The Stupidest Things Celebrities Said About Science in 2009

Here at DISCOVER, we do our best to keep you informed of all the crap scientific advice that celebrities dispense, be it Jim Carrey and Jenny McCarthy's anti-vaxxer yarns, Oprah providing a platform for new-age nonsense, or soccer star Robin Van Persie's praise of placenta massage to heal injuries. But with so many celebrities and so much bad advice, it can be hard to catch it all—TMZ might catalog the whereabouts and philandering of the rich and moderately famous, but not necessarily their quackery. Never fear, though, because once again the British organization Sense About Science has pulled many of the year's worst offenses together in a handy compendium. The charity's annual review pairs celebrity claims with reality-based quotes from doctors and scientists. Here's one choice gem: Heather Mills, the animal rights activist and former wife to Paul McCartney, claimed that when you eat meat "[it] sits in your colon ...