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- Subject: Re: How the media portrays scientists? RE: Was bumbling geek...
- Message-ID: <1993Jan28.022914.1@acad3.alaska.edu>
- Date: 28 Jan 93 10:29:14 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan27.202027.1@fnalf.fnal.gov>, higgins@fnalf.fnal.gov (Bill Higgins-- Beam Jockey) writes:
- > In article <1993Jan26.190640.1@acad3.alaska.edu>, nsmca@acad3.alaska.edu writes:
- >> Also start or help local quality TV organizations, namely cause of what I have
- >> seen the basic bent for modern TV is a prime help for the lack of science in
- >> the current crop of students..
- >
- > [I am having trouble parsing this, but it seems to be connected to what
- > follows.]
- >
- >> Im not talking violence, Im talking about who is cool and who is not..
- >> Scientists many times are not cool, they are egghead, nerds, geeks and such..
- >> Bumbling social idiots.. (I might be wrong)..
- >
- > With all due respect, Mike, you are wrong.
- >
- > *I* am cool.
- >
- > Ask anybody.
- >
- > Bill Higgins, Beam Jockey | Here Lies Bill Higgins:
- > Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory | He Never Ever Learned
- > Bitnet: HIGGINS@FNAL.BITNET | To Play Guitar So Well
- > Internet: HIGGINS@FNAL.FNAL.GOV | But He Could Read and Write
- > SPAN/Hepnet: 43011::HIGGINS | Just Like Ringing A Bell
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- My comments where not directed against living people.
- More towards what scientists are portrayed as.. I might be wrong but most of
- the scientist types in th emovies/TV are generally supporting characters,who
- are brains but no cool.. (except for maybe Dr. Jones (Indiana)).
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- This topic might not be for this area/newsgroup or maybe it is..
- Question, how do you all "scientists" see how holywood has portrrayed you
- all in movies and TV?? (including news and the media)???
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-
- Michael Adams
- Alias: Morgoth/Ghost Wheel
- nsmca@acad2.alaska.edu
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