I get it. But I was answering Burke’s question. As you know, these threads can rapidly get off-topic. It would be nice if you would spread around some of the blame for this case, so that Burke catches some of it, instead of responding to me alone.
On Dr. Peter Ridd:
You can find the interview there, and also you will find Jon Garvey’s excellent remarks about the case.
On Susan Crockford:
I have only read excerpts so far, and so will refrain from either affirming or denying her account. Also, I refrain from affirming or denying her charge that the non-renewal of her contract was due to her “breaking ranks” regarding the polar bear issue. Of course, her University would never admit that to be the case, even if it was. What interests me most about her book is that it purports to deal with data about polar bear numbers, and I think a healthy dose of data is always useful when theorists on both sides are shouting that the other guy is wrong.