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Dette er en faktisk en interessant historie. Hvordan peer-review (pressure)
virkelig fungerer. Stakkels fyr, hvordan han prøver at trække i land i håb
om at undgå Royal Society's vrede.


http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/one-in-10-pupils-believes-in-creationism-927099.html
Creationism should be included in science lessons to reduce the confusion
among the rising numbers of schoolchildren who have been brought up to
reject the principles of evolution, one of the country's leading scientists
said yesterday.
Citing evidence that more than one in 10 children in British state schools
now believes in creationism, Professor Michael Reiss, the director of
education at the Royal Society, called for such beliefs to be discussed and
debated in class by science teachers, but not taught as a subject.

The professor, who is also an ordained Church of England clergyman, said the
move would help pupils understand that such literal beliefs in religious
scripture are not supported by scientific evidence.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/sep/14/religion?gusrc=rss&feed=education
Two Nobel prize winners - Sir Harry Kroto and Sir Richard Roberts - have
demanded that the Royal Society sack its education director, Professor
Michael Reiss. The call, backed by other senior Royal Society fellows,
follows Reiss's controversial claim last week that creationism be taught in
schools' science classes.

Reiss, an ordained Church of England minister, has since alleged he was
misquoted. Nevertheless, several Royal Society fellows say his religious
views make him an inappropriate choice for the post.