It's pretty easy to set things up to overcome this hurdle: say either the institute handles your enquiry in a scientifically honourable manner or you will conta

It's pretty easy to set things up to overcome this hurdle: say either the institute handles your enquiry in a scientifically honourable manner or you will contact one of the high profile muckrakers. The most entertainingly written such blog to my taste is Leonid Schneider's: https://forbetterscience.com/author/leonidschneider/ https://forbetterscience.com/author/leonidschneider/ Most university administrators can see avoiding coverage like this is a good thing: https://forbetterscience.com/2020/06/04/michael-hottiger-of-zurich-patron-of-biomedical-ethics/ https://forbetterscience.com/2020/06/04/michael-hottiger-of-...