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Nature 451, 1050 (28 February 2008) | doi:10.1038/4511050b; Published online 27 February 2008

Political debate: it is a risk, but one that's worth taking

Neal Lane1

  1. Department of Physics and Astronomy and James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, Rice University, Mail Stop 108, Box 1892, Houston, Texas 77251-1892, USA

David Goldston in his Column 'A debatable proposition' (Nature 451, 621; 2008) questions the wisdom of a presidential debate on science and raises several issues that explain his scepticism. I am in favour of such a debate, but I urge the organizers of the petition calling for this, at http://www.Sciencedebate2008.com

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