Representative Dr. Jasmine Clark of Georgia is a microbiologist who organized the March for Science in Atlanta and was part of the following wave of scientists that ran for office in the United States. N8 and Dr. Clark discuss Georgia’s challenges in diversifying its energy portfolio, public transportation and infrastructure, and what it actually means to bring scientific expertise into law-making. 

We’re back at the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS) for a second year! Find us on the AAAS 2021 podcast library here: https://virtual.aaas.org/category/waste-not-why-not

Check out Dr. Clark's virtual panel at AAAS here: https://virtual.aaas.org/legislators-in-lab-coats-how-to-run-for-office-and-change-the-world

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