Followup: Celebrities, Science, and Anti-Science  

Late last week, I posted an article about Mayim Bialik and the issues of celebrities promoting science--specifically, including her in a picture of four other actresses who hold degrees or have published in scientific fields. In general, I like it when actors/writers/famous people take a shine to science. They're in the public eye, and if they promote science, then that's a Good Thing. But this can come at a cost, when the promoter in question may hold some anti-scientific beliefs. When they pro...