ScienceDebate.org

ScienceDebate.org

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Motto	The most important discussion on earth
Purpose	Ensure that the key science and technology issues that affect our lives get the attention they deserve, starting with a live, televised debate between the U.S. presidential nominees and expanding to important elections domestically and globally.
Key people	Matthew Chapman, Shawn Lawrence Otto, Lawrence Krauss, Chris Mooney, Sheril Kirshenbaum, Austin Dacey, Darlene Cavalier, Michael Halpern
Website	www.sciencedebate.org

Matthew Chapman, Shawn Lawrence Otto, Lawrence Krauss, Chris Mooney, Sheril Kirshenbaum, Austin Dacey, Darlene Cavalier,

ScienceDebate.org is a nonpartisan American nonprofit organization working to elevate the importance of science and technology in the national public dialogue through live, televised debates involving political candidates. Driven by the vital role that science and technology play in the health, environmental, and economic well-being of society, it strives to provide voters with sufficient and meaningful information on these key issues when electing people to serve in public office.

The organization has the support of 24 Nobel laureates; 172 leaders of scientific institutions; 108 university presidents and provosts; and 55 current and former business leaders (such as company presidents, CEOs, and chairpersons). Well-known signatories include: actors Johnny Depp and Mark Ruffalo, presidential science adviser John Holdren, former energy secretary Steven Chu, inventor Elon Musk, actor/producer David Schwimmer, and educator Bill Nye.

In the run-up to the 2008 presidential election, the lack of discussion about science and technology issues caught the attention of film director and screenwriter Matthew Chapman. Together with author, screenwriter and science advocate Shawn Lawrence Otto, theoretical physicist and cosmologist Lawrence Krauss, science journalist Chris Mooney, author and polling expert Sheril Kirshenbaum, and science philosopher Austin Dacey, Science Debate 2008 was created. Shortly thereafter, Science Cheerleader founder Darlene Cavalier and science advocate Michael Halpern joined the team.