I, for one, am thrilled to see Bill Nye support the current U.S. government. He has always been a strong proponent of climate change as evidenced by multiple sp

I, for one, am thrilled to see Bill Nye support the current U.S. government. He has always been a strong proponent of climate change as evidenced by multiple speeches, debates, arguments and written material over the last decade. This latest move should be seen as a way of promoting growth and understanding regarding core scientific issues within the new administration. The authors of this article displays a fair bit of hubris in assuming that they and their organization speaks for all scientists. It certainly does not speak for me. As a former scientist (worked in a government lab) who does not practice science anymore, I find the current model of conducting and reporting science in the U.S., and in general the western hemisphere, to be fundamentally flawed. My position is not based on sour grapes persay, as I was very effective at attracting funding and publishing papers. Rather I've found that scientists display a high level of self-righteousness in what are moral topics from a philosophical perspective, yet exhibit by the very same characteristics that motivate other "lesser" mortals, including politicians, such as greed (funding), recognition (paper count), and appeal to authority (reputation of authoring organization/university). In my humble opinion, scientists have strayed far from their mandate to understand and discover nature and entered politics for personal, self-serving reasons. The field of science is suffering as a result.