The Scientific Activist was a blog that covered science, politics, and science policy. The Scientific Activist gained international recognition in February 2006 when it published information that led to the immediate resignation of Bush administration NASA appointee George Deutsch. Deutsch — who had been accused of censoring scientific information at NASA — claimed to have graduated from Texas A&M University on his résumé, but the blog discovered that Deutsch had not, in fact, completed his degree there.
In July 2006, The Scientific Activist was named one of Nature's "Top five science blogs."
Notes and sources
- Nick Anthis, "Breaking News: George Deutsch Did Not Graduate from Texas A&M University", The Scientific Activist, February 6, 2006
- Andrew C. Revkin, "A Young Bush Appointee Resigns His Post at NASA", The New York Times, February 8, 2006
- "Top five science blogs", Nature, 442, p. 9, July 6, 2006
External links
- The Scientific Activist, current site
- The Scientific Activist, original site (archives January 11—June 21, 2006)