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How does a US president settle on his science policy?

  • Written by Kelly Sims Gallagher, Professor of Energy and Environmental Policy and Director of Center for International Environment and Resource Policy at The Fletcher School, Tufts University
imageA president's science advisor is traditionally a close confidant.AP Photo/Charles Dharapak

One of the president’s most important responsibilities is fostering science, technology and innovation in the U.S. economy. The relationship between science and policy runs in two directions: Scientific knowledge can inform policy decisions, and...

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