[Gondring]

I have had nearly nothing to do with Scientific American since they turned an obituary of Edward Teller into a political screed attacking the deceased. My anger was so great that I don't even recall details of the column, except that even liberal scientist friends of mine were appalled.

[bkepley]

You see the same thing in technical journals. My opinion is that folks who love to write in popular press just tend to be liberals. It’s kind of a genetic thing.

[bkepley]

You see the same thing in technical journals. My opinion is that folks who love to write in popular press just tend to be liberals. It’s kind of a genetic thing.

[Mycroft Holmes]

I have had nearly nothing to do with Scientific American since they turned an obituary of Edward Teller into a political screed attacking the deceased. My anger was so great that I don't even recall details of the column, except that even liberal scientist friends of mine were appalled.

I hosted Teller at a talk he gave on "brilliant pebbles". The notion was to orbit a large number of smart rocks. When the missles start flying the rocks are odered to deorbit and kinetically kill the missle.

Some in the audience treated Teller quite shabbily during the Q&A. I reminded them that this was a technical, not a political talk. It was quite embarrasing.