I love Top 10 Lists

Communications theory says we can only deal with about 7 ideas at a time. But 10 is such a nice round number! David Letterman's late night talk show delivers the comical side of this human need to organize and prioritize...we'll look at some more life sustaining thought processes:

California's Top Ten Issues in Science and Technology
1. Stem Cell Research
2. Energy Supply
3. Science and Math Teaching
4. Technological Innovation
5. Security
6. Data Integration
7. Identification Technologies
8. Electronic Voting
9. Traffic Congestion
10. Intellectual Property from State-Funded Research

NCSL's Top Ten Legislative Issues Forecast For 2006
1. Planning for Emergencies
2. Closing the Energy Gap
3. Tax and Spending Limits
4. Defining "Public Use" (as in eminent domain)
5. Funding Education
6. Examining Immigrant Rights
7. GPS for Sex Offenders
8. Dealing with Real ID
9. Contemplating Stem Cell Research
10. It's a Campaign Year