Scientists learn pretty quickly to turn a deaf ear to abuses of fact and distortions of data. The reality is that if you tried to correct every huckster who makes outlandish claims for this diet pill or that new age "cleanse," you'd quickly find yourself engaged in a full-time and futile effort.
There are times, though, when you can't look the other way. When science is being bent into particularly unspeakable positions or when the perpetrator is someone others look to with trust, it is necessary to speak up and say, "Enough – this must be corrected; the truth must be told!"
