According to a recent Pew survey, 55% of scientists are Democrats and only 6% are Republicans. This is good news for everyone. Democrats now have quantitative backup for their sneers about Republicans being anti-science. Likewise, Republicans now have quantitative backup for their sneers about scientists just being a bunch of liberal shills who aren’t to be trusted on questions like climate change and evolution. We all win!
In other science-esque news, scientists now rank third, in between teachers and doctors, as contributors to our collective well-being. (Business executives rank last, even behind lawyers. So sad.) And although most people are now aware that aspirin is recommended to prevent heart attacks, the public is still having trouble with the issue of whether electrons are smaller than atoms. Perhaps a gazillion dollar ad campaign from the electron industry would help here.
