The author of the article here (Why Don't We Elect More Scientists?") says, "To avoid receiving the candidates’ canned responses on these and other issues, I sometimes wish that a debate moderator would forgo a standard question about immigration or jobs and instead ask the candidates to solve a simple puzzle, make an elementary estimate, perform a basic calculation."
Read the article and then respond in the comment section, please. You may be askd to join the NYT subscription list...it's free...just do it.
Write down your intellectual response to Paulos' proposition that we would be better off if more scientists were in government.
In your writing, make good points...show off your writing style...present yourself as bright and interesting!
