WH Office Hours: Science Fair 2/7/12
Bill Nye, the Science Guy and CEO of the Planetary Society, Neil Tyson, astrophysicist at the American Museum of Natural History, and Tom Kalil, Deputy Director for Policy in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, respond to your questions during White House Office Hours.
At the WhiteHouse *now* w/BillNye @TheScienceGuy. A day of science education with the President. Send questions using #WHChat
Hi - Tom Kalil here with the White House to take your questions on STEM and the #WHScienceFair Ask using #whchat
Hey @clark_stefani Oh no, Neil and I hang out all the time. We talk space, sci ed, tv performing, & changing the world. #WHChat
@whitehouseostp How can companies & govt orgs be encouraged to create STEM career re-entry internships? Women's careers sites.google.com/site/techcaree…- hey @Lori_Flynn We are working closely with groups like Change the Equation - group of over 100 CEOs @changeequation #whchat
- Hey @edwelshsays, got to have leap seconds. The world is slowing down, because of tides. We all reckon time this closely. GPS etc. needs it.
@neiltyson, Mr. President, how do u plan 2 focus on increasing math & science education, when the right is vehemently opposed to it #WHChat- Hey @kraegarth, we need to celebrate science and math, recruit another excellent 100K teachers. See wh.gov/stem
@neiltyson & @thescienceguy Which area of science do you think is of the highest priority at this time?- Hey @leapofawesome, right now, the key seems to be algebra. If we can do a better job teaching algebra, we could engage many more sci kids.
@neiltyson #WHChat - the US still uses the imperial system. Is this not limiting international cooperation?- Hey @maximharper the English/Imperial system holds us back. That said, more of us are using Celsius, liters and Watts (they're metric).
@TheScienceGuy Why is there so little good science programming for kids? We need more real science for kids on TV! #WHchat
