Paul Guinnessy<p>Mexico has two <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Scientist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scientist</span></a>-candidates for president in its elections next month. Leading in the polls is <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/environmentalengineer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environmentalengineer</span></a> Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, who has vowed to “make <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Mexico" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mexico</span></a> a scientific and innovation power”. Sheinbaum Pardo would be the first woman and first explorer to lead Mexico. Her rivals include <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/computerengineer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>computerengineer</span></a> Xóchitl Gálvez Ruiz. The US has only had one: Jimmy Carter (and in the UK, Margaret Thatcher). <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/academicchatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>academicchatter</span></a> <br> <br><a href="https://www.science.org/content/article/scientist-likely-win-mexicos-presidency-not-all-researchers-rejoicing?utm_source=Live+Audience&utm_campaign=a5697c9afa-nature-briefing-daily-20240508&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b27a691814-a5697c9afa-50179668" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">science.org/content/article/sc</span><span class="invisible">ientist-likely-win-mexicos-presidency-not-all-researchers-rejoicing?utm_source=Live+Audience&utm_campaign=a5697c9afa-nature-briefing-daily-20240508&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b27a691814-a5697c9afa-50179668</span></a></p>