SSS 2008-02-15

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This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I’m Steve Mirsky. Got a minute?

 On February 14th, the Union of Concerned Scientists issued a call for the protection of federal scientists.  The UCS press conference took place in space made available by the American Association for the Advancement¹ of Science, whose annual meeting is taking place in Boston.  Francesca Grifo is the director of the UCS’s scientific integrity program: “As we transition to the next administration, regardless of who we vote to place at its helm, we must ensure that the falsifying of data; the fabricating of results; the selective editing; the intimidation², censoring³ and suppression of scientists; the corruption⁴ of advisory⁵ panels; and the tampering⁶ with scientific procedures all stop.”

To that end, the UCS wants Congress to pass a scientists’ bill of rights.  Kurt Gottfriend is professor of physics emeritus⁷ at Cornell University and a cofounder of the UCS: “We therefore call on the next president and Congress to codify⁸ the basic freedoms that federal scientists must have if they are to  produce the scientific knowledge that is needed by a government dedicated⁹ to the public good.”

Thanks for the minute for Scientific American's 60-Second Science from the AAAs meeting in Boston. I am Steve Mirsky.