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When Celebrities Speak on Science

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the good-idea-bad-idea dept.

Timberwolf0122 writes to mention that the website Sense About Science is encouraging stars not to comment on scientific issues without at least checking their facts. A somewhat amusing article on the BBC matches up a few comments made by celebrities with the factual reaction from experts in the field of study tackled by their blunder.

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  1. Re:Ask a scientist by Weston+O'Reilly · · Score: 5, Interesting

    As a proud Roman Catholic, I have this advice: If you want your kids to learn the theory of evolution, send them to a Catholic school.