More than 2,000 scientists have signed an open letter, written by structural biologist Stephen Curry. They claim Musk’s behaviour, such as embracing conspiracy theories, breach the Royal Society’s code of conduct. The Royal Society will hold a meeting of the fellows to discuss the principles around public pronouncements and behaviours of fellows. The meeting will be take place on March 3, a Royal Society spokesperson said. The Telegraph newspaper said on Saturday the Royal society had summoned its fellows to a meeting next month to vote on expelling Musk. The letter said Musk now occupies a position within a (Donald) Trump administration in the USA that has over the past several weeks engaged in an assault on scientific research. He was elected as a fellow in 2018 for his technological achievements in space travel and electric vehicles. He is also a co-founder of the Boring Company, a company that makes electric cars and other vehicles. The British Academy is the oldest national scientific academy and began in 1660. Its fellows have included Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking.
