Heroes and Villains Why we sometimes need scientists to publicly misbehave. By Steven Wiley These public instances of misbehavior give us a chance to reinforce our shared sense of morality. It's nice to see all of the recent positive press coverage on Charles Darwin. It is refreshing because it often seems that the scientific press is more interested in publicizing the bad behavior of scientists rather than our accomplishments. In part, I

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