Does popular science of today awe us? Inspire us?
Or threaten us?
For
many years society has drawn a thick bold line separating the world of science
from just about everything else. However in the past recent years people have gradually
worked on blurring that line so today it is not that distinct, there is still
however a separation between the two worlds.
One
of the ways people have tried to make the line between science and the rest of
world not as defined is through writing novels, producing movies, and making television seriers. One
such television series I enjoy watching is The Big Bang theory.
The
Big Bang Theory is about a group of four friends three of which are scientist.
The way The Big Bang theory portrays science
in this television series is wondrous, and awe inspiring. With the experiments
they do and robots they make as well as other scientific gadgets they are able
to create are really incredible.
The
way these scientist personalities are portrayed is almost typical to the
stereotype of “science geek” that society has assumed on all scientist. These
guys talk with a vocabulary consisting of words no shorter then seven
characters. Even the simplest thing being said is over worded and said in the
long worded scientific language.
The
Big Bang Theory does a great job at blurring the line between the world of
science and the rest of the world. They dumb down the science and make what
they are doing relatable to the rest of the people.
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