Scientists and Engineers for America Action Fund and ScienceBlogs (SEED Magazine) have teamed up to bring you the AVoteForScience YouTube challenge. Are you a scientist? Tell the world who you are voting for this year. McCain? Obama? None of the above? Upload your YouTube video explaining who you are, who you are voting for and why you are voting for them. Tag your video with “avoteforscience” and we’ll favorite it. Make sure to end your video with “My name is [your name] I’m a scientist and I’m voting for [insert your candidates name here]. Simple as that.
We will be featuring prominent scientists from around the country explaining why they are making their choice this year. Our first video is by Martin Chalfie, co-winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize in chemistry. We hope you will join us in telling the world that science is important, who you are voting for and why. Check out the latest videos in the challenge on the aVoteForScience YouTube channel. Don’t forget to tag your videos with “aVoteForScience” So we can find them.
October 17th, 2008 at 5:55 am
[...] Our latest entry to the YouTube A Vote for Science challenge is by Marine Biologist Mark WestNeat. Dr Westneat is a Curator of Zoology at the Field Museum of Natural History, and Director of the Biodiversity Synthesis Center, and Professor at the University of Chicago. He has provided a long list of reasons why he supports Obama. Unlike the other videos, Mark talks about his decision from the perspective of a scientist and as a fisherman and hunter. We will be featuring new videos every day on our YouTube AVoteForScience channel. Check them all out. Each provides a unique perspective. If you are a scientist and would like to contribute a video, check out the simple instructions HERE. [...]
October 17th, 2008 at 6:54 am
[...] Our latest entry to the YouTube A Vote for Science challenge is by Marine Biologist Mark WestNeat. Dr Westneat is a Curator of Zoology at the Field Museum of Natural History, Director of the Biodiversity Synthesis Center, and Professor at the University of Chicago. He has provided a long list of reasons why he supports Obama. Unlike the other videos, Mark talks about his decision from the perspective of a scientist and as a fisherman and hunter. We will be featuring new videos every day on our YouTube AVoteForScience channel. Check them all out. Each provides a unique perspective. If you are a scientist and would like to submit a video, check out the simple instructions HERE. [...]
October 17th, 2008 at 1:31 pm
[...] scientists supporting McCain, speak now. Simple instructions for uploading your videos can be found HERE and our YouTube channel can be found [...]
October 27th, 2008 at 6:26 am
[...] Kiki speaks frankly about innovation, education and technology and the importance of electing a President with a track record of supporting science. If you are a scientist and want your voice heard, upload your video today. Instructions can be found here. [...]