Celebrities, porn, and fact-checking…

January 5th, 2007

Lord Taverne’s posse, Sense About Science, have recently flyposted the hottest bars and coolest clubs on the scene in an attempt to convince celebrities to pause for thought before lending their star power to the latest hot topic campaign.  Worried about celebrity endorsement of flaky science, SAS are trying to persuade glitterati to check the facts before getting involved, providing contact details to get in touch with SAS’s legion of knowledgeable scientists.  Initial reports suggest the flyers also make excellent cocaine flutes. (link)

By way of coincidence, BoingBoing today laid into the media’s sloppy fact checking, highlighting the dubious figures surrounding the US porn industry.  Xeni Jardin eloquently reports that the profit margins on typical gonzo films are thinner than the plots, and argues the industry oft-quoted as being worth “$13 billion a year” is in fact worth as little as $400 million annually (link).

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