When Government Corruption, Distortion and Censorship of Science is Funny

Normally I write about nanotech and robots but today I couldn't resist blogging about cartoons. The Union of Concerned Scientists is running its Scientific Integrity Editorial Cartoon Contest and not only are the cartoons funny, you can vote on the one that is your favorite. There are 12 to chose from. This is one of them.

According to Meghan Crosby, press secretary at the the UCS, this is the third year the contest has been going on. It was started "to draw attention to the censoring, manipulating, and distorting of science by political appointees on issues from public health to global warming.

For more on the UCS Scientific Integrity program go here.

Image: Peter Hess