On October 9th, ASUtv aired a special Future Tense event sponsored by Arizona State University, the New America Foundation and Slate magazine. You can now watch this event directly below, or at the ASUtv Video Library: It’s Science and Tech Policy, Stupid

(From the New America Foundation): Campaign speeches are full of lofty promises about investments in new technology, cutting-edge science, and STEM education. Candidates from both parties publicly champion the advancement of science and technology, and recognize scientific progress as a cornerstone of the American economy and way of life.

But when it comes to specific policies like federal support for scientific research, infrastructure, and education, the promises from both sides are often at odds. What becomes of these promises when they meet the harsh realities of economics and politics?

Future Tense ftakes an in-depth look at the implications of science and tech policy from the campaign trail.

Featuring:
Marvin Ammori
Bernard L. Schwartz Fellow, New America Foundation
Affiliate Scholar, Stanford Law School’s Center for Internet & Society

Sheri Fink, M.D.
Future Tense Fellow, New America Foundation
Pulitzer Prize-winning Investigative Reporter

Konstantin Kakaes
Bernard L. Schwartz Fellow, New America Foundation

Amanda Ripley
Emerson Fellow, New America Foundation
Contributing Writer, TIME Magazine

Moderator:
Robert Wright
Senior Future Tense Fellow, New America Foundation
Author, The Evolution of God, Nonzero, and The Moral Animal