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Science Advisor to the President

Okay, so you know how adults have jobs and do different things to help other people? Well, the President of our country is the leader who makes important decisions for everyone who lives here. But sometimes the President needs help with making decisions about things that involve science. That's where the science advisor comes in.

The science advisor is a really smart person who knows a lot about science and helps the President to understand things like climate change, medicine, or technology. They work with a group of other experts who also know a lot about science, and they give advice to the President about what they think would be best for our country based on what they know about science.

For example, if there was a big problem with pollution in our environment, the science advisor might tell the President that something needs to be done to help clean up our air and water. Or, if there was a new medicine that could help a lot of people, the science advisor might tell the President about it and recommend that it be made available to everyone who needs it.

So, the science advisor is kind of like a really smart teacher for the President when it comes to science. They help the President make good decisions that will make our country better and keep everyone safe and healthy.
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