Science in difficulty.

In a range of unexpected places the integrity of science is under threat. The National Institutes of Health is chaired by Francis Collins who is some form of creationist, assorted science projects and communication channels are contaminated by money from the Templeton Foundation, Nature magazine is increasingly encouraging accommodation  with religionists, big money is spent on projects like Encode yet staffed by individuals lacking the necessary knowledge to direct or interpret their findings and the Royal Society, in addition to short listing unscientific works for its book prize has opened its halls to a range of speakers and lent its prestige to the promulgation of material which is distinctly unscientific. Let us be clear - the method of science is our most reliable guide to the production of useful knowledge and we debase it at our peril. The stakes are high - we need to resist these developments. Spread the word, deride despise defeat.