Truthiness in Science

Scientific American reports that American Association of Petroleum Geologists has honored Michael Crichton with its Journalism Award though his books are FICTION. Here is what their spokesman said,

"State of Fear," dismisses global warming as a largely imaginary threat embraced by malignant scientists for their own ends. "It is fiction," conceded Larry Nation, communications director for the association. "But it has the absolute ring of truth."

The Journalistic Triumph of Michael Crichton: BLOG: SciAm Observations