Missouri Rep. Todd Akin sits on the House Committee for Science , Space and Technology . In politics , the woeful reality is that folklore often trumps real science . Margaret Anderson : A movement to remove him from the committee is starting to gain momentum . Akin and his colleagues can not be allowed to substitute folklore for science , she said . Martonosi : How can the U.S. allow itself to be governed by those who ignore scientific evidence ?
Missouri Rep. Todd Akin sits on the House Committee for Science , Space and Technology . Margaret Anderson : A movement to remove him from the committee is starting to gain momentum . Akin and his colleagues can not be allowed to substitute folklore for science , she said . Martonosi : How can the U.S. allow itself to be governed by those who ignore scientific evidence ?