For those of you still scratching your science-curious heads about whom to vote for in the presidential primaries, Physics Today has come to the rescue. You might not be a regular reader of the flagship publication of The American Institute of Physics or know that “it’s the most influential and closely followed physics magazine in the world, informing readers about science and its place in the world with authoritative features, full news coverage and analysis, and fresh perspectives on technological advances and ground-breaking research.”

In any case, check out their handy “click on the mugshot” overview on the candidates’ positions on science education, teaching evolution, nuclear weapons, science investment, energy policy and climate change. Someone went to a lot of trouble to assemble all this information.

And if you’re looking for a broader-issue, quicker answer, you might try out the 14-question “Select a Candidate 2008 quiz“ put out by WQAD-TV (Davenport, Bettendorf, Rock Island, Moline — Illinois, of course). You might be shocked by the candidate that the software assigns as your best match. I was. It wasn’t Kucinich and it wasn’t Giuliani. That’s all I’m saying.