"One persistent theme in my writing about scientific topics is that, to optimally serve our own interests, public discourse and decision-making on issues that are highly scientific should be informed by the best evidence and scientific analysis available, not on lies, myths, misconceptions, or raw ideology. I am therefore attracted to topics where I think the myth to fact ratio is particularly high."
(Read the rest at theness.com)
and...
[video]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Tc8gtZgGko[/video]
Very interesting...