Why celebrities need a better understanding of science
Because otherwise they are tempted to support products or processes that have no scientific merit or validity.
For instance, I’m a real fan of Gwyneth Paltrow as an actress but she is wasting her time and ours promoting the notion of detox which is simply unnecessary if one has a balanced diet.
Each year, the organisation Sense About Science publishes a review of the year’s nonsense. You can read a summary of the 2011 review here and you can read the full analysis here.