Scientific American magazine drew ridicule on social media after publishing an article suggesting that Vice President Kamala Harris, if elected, would bring a scientific perspective to the presidency because her mother is a cancer researcher.
The fragment The comment went viral on X, with conservatives and critics of the Democratic presidential nominee mocking the claim.
The headline of the article was “What Kamala Harris’ Presidency Means for Science.” The subhead added: “Experts say Kamala Harris, the daughter of a cancer researcher, will bring a lifelong understanding of science to the presidency.
“This is great news! My dad was in the Air Force so that means I’m now a veteran,” conservative commentator Charles Cook posted on Friday.
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Scientific American magazine was recently ridiculed online for saying that Vice President Harris would bring science experience to the presidency because her mother is a physician.
The outlet published an article earlier this week claiming that Harris would bring science experience to the White House because “her mother, Shyamala Gopalan, whom she cited as a major influence, was a leading breast cancer researcher who died of cancer.”
As proof that Harris is already heavily invested in science, Scientific American detailed how she has promoted diversity efforts in science throughout her career.
“As a senator, Harris co-sponsored efforts to improve workforce diversity in science, technology, engineering, and medicine (STEM) fields. She introduced legislation to help students from underrepresented groups gain jobs and work experience in STEM fields.”
The article, by Max Kozlov, Mariana Lenharo and Jeff Tollefson for Nature, added, “Vice President Harris has overseen the National Space Council, which is tasked with advising the president on U.S. space policy and strategy. Under her leadership, the council has placed an emphasis on international collaboration, including the Artemis program, which aims to send astronauts to the moon.”
One of Harris’ best known contributions to the fields of astronomy and space exploration is The widely mocked video Here she is talking to kids about space in 2021.
In the video, which aims to spark children’s interest in space, Harris speaks enthusiastically about space to the child actors, saying, “You will actually see the craters on the moon with your own eyes!” and “Exploring an unknown world is so much fun.”
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US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a campaign event at Westover High School in Fayetteville, North Carolina, on July 18, 2024. (Alison Joyce/AFP via Getty Images)
At the time, critics slammed her video as “fake” and “embarrassing.” Donald Trump Jr. commented on the video, writing, “Her willingness to be embarrassed is so impressive.”
A Scientific American article about Harris’ scientific career drew similar ridicule in X this week.
Christina Putsch, a spokeswoman for Florida’s Republican governor, Ron DeSertnis, mocked the article, writing, “‘Your parents’ education and occupation are passed on to you through your bloodstream’ – The Science.”
Indie journalist Christina Buttons lamented, “I’m embarrassed to have subscribed to this magazine.”
Writer Jennifer Say slammed the media, writing: “I’m the daughter of a paediatrician. No one seems to care when I say children are being harmed by Covid restrictions. And they shouldn’t. My father’s expertise has nothing to do with my own common sense view of what strict isolation does to children.”
Republican spokesman Matt Whitlock disputed the outlet’s story about Harris’ “embarrassing” space video, saying Kamala Harris’ “lifelong familiarity with science” was on full display when she hired a child actor to talk about space.
Conservative commentator Jonah Goldberg asked: “@sciam, what do you think about Trump claiming he understands science because his uncle was a physicist at MIT?”
Dr. David Hemmaty, ophthalmologist and postdoctoral researcher, commented, “Scientific American’s claim that Kamala Harris ‘brings a lifetime of scientific knowledge to the presidency’ because her mother researched cancer is a baffling piece of advertising. This highly produced NASA video featuring paid child actors (and many others) shows that this is not the case.”
He added: “The magazine has lost a lot of credibility by making such claims. We want to stick to facts, not politics.”
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