Clive Cookson in today’s Financial Times on an organization to prevent celebrities from making misstatements about science.
Money quote:
A year ago Sense About Science, the educational charity, launched a drive for celebrities or their agents to check the facts before making claims. It quoted many examples of famous people making questionable statements.
The group’s scientific reviewers found a marked decline in gaffes during 2007, although there were still controversial statements.
“Dodgy claims about make-up are definitely up,” says Sense About Science. “Celebrities [also] continue to believe that they eat chemical-free food and use chemical-free products.”
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