Re: [Phys-l] Prof. Hal Lewis resigns from APS

["Folkerts, Timothy J" <FolkertsT@bartonccc.edu>]

In case you all hadn't realized, this topic is spreading wildly on some
blogs, such as the popular "climate skeptic" blog "Watt's Up With That".


You can pretty well guess the tone of the blog and the responses from
this quote: "This is an important moment in science history. I would
describe it as a letter on the scale of Martin Luther, nailing his 95
theses to the Wittenburg church door." 

The original post (with over 500 replies) is:
http://wattsupwiththat.com/2010/10/08/hal-lewis-my-resignation-from-the-
american-physical-society/

A follow-up post discussing the APS response (with over 200 more posts)
is:
http://wattsupwiththat.com/2010/10/13/aps-responds-deconstructing-the-ap
s-response-to-dr-hal-lewis-resignation/

We need to realize that this is how scientists are viewed by a
significant (and vocal) part of our society.


Tim Folkerts