Focussing on scientific heroes in history is like climate sceptics cherry-picking temperatures. Each piece of information may be accurate but the bigger picture gets distorted. To understand the consequences of that imagine a documentary on global warming made and presented by climate sceptics. Each little piece of information may be factually correct, but the way the programme gets framed would probably have most climate scientists wanting to add their own voice-over saying “yes, but…” Now imagine a documentary on 17th century science made and presented by a scientist. Each little piece of information may be factually correct, but the response … Continue reading History as PR and the need to see science in context