Trump’s new science panel includes 9 tech billionaires—and just one scientist | Scientific American

There’s a glaring hole in the president’s new science and tech council

March 27, 2026 3 min read Add Us On Google Add SciAm Trump's new science panel includes 9 tech billionaires-and just one scientist There's a glaring hole in the president's new science and tech council By Dan Garisto & Nature magazine Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg (left) has been named to President Trump's science and technology advisory council. Will Oliver/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty U.S. President Donald Trump has named 13 people to his panel of science advisers - and all but one is a leading technology executive. The President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) now i

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