Egan, a popular science fiction author, distributed a public letter stating that "a sensationalist bent and a lack of basic knowledge by its writers" made the magazine's coverage unreliable, sufficient "to constitute a real threat to the public understanding of science".
Egan, a renowned science fiction author, disseminated a public letter asserting that "sensationalism and a lack of fundamental understanding by its writers" rendered the magazine's coverage unreliable, sufficient to pose a genuine threat to the public's comprehension of science.