Why the Scientist Stereotype is Bad for Everyone, Especially Kids...

Posted Mon, 06/18/2012 - 4:03pm by eileen

Wired Science article from Michael Brooks explores how our cultural perceptions of 'science' carry much too much of the "mad scientist" vision, and a nice way to stem that thinking by getting kids involved with 'real' scientists...

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"To many - too many - science is something like North Korea. Not only is it impossible to read or understand anything that comes out that place, there are so many cultural differences that it's barely worth trying."