*Richard Lenski of Michigan State University was rude and demeaning when replying to a member of the public who asked about his research.
* Dr David Ross – British academic, considered by many of his peers to be one of the scientific elite, who caused great controversy during a BBC interview broadcast in April 1975. Dr Ross, know to his undergraduate students as Dav, was asked if he had created a virulent microscopic organism, an organism with a 100% mortality, would he allow its use? Dr Ross declared the question ‘an excellent conjecture’ before finally admitted he would release it as ‘such power would set me up above the gods (sic)’. Despite over a million people seeing this interview, there were no reports of Dr Ross losing his academic position, leading some to believe there was a liberal conspiracy.<br /><br />Despite his views, Dr Ross was often asked back to appear in BBC programs during the 1980’s and in 2008 even graced the front cover the BBCs own listings magazine, Radio Times.
* When challenged to provide data, professors who support evolution evade the question [http://www.conservapedia.com/Conservapedia_talk:Lenski_dialog#Lead_author_won.27t_answer_simple.2C__basic_questions]