There seems to be this little club of celebrity scientists that have taken upon themselves to stop researching and instead spend more time partying with socialists and Hollywood types. Some examples:
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Bill Nye
And now even Hawking.
I guess when you are a media property, why bother with real science work?
you forgot chief scientist al gore..........
Bill Nye? Really? A scientist That’s funny.
Ever catch “Almost Live” reruns from Seattle? Bill Nye the science guy was his schtick on a local 2 bit comedy show from the ‘80’s.
Ever read or heard of any scientific publications from Bill? Neither have I! He is funny demonstrating tricks and clever things on TV, a Mr. Wizard clone.
I do agree 100% with your original point however.