Top Advisory Panel Warns Erosion of U.S. Science

fbg111 writes "From the NYT: A panel of experts convened by the National Academies, the nation's leading science advisory group, called yesterday for an urgent and wide-ranging effort to strengthen scientific competitiveness. The 20-member panel, reporting at the request of a bipartisan group in Congress, said that without such an effort the United States 'could soon lose its privileged position.' It cited many examples of emerging scientific and industrial power abroad and listed 20 steps the United States should take to maintain its global lead."

yeah we may be slipping in real science

[Mantorp]

but we more than make up for it with intelligent desing

Step one...

[Anonymous Coward]

remove Bush administration...

Dear Process Of Erosion;

[mekkab]

Given the United States penchant for spin, as evidenced by its political problems, we feel it necessary to warn you that U.S. Science may infact try to state that you don't exist.

Keep a sharp watch!

signed,
Advisory Panel

I find this hard to believe...

[jferris]

Every infomercial I watch talks about how every product is a leading scientific breakthrough for the 21st century. I have a channel on DirecTV that only has infomercials, so I should know. Just wait until Ronco hears about this!

Current administration is working on this...

[mobiux]

By labeling "intelligent design" as science.

When the label finally sticks, we'll be in the lead again. YAY!!!
Kansas will be the new MIT.

Re:Not Surprising

[cparisi]

Yes, let's pray to God that people come to their senses!

A scientific study was done, results inconclusive

[digitaldc]

In response to the need to find out why scientific competetiveness was lacking, a study was initiated to solve this conundrum. However, the study was deemed inconclusive due to the lack of resources, mismatched numerical systems, and little or no understanding of the core problem.

Real science answers to real science questions

[biznes2biznes]

Why did it take a "Top Advisory Panel" to tell us this? Real science answers to real science questions [funnies.paco.to]

Predictions

[RedNovember]

• 50% comments about how religious nutjobs are taking over the country
• 5% Trolls about how you're all going to hell
• 44% Grammar Nazis harping on the misspelling of 'lose'
• 1% Replies and corrections to this post

A Raft of Intelligent Design in Education Bills

[StefanJ]

(I submitted this to McSweeney's Internet Tendency. It got rejected, so you'all get to suffer:)

Suggested Names for Bills Requiring Intelligent Design in Schools:

  Trofim's Law

  Global Laughingstock Initiative

  No Child Left Secular

  Equal Time for Unbelievable Bullshit Measure

  Last Nail in the Coffin for Public Education Act

  Irreducible Complexity Sophistry Initiative

  Created for Excellence and Metric Elimination Bill

  National Irrelevance Act

Re:Current administration is working on this...

[theendlessnow]

When the label finally sticks, we'll be in the lead again. YAY!!!

Boy that is backward. Think of all that paint we already removed to get out the lead.

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I love English!

not "Erosion"

[butterwise]

I believe the correct term is "Intelligent Dirt Pushing."

George Bush doesn't care about scientists

[ENOENT]

Kayne West was so close.

As I said often last year on a trip to the UK

[bADlOGIN]

"I'm from the United States. Sorry about our government."
It worked well as an introduction.