Here's an easy to read piece on scientific ethics.
Those people with science degrees who write op-eds, blogs, etc. to convince the general public that the scientific consensus is wrong are behaving unethically.
In regards to the science of health physics there are fear-mongers (take Dr. Helen Caldicott for example) and doubt-mongers (take Dr. Wade Allison for example). Rather than overturning the scientific consensus with evidence, which is what honest, objective scientists do, they write books or have webpages to convince the general public to their point of view. And they write books and/or accept donations.
Honest, objective scientists may also have blogs, webpages and/or write books, but they teach the general public what the scientific consensus is and why.
It is vital that you recognize the difference.
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