middle of an incredibly nasty presidential election.) My examples have nothing – and everything – to do with the current candidates.
Canada has a new Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, who stunned and delighted many viewers a few days ago with a seemingly impromptu primer on the foundations of quantum computing.
America has people like Paul Broun, who until last year acually sat on government science oversight committees, influencing funding and research.
We should not be startled when our leaders know at least basic science. We should demand it of them. Likewise, we shouldn’t allow anyone near a government science oversight committee if they don’t ‘believe’ in science.