'spore' Documentary Spawns Protest By Scientists Who Starred In It

摘要

The National Geographic Channel is often praised for its meticulous science documentaries, but a show that aired last month focusing on the blockbuster video game Spore is coming in for harsh criticism. Surprisingly, the toughest critics are some of the scientists who appear in the film itself. They say that they were not informed before taking part that it would focus on a commercial product. "I literally never heard about Spore until I saw myself on television in this infomercial about the game," says Cliff Tabin, a geneticist at Harvard University. "It's an outrage."