50 years after the appointment of the first presidential science adviser, the White House is flooded with scientific information. Roger Pielke Jr suggests how the next administration might develop ways to use it best.
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Pielke, R. Who has the ear of the president?. Nature 450, 347–348 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/450347a
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