ABSTRACT
This chapter attempts to capture some of the tensions scientists face as they negotiate the Scylla of absolute disinterestedness and the Charybdis of unbridled advocacy. It considers the role of scientists themselves in the production of ethical science communication. In modern science, that has often become the ultimate measure of worth, though others would argue that such an enterprise is not worthy of the name of science. Indeed, at one point the US National Science Foundation rejected a funding appeal because DNA barcoding was 'not science'. Such issues merely reveal the extent to which modern science is in the business of fund-raising, with all the related issues of how this might affect objectivity. On the other hand, some scientists might feel that the risk is worth it in the interest of conserving biodiversity. The two scientists interviewed here share a concern for biodiversity and want their metaphors to contribute to its conservation.
