The press seems to have dropped the "Von" part of his name...I wonder why that was?
Apparently the story is not over as the Smithsonian has stopped co-operating with Fed investigators who are looking into the apparent violations of Sternberg's civil rights. This story has some legs.
Still I just wanted to get your reaction.
With a German-aristocrat last name, who knows what kind of psychopath he might be? He could be a former concentration-camp guard, or worse!
Each side has a different story. Sternberg (or von Sternberg) says he's a martyr, and the Discovery Institute (the big promoter of ID) defends him:
Sternberg, Smithsonian, Meyer, And The Paper That Started It All.
On the other hand,the Smithsonian says he's a rogue:
Statement from the Council of the Biological Society of Washington regarding the publication of the paper by Stephen C. Meyer in Volume 117(2) of the Proceedings.
My opinion has no importance, really. I tend to distrust the Discovery Institute. But I'm not a witness, and I've made no independent investigation. So I don't know whether von Sternberg was acting properly. Scientists say there's nothing of value in the paper he published. I guess opinions vary.