In reply to quacks who quibble dramatically over duck details

Patricia Brennan writes, in Slate:

Why I Study Duck Genitalia

In the past few days, the Internet has been filled with commentary on whether the National Science Foundation should have paid for my study on duck genitalia, and 88.7 percent of respondents to a Fox news online poll agreed that studying duck genitalia is wasteful government spending. The commentary supporting and decrying the study continues to grow. As the lead investigator in this research, I would like to weigh in on the controversy and offer some insights into the process of research funding by the NSF….

(Thanks to Laura Bassett and other investigators for bringing this to our attention.)

BONUS: A new look back at homosexual necrophilia in the mallard duck