Picking nits one at a time. For Science.
This thing has to begin somewhere and it might as well begin with the hip thing that all the kids are talking about these days–a bad conspiracy theory movie from the ’70s. Capricorn One came out the same year as Star Wars, and is more a cultural critique than science fiction movie. After declining interest in … Read more
Our conceptual understanding of the world around us is shaped by our experiences, often in subtle ways. In this media-dominated world, the public’s predominant exposure to science comes from science fiction in popular culture, especially TV and movies. Scientific concepts (and the scientists themselves) are portrayed in negative, dismissive, childish, and often completely inaccurate ways. … Read more
