Just in case anyone has recently heard the Albert Einstein quote suggesting that the human race would only have four years left if all the bees were wiped out, I thought I’d mention that there’s no evidence that Einstein ever said anything like this. It’s not that we shouldn’t be alarmed by the bee problem. But people with a point to make, such as that humans have really f*cked up the environment over the past couple of centuries, ought to stick to facts whenever possible, because there’s a sh*tload of those; no need to invent quotes from Einstein. (It reminds me of how Fahrenheit 911 and Michael Moore could have received more universal acclaim if he just toned down some of the blatant manipulation and speculation. I hear his new film Sicko has more fact and less speculative red meat for the left. But I digress…)

(If there is any solid evidence linking Einstein to the bee quote prior to the work of some European beekeepers in the 1990s, let me know. I’ll be happy to offer a retraction).