# So, who's going to the March for Science? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 21, 2017, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-going-to-the-march-for-science/784922 "2017-04-21T12:30:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2017, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-going-to-the-march-for-science/784922/21 "2017-04-22T20:53:21Z")
I wouldn’t go anyways, but given that I suspect that signs in support of Nuclear Energy or Genetically Modified Organisms would both be frowned upon, that it’s probably more a march for Liberals than Science, and there’s enough of those already. Of course, I might be wrong on that. But I’d rather see scientifically minded politicians than protesters, so I’d still hold my enthusiasm until I can vote for science. ---
**Author:** ![Fretful\_Porpentine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fretful_porpentine/32/2873_2.png) [@Fretful\_Porpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fretful_Porpentine)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2017, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-going-to-the-march-for-science/784922/22 "2017-04-22T21:17:13Z")
Just got back from the one in Oxford, MS. There were probably 250 or 300 people there, which I guess is pretty good for a town of 21,000 people in the middle of the Bible Belt. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2017, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-going-to-the-march-for-science/784922/23 "2017-04-22T21:34:41Z")
I don’t know how many people were in Cleveland. Seemed like a lot but I don’t know how to judge a crowd! I was there with two people who are stilts performers so for an hour during the speakers I helped the stilts people walk around the crowd and get their pictures taken. After that it was march time and it was pretty quick. And quiet. The organizers had volunteers dispersed in the crowd to get us to chant but everyone was keeping silent. A friend who was on the organizers team said they were afraid that we’d be quiet and they were right! The March took like an hour. We were fast and efficient. The signs I saw were all hilarious and uplifting. There was one Trump effigy there but the organizers were ignoring it. I look forward to seeing photos of all the marches today and seeing more awesome signs. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2017, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-going-to-the-march-for-science/784922/24 "2017-04-22T21:59:46Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > I wussed out - I got to DC way too early, thinking there would be displays and stuff. Instead, we stood in the rain for 2 hours before retreating to a museum for a seat and a beverage. At that point, I decided I didn’t want to spend any more time in the rain, so I bade farewell to my companion who intended to hang around, and I returned to the Metro, and thence to my car. I’ve been home about 4 hours, and I’m still chilled. > > I’m a big advocate for science and science-y stuff, but I am old enough to know to come in from the rain. I’ll watch the news tonight and see the march. _We’re nerds, we’re wet, we’re really, really upset!_ I got off the Metro at L’Enfant Plaza shortly before noon, and walked up to the Monument grounds. The rain was at its worst probably between noon and 12:30 or so, then it eased off. At that point, there was a lot of speechifying, so I wandered up to the Lincoln Memorial and the Korean War Memorial before heading back to the Monument grounds, getting back maybe 1:45, just before we started to march. And after that, I was having a good enough time that I didn’t care about the rain. It was geek heaven. _What do we want? **Science!** When do we want it? **After peer review!** _ ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Knig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2017, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-going-to-the-march-for-science/784922/25 "2017-04-22T23:18:53Z")
> [@Sage\_Rat](#): > > I wouldn’t go anyways, but given that I suspect that signs in support of Nuclear Energy or Genetically Modified Organisms would both be frowned upon, that it’s probably more a march for Liberals than Science, and there’s enough of those already. > > Of course, I might be wrong on that. But I’d rather see scientifically minded politicians than protesters, so I’d still hold my enthusiasm until I can vote for science. You would have been wrong - it was a very diverse crowd. It was also cold and wet. I was soaked, and had to leave just before the actual marching started. I was chilled, and had to keep moving to stay warm. A great day, none the less! ---
**Author:** ![plankter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ba0ec/32.png) [@plankter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plankter)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2017, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-going-to-the-march-for-science/784922/26 "2017-04-22T23:42:30Z")
The march in Fullerton was well attended, and at least six different people asked about my “45\*\<0” sign. Forty-five referring to the current POTUS, the asterisk to indicate his illegitimacy, and ‘less than zero’ for his negativity. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2017, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-going-to-the-march-for-science/784922/27 "2017-04-23T00:04:00Z")
I went to the Boston rally. It was extremely wet, with lots of good signs. The kids’ programming was pretty good, considering the hardships they labored under. > **[Here are the best signs from Boston's March for Science rally](https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2017/04/22/here-are-the-nerdiest-signs-from-bostons-march-for-science-rally/)** > > Boston’s March for Science felt like a sequel to February’s “stand up for science” rally in Copley Square. In the face of weather as bleak as their opinion of the Trump \[…\] > **[The March for Science brought out Boston's youngest scientists](https://www.boston.com/news/science/2017/04/22/the-march-for-science-brought-out-bostons-youngest-scientists/?s_campaign=bcom%3Asocialflow%3Atwitter)** > > Despite the dreary weather, demonstrators of all ages were out in force Saturday afternoon for Boston’s March for Science. The worldwide demonstration drew an estimated crowd of more than 1,000 people \[…\] [https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;\_ylt=AwrBT82x7vtYhcoAE21XNyoA;\_ylu=X3oDMTE0M3Zkb29mBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDQjM4OTlfMQRzZWMDcGl2cw--?p=Boston+March+for+Science&fr2=piv-web&fr=yfp-t#id=17&iurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metro.us%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fmain%2Farticles%2F2017%2F04%2F19%2Fc2ubt00veaeet8s.jpg&action=click](https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=AwrBT82x7vtYhcoAE21XNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE0M3Zkb29mBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDQjM4OTlfMQRzZWMDcGl2cw--?p=Boston+March+for+Science&fr2=piv-web&fr=yfp-t#id=17&iurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.metro.us%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fmain%2Farticles%2F2017%2F04%2F19%2Fc2ubt00veaeet8s.jpg&action=click) [https://www.google.com/search?q="Boston+March+for+Science"&rlz=1T4PLXB\_enUS660US660&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJq6K7o7nTAhVqxYMKHW5JCLQQ\_AUIBygC&biw=1280&bih=845#imgrc=GtaqpQPFZmTU0M:&spf=191](https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Boston+March+for+Science%22&rlz=1T4PLXB_enUS660US660&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJq6K7o7nTAhVqxYMKHW5JCLQQ_AUIBygC&biw=1280&bih=845#imgrc=GtaqpQPFZmTU0M:&spf=191) > **[35 signs from Boston's March for Science](https://www.masslive.com/news/boston/2017/04/45_signs_from_the_boston_march.html)** > > Thousands flocked to Boston Common on Saturday to promote the advancement of science. ---
**Author:** ![steatopygia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steatopygia/32/3132_2.png) [@steatopygia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steatopygia)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2017, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-going-to-the-march-for-science/784922/28 "2017-04-23T02:44:03Z")
My wife, a nurse scientist, was able to march in two states! She was at a conference in Denver and participated in the march there before getting on a plane home. She was able to briefly get in on the march in Spokane WA after landing. ---
**Author:** ![Brynda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2017, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-going-to-the-march-for-science/784922/29 "2017-04-23T03:13:35Z")
I marched in Nashville. Local paper estimates 4,000–pretty good for a miserable rainy day. ---
**Author:** ![race\_to\_the\_bottom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c4cdca/32.png) [@race\_to\_the\_bottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/race_to_the_bottom)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2017, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-going-to-the-march-for-science/784922/30 "2017-04-23T04:36:34Z")
Went to the march in Portland. Great crowd! ---
**Author:** ![race\_to\_the\_bottom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c4cdca/32.png) [@race\_to\_the\_bottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/race_to_the_bottom)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2017, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-going-to-the-march-for-science/784922/31 "2017-04-23T04:43:20Z")
Also, in Portland, As a bonus, it had been raining all morning, but God stopped the rain just in time and didn’t start it again until the march was almost over. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2017, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-going-to-the-march-for-science/784922/32 "2017-04-23T05:04:46Z")
**Tom Scud** and I marched in Chicago. It as awesome! Dancing T. Rex, we ran into his cousin and multiple other people we knew - very upbeat crowd. Most attendance estimates I’ve seen were in the 40,000 range. Not like the Women’s March, but nothing to sneeze at, either. The nerdy signs were awesome! Chant of the day: “hey, Trump, have you heard? You can’t silence every nerd!” [And then there was the marching band in lab coats, with undefined dancing creatures on stilts.](https://www.facebook.com/IndivisibleFV/videos/1487168444638668/?pnref=story&qsefr=1) ---
**Author:** ![Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2017, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-going-to-the-march-for-science/784922/33 "2017-04-23T05:23:55Z")
My daughter and I marched locally. ---
**Author:** ![brachyrhynchos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brachyrhynchos/32/376_2.png) [@brachyrhynchos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brachyrhynchos)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2017, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-going-to-the-march-for-science/784922/34 "2017-04-23T05:27:34Z")
Got a bit too chilled and my joints are aching like crazy, but otherwise had a wonderful time. I left the Washington Monument early to search for something warm to drink and someplace protected to dry out a bit. Joined the March as everyone came down Constitution. Like with the Women’s March, I feel very inspired. But I think I’ll go to the Princeton sister march for Climate Change next Saturday rather than come back to DC. _We’re nerds, we’re wet, we’re really, really upset!_ - loved that chant! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![jellyblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e480ec/32.png) [@jellyblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jellyblue)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2017, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-going-to-the-march-for-science/784922/35 "2017-04-23T07:45:56Z")
I went in San Diego. Beautiful, sunny day - our local PBS station estimated crowd at 15,000+. Definitely a lot of people, lots of kids and families, stopped traffic honking energetically - it was really fun. More pro-science than anti-Trump although that was represented as well. There were no counter protesters that I saw. Favorite sign: Think while it’s still legal. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2017, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-going-to-the-march-for-science/784922/36 "2017-04-23T11:49:33Z")
My son reported via Skype chat that the march in Philly was great, and that he has a photo to send us of him wearing a lab coat in the march. But has he sent us the photo yet? No…I’m going to berate him for that. ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2017, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-going-to-the-march-for-science/784922/37 "2017-04-23T17:47:20Z")
I went to the DC march. Despite the rain and the chill, I stuck it out and had fun. My sign read “I’m a mad scientist!” The energy was great even with the bad weather. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2017, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-going-to-the-march-for-science/784922/38 "2017-04-23T21:56:38Z")
Some of my favorite signs from yesterday (I just finished looking through my photos): Keep Earth clean! It’s not Uranus What do we want? Evidence-based policy! When do we want it? After peer review! Science doesn’t care what you believe The end is NIH Science is not your enemy - willful ignorance is (on the back of a sign) I’m a science teacher - I have eyes in the back of my sign Make America smart again! Support evidence-based science I would rather have questions that can’t be answered than answers that can’t be questioned So bad, even introverts are here We can lead a politician to science, but now let’s make him THINK Dunning-Kruger Effect: thank you, science! Evidence over ignorance When did the simple concept of leaving the planet a better place for our kids become a partisan issue? Time to react! (hand holding a beaker of chemicals) Trust in science: it works, bitches! How do I get back to the control timeline? Up & Atom! Time to march for science I have a Hadron for science Take chances, make mistakes, get messy, science matters - Ms Frizzle Demonstrate scientific literacy to Invalidate demogogic idiocy There is no Planet B Keep your theology off my biology Less invasions, more equations Keep America strong, support science Stupid and ignorant is a luxury we cannot afford Look at all these nerds - it’s beautiful! On a single sign: Science, always making America great: Remember polio, NO? Thank science Remember smallpox, NO? Thank science Love your cellphone? Thank science Is your blood pressure under control? Thank science (That last line: I know, whose blood pressure is under control these days?) ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2017, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-going-to-the-march-for-science/784922/39 "2017-04-23T22:04:25Z")
The signs were a definite highlight. I have a deeper understanding of why people do cosplay now. I got to be in so many people’s selfies just because of my sign. I enjoyed getting random thumbs-up and smiles from people. Let’s do it again! ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2017, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-going-to-the-march-for-science/784922/40 "2017-04-23T22:31:43Z")
I like the references to the placebo march. Brian [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-going-to-the-march-for-science/784922.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-going-to-the-march-for-science/784922.md?page=3)