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Science and Technology Medals Awarded

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the tack-it-on dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The Boston Globe is reporting that President Bush awarded science and technology achievement medals today to 15 laureates. The list of medal winners includes those who have done work that has 'revolutionized organ transplants, led to development of global positioning systems, and helped feed millions around the world.' "

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  1. Great! by laughingcoyote · · Score: 5, Insightful

    And since he's so up on the "spirit of discovery" being a part of American culture, he surely wouldn't cut funds for schools...

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    1. Re:Great! by Daniel+Dvorkin · · Score: 3, Insightful

      I believe the phrase is "keeping up appearances."

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  2. Know Thy Enemy by Doc+Ruby · · Score: 3, Insightful

    He handed a medal to Kenneth J. Arrow, Nobel prize winner for "general economic equilibrium theory and welfare theory", and to Robert N. Clayton for his chemical analyses describing solar system evolution. Economic equilibrium, welfare and evolution - none of which Bush seems interested in the rest of the year.

    Maybe he thinks he's at the Olympics, and these medalists need his help to get corporate sponsors for some advertising dollars to, you know, kind of catapult the propaganda.

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  3. Oh? Did he award one to that dropout at NASA? by geoswan · · Score: 3, Insightful
    What a joke. He appointed that militant fundamentalist to censor NASA. The kid was a dropout, who had never had a full-time job, and whose only qualification was that he had served on Bush's 2004 electoral campaign.

    Before he awards any Science awards he should fire all the ignorant political appointees he placed to oversee real scientists. He should fire anybody who is as incompetent and unqualified as "You are doing a heck of a job Brownie."

  4. Maybe it's too much to ask... by fortinbras47 · · Score: 4, Insightful
    ...but it would be nice to see comments on the actual science and prize winners as opposed to ten million uninformative, reflexive Bush bashing posts.

    I'd like to know more about the science. I don't really if an individual poster likes or dislikes Bush.

    1. Re:Maybe it's too much to ask... by PornMaster · · Score: 4, Insightful

      While I'm not a fan of discounting everything the man does, you have to admit that for him to present science awards is a bit like Microsoft handing out awards for open source development.

      This isn't meant to debate the principles, or even take away from the work of those given the awards, but it's rather plain to see that the President has made himself worthy of ridicule when it comes to science.

      Even if it's only symbolic, I'd rather see such things presented as national awards by noted scientists, perhaps with an appearance or a note from W congratulating the winners.

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  5. Re:And They Receive? by msbsod · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Those awards are an asset to the researchers' CV. And that is what they need when they apply for a grant (real money).

  6. These are actually... by This+is+outrageous! · · Score: 4, Insightful

    ... the 2004 medals of science. Why do the 2004 medals get announced by the President in November 2005, and presented in 2006? Is this a tradition, or a reflection of current priorities...?

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  7. No climatologists? by Agelmar · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Am I the only one who finds it odd that there are no climatologists on the list? There has been a lot of research in the area lately, with many significant results. Or perhaps that's the problem...