Comments on: Uncle Sam Wants YOU For American Science http://www.scienceprogress.org/2009/08/unscientific-america/ Progressive approaches to science policy Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:53:45 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: AM http://www.scienceprogress.org/2009/08/unscientific-america/comment-page-1/#comment-6312 AM Mon, 26 Oct 2009 03:42:01 +0000 http://www.scienceprogress.org/?p=4165#comment-6312 Hello, I am interested in the new book "UnscientificAmerica" by Chris Mooney and Sheril Kirshenbaum and could review it in a newspaper where I regularly contribute. I am based in Argentina, is there any chance you could send me a copy..? Thank you, AM Hello, I am interested in the new book “UnscientificAmerica” by Chris Mooney and Sheril Kirshenbaum and could review it in a newspaper where I regularly contribute.
I am based in Argentina, is there any chance you could send me a copy..?

Thank you, AM

]]> By: Michael F. Sarabia http://www.scienceprogress.org/2009/08/unscientific-america/comment-page-1/#comment-5964 Michael F. Sarabia Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:38:50 +0000 http://www.scienceprogress.org/?p=4165#comment-5964 Yes, you'r RIGHT ON! Without a technical edge we would have to compete in price, against Asian salaries and that would be the end. Where are the Patriotic Conservatives in all this? Under the Buch Admin., the number of technical visas increased to over 100,000 a year. Under the Buch Admin., the number of technical visas increased to over 100,000 a year (worth repeating, maybe? This has been going on for years. Industry is tired of telling educators Primary school students cannot read and write, high school students do not know Algebra or Physics. College students cannot understand advanced Calculus nor program such equations in a Fortran, C or C++. Cheap solution: Bring the best graduates from outside the US and forget about American college graduates. You ought not believe this but our best universities are willing to give scholarships to foreign students unable to pass the entrance exams in the technical universities in their country. It does not take a genius to predict what happens if industry stop complaining and supporting our Universities. It does not take a genius to predict what happens if industry stop hiring American scientists. Even our universities (have to) hire foreign teachers for advanced technical courses and they are eminently qualified and I know that is the truth. How big is the problem? Increasing Grad School teacher salaries is the last priority. But, how can you hire the best teachers that speak English? I don't know. Yes, you’r RIGHT ON!
Without a technical edge we would have to compete in price, against Asian salaries and that would be the end.
Where are the Patriotic Conservatives in all this?
Under the Buch Admin., the number of technical visas increased to over 100,000 a year.
Under the Buch Admin., the number of technical visas increased to over 100,000 a year (worth repeating, maybe?
This has been going on for years.
Industry is tired of telling educators Primary school students cannot read and write, high school students do not know Algebra or Physics.
College students cannot understand advanced Calculus nor program such equations in a Fortran, C or C++.
Cheap solution: Bring the best graduates from outside the US and forget about American college graduates.
You ought not believe this but our best universities are willing to give scholarships to foreign students unable to pass the entrance exams in the technical universities in their country.
It does not take a genius to predict what happens if industry stop complaining and supporting our Universities.
It does not take a genius to predict what happens if industry stop hiring American scientists.
Even our universities (have to) hire foreign teachers for advanced technical courses and they are eminently qualified and I know that is the truth.
How big is the problem? Increasing Grad School teacher salaries is the last priority.
But, how can you hire the best teachers that speak English?
I don’t know.

]]> By: John Smith http://www.scienceprogress.org/2009/08/unscientific-america/comment-page-1/#comment-5947 John Smith Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:55:08 +0000 http://www.scienceprogress.org/?p=4165#comment-5947 I would like to read your new book. I have been wondering when this would come up again. It was big about 27-30 years ago hence the additional 5-10 days of additional school instruction that has been added to the school year to pare down the achievement gap between American kids and those of other nations. Yet most of the spelling Bee(National) and science fairs(Intel Prizes)have been awarded to "recent" Americans from various foreign lands. The last Great science push was the Red Scare of the Sputnik launch in the late 50's I mince that SIlicon Valley in my state of Californai can't even get all the workers it needs despit Stanford ,UCBerkeley, SJ State and other smaller private universities I am concern that the lastest science push is much more condescending to those of Faith than the event from the 50's. I beleive you can see what that standpoint looks like if you pick up a Scientific American and see how it has lost its way. It seems to be too interested in giving info to counter your friends "Creation Science" beliefs than it is in conveying the passion of science. If we don't repect each other's views than nothing positive will happen. John Smith Fresno I would like to read your new book. I have been wondering when this would come up again. It was big about 27-30 years ago hence the additional 5-10 days of additional school instruction that has been added to the school year to pare down the achievement gap between American kids and those of other nations. Yet most of the spelling Bee(National) and science fairs(Intel Prizes)have been awarded to “recent” Americans from various foreign lands. The last Great science push was the Red Scare of the Sputnik launch in the late 50’s
I mince that SIlicon Valley in my state of Californai can’t even get all the workers it needs despit Stanford ,UCBerkeley, SJ State and other smaller private universities

I am concern that the lastest science push is much more condescending to those of Faith than the event from the 50’s. I beleive you can see what that standpoint looks like if you pick up a Scientific American and see how it has lost its way. It seems to be too interested in giving info to counter your friends “Creation Science” beliefs than it is in conveying the passion of science. If we don’t repect each other’s views than nothing positive will happen.

John Smith
Fresno

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