'Hey, Congress: Scientists Are Coming for Your Seats'

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"From commanding eight nuclear reactors to building a telecom infrastructure in Central America, the experiences of U.S. political candidates have gotten more interesting of late. A wave of political hopefuls with science-y backgrounds may soon bring fascinating experiences and vital knowledge to the country's governing bodies.

Famed astrophysicist and science popularizer Neil deGrasse Tyson once lamented that most members of the U.S. Congress are lawyers, with few STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) representatives. "Where are the engineers? Where's the rest of … life?" he asked in 2011 on the HBO show "Real Time with Bill Maher."

https://www.livescience.com/62411-sc...-congress.html

It's about time.