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Allison Macfarlane gives credit to her mentor John Holdren
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/in-the-loop/post/background-check-allison-macfarlane-chair-of-the-nuclear-regulatory-commission/2012/08/20/0eeda500-e892-11e1-a3d2-2a05679928ef_blog.html
Posted at 11:25 AM ET, 08/20/2012
BACKGROUND CHECK: Allison Macfarlane, chair of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
By Emily Heil
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What motivated you to go into public service?
My mentor, White House science advisor John Holdren, taught me that scientists have an obligation to put their knowledge to use in the service of the American people. There’s a place for pure research, but I’ve been most drawn to science that makes a difference in people’s lives.
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What subject, other than your work, do you know most about?
Food and food production. I love cooking for my husband and kids — I think of it as applied chemistry — and I’ve become more and more interested in understanding what’s in what I eat and what all those additives and preservatives do to our bodies. Reading Michael Pollan’s work completely changed the way I think about food.
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Posted at 11:25 AM ET, 08/20/2012
BACKGROUND CHECK: Allison Macfarlane, chair of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
By Emily Heil
<snip>
What motivated you to go into public service?
My mentor, White House science advisor John Holdren, taught me that scientists have an obligation to put their knowledge to use in the service of the American people. There’s a place for pure research, but I’ve been most drawn to science that makes a difference in people’s lives.
<snip>
What subject, other than your work, do you know most about?
Food and food production. I love cooking for my husband and kids — I think of it as applied chemistry — and I’ve become more and more interested in understanding what’s in what I eat and what all those additives and preservatives do to our bodies. Reading Michael Pollan’s work completely changed the way I think about food.
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