Here's the thing. The post was a joke for other scientists.. ON Twitter. It's not like they were trying to advance their scientific career with fabricated find

Here's the thing. The post was a joke for other scientists.. ON Twitter. It's not like they were trying to advance their scientific career with fabricated findings. The target audience got a kick out of it. I'm certain. A predictable percentage of onlookers are predictably salty that they got fooled by a figure of authority.. I don't think an apology is really warranted. But they handled it well. That said, in a world that is constantly trying to maliciously misinform a person, it's understandable that the audience is a bit touchy about being fucked with .