Because of the long-running online and real-life abuse he has faced, Hotez now has the Texas Medical Center Police, the Houston Police Department, and the Harris County Sheriff's Office on speed dial, an agent from the FBI, and extra security whenever he speaks publicly.
This is a very powerful adversarial force that is seeking to undermine science, and now it's not only going after the science. It's going after the scientists, he says.
Every day around the world, scientists are being abused and harassed online. They are being attacked on social media and by e-mail, telephone, letter and in person. And their reputations are being smeared with baseless accusations of misconduct.
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