The Scientific Activist was a
blog that covers
science,
politics, and science policy, run by
Nick Anthis, a graduate student in biochemistry and
Rhodes Scholar
The Rhodes Scholarship is an international postgraduate award for students to study at the University of Oxford, in the United Kingdom.
Established in 1902, it is the oldest graduate scholarship in the world. It is considered among the world' ...
at the
University of Oxford. The Scientific Activist gained international recognition in February 2006 when it published information that led to the immediate resignation of
Bush administration NASA appointee
George Deutsch
George Carlton Deutsch III was a press officer of the United States space agency NASA. He was appointed to the position by President George W. Bush, having previously worked in the Bush/Cheney 2004 campaign "War Room" and on the 55th Presidentia ...
.
[Nick Anthis]
"Breaking News: George Deutsch Did Not Graduate from Texas A&M University"
''The Scientific Activist'', February 6, 2006[Andrew C. Revkin]
'' The New York Times'', February 8, 2006 Deutsch—who had been accused of censoring scientific information at NASA—claimed to have graduated from
Texas A&M University on his résumé, but Anthis discovered that Deutsch had not, in fact, completed his degree there.
The Scientific Activist was founded on January 11, 2006, and was originally hosted by
Blogger.
[ Nick Anthis]
"What is a Scientific Activist?"
''The Scientific Activist'', January 11, 2006 It gained early attention for its coverage of Oxford's vocal
animal rights movement,
[Ben Goldacre]
"Animal Writes"
''BadScience'', January 24, 2006 and it continued its coverage as the pro-research
Pro-Test movement was formed.
[Nick Anthis]
"Oxford Scientist Bite Back at Animal Rights Activists"
''The Scientific Activist'', February 26, 2006 On June 9, 2006, The Scientific Activist moved to
ScienceBlogs.
[Nick Anthis]
"It's Moving Day for The Scientific Activist"
ost from original site ''The Scientific Activist'', June 9, 2006 (see als
June 2006 archives (new site)
In July 2006, The Scientific Activist was named one of ''
Nature's'' "Top five science blogs."
["Top five science blogs"](_blank)
'' Nature'', 442, p. 9, July 6, 2006
Notes and sources
External links
The Scientific Activist current site
The Scientific Activist original site (archives January 11—June 21, 2006)
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