*See 8/24/15 update* Transparency is in everyone’s interest. Harassing scientists is not. So where should we draw the line when politicians use their investigatory powers to target scientists or when corporations and ideological interest groups use open records requests to harass researchers at public institutions? These are tough questions. Yesterday, Paul Thacker and Charles Seife … Continue reading Transparency is Great, Harassment is Worth Preventing: A Response to Paul Thacker and Charles Seife