I didn't go to Eastercon, but I am pretty convinced of BG's wonderfulness from what I have read. Amazing to read someone talking sense about science in a national newspaper; couldn't believe it the first time I came across it. His rants are mainly aimed at targets like pharma company who bury evidence and manipulate data, or people who persist in saying HIV doesn't cause AIDS. So I'll need a lot of convincing that he isn't a hero :-)

Neuromancer