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		aheilbut on March 6, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Did scientists discover bacteria in meteorites? No... It is pretty strange that there are so many big names playing along. On the other hand, there's quite a long tradition of eminent, tenured, (and often aging) scientists going a little bit off the deep end, especially in areas outside of their actual expertise. People say things for all kinds of weird reasons, which may range from pet theories to hawking books and getting speaking gigs.

apl on March 7, 2011 [–]

  > On the other hand, there's quite a long tradition of
  > eminent, tenured, (and often aging) scientists going a
  > little bit off the deep end, especially in areas outside
  > of their actual expertise.

Look no further than Watson and Crick.

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