Friday, February 06, 2004
The Royal Society is up-in-arms about the prospect of Baroness Susan Greenfield being elected to join their ranks. They insist that her credentials aren't up to snuff, not that it's anything to do with her having girl parts. But frankly this whole thing about it being an insult to more eminent scientists who haven't joined is trying to ascribe higher motives than this thing warrants. Politics is in everything and to try and pretend that just because she was in Hello! magazine or knows who Kylie Minogue is that she's therefore famous just for being famous is sour grapes. Hopefully the scientists who threaten to resign will follow through and then perhaps those scientists that Greenfield shouldn't be elected ahead of will take their place. Then everyone's happy!
