Blog Comments

Kinetica Online is pleased to provide direct links to commentaries from our senior editor Dr. Steven Pelech has posted on other blogs sites. Most of these comments appear on the GenomeWeb Daily Scan website, which in turn highlight interesting blogs that have been posted at numerous sites in the blogosphere since the beginning of 2010. A wide variety of topical subjects are covered ranging from the latest scientific breakthroughs, research trends, politics and career advice. The original blogs and Dr. Pelech’s comments are summarized here under the title of the original blog. Should viewers wish to add to these discussions, they should add their comments at the original blog sites.

The views expressed by Dr. Pelech do not necessarily reflect those of the other management and staff at Kinexus Bioinformatics Corporation. However, we wish to encourage healthy debate that might spur improvements in how biomedical research is supported and conducted.

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The Politics of Science

08/02/11 14:55 Filed in: GenomeWeb Daily Scan
A recent Pew survey reported that more than half of scientists (~55%) consider themselves Democrats, compared to about a third (~35%) of the general public. Blogger Chris Mooney at The Intersection also wondered why about 52 percent of scientists call themselves liberals, whereas only 20 percent of the public does so. S. Pelech outlines several factors that predispose its practitioners of science to be more "liberal" in their outlooks. He also questions generalizations about the differences between "Republicans" and "Liberals" in the US with respect to their perceived value of science, especially since both types of administrations have strongly supported scientific research activities in the past. Read More...

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