White House Office of Science and Technology Policy provides in-house science advice for the president
- Written by Kenneth Evans, Scholar in Science and Technology Policy, Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University
The president's science adviser has executive privilege and is also responsible to Congress.Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesPresidents need science advice. From climate change and pandemics to the governance of AI and the country’s nuclear arsenal, science sits at the center of a range of foreign and domestic policy challenges that...