Celebrities talk Scientific Cack!


	Celebrities talk Scientific Cack!

KRMike

1-3-2007 2:21 PM

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KRMike says:

Not such a shock, really. Check http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6227581.stm for some good ones (will clip in a minute)

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					Stars must 'check science facts'
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</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><B>Celebrities have been asked to check their facts before lending support to scientific research and campaigns, rather than risk misleading people.</B>
</FONT></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6224859.stm"><FONT size="2">Some celebrity-backed campaigns have done more harm than good, such as linking the MMR jab to autism, says the charity Sense About Science.
</FONT></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6224859.stm"><FONT size="2">Sense About Science director Tracey Brown told BBC Radio 4's Today programme the claims made ranged from "the weird and the wacky" to more serious issues.
</FONT></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6224859.stm"><FONT size="2">It offers advice such as "if it sounds too good to be true, it usually is", and lists a phone number for concerned celebrities to call if they want to discuss anything with experts.
</FONT></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6224859.stm"><FONT size="2">The group has listed statements made by stars on topics such as organic food, pesticides and ways to avoid cancer.
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		<B>Scientists, traditionally a quiet bunch, are now trying to redress the balance and finding ways of promoting fact over misinformation</B>
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