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I remember a particularly hot and humid archaeological excavation in
western Michigan when we shocked a TV reporter who visited a site
unannounced. Several of us on the subterranean levels of our trench had
nothing on but a hat or bandana. Of course, revelations such as these
are why there's a disclaimer below my signature.

Charlie

Charles Stout, Ph.D.
Media Arts Manager
Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum
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From: Informal Science Education Network
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Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 11:21 AM
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Subject: Scientist Dress Codes


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Reading through all these postings made me smile thinking about
interview 
data from teens where the "white lab coat" idea of a scientist didn't
match 
the particular science they were exploring. The "lab coat" idea conveys 
experimental chemistry or physics to people--and the processes of
sciences 
such a astronomy and archaeology take place in rather different
settings. 
Science is done is many settings and in many modes of dress. It made me 
think of a recent encounter:  I was standing outside a museum when the
Geek 
Squad came to fix a server. There were two guys in black pants, white 
shirts, and ties, and when I call out "It's the Geek Squad to the
rescue!" 
they had so much fun with it. We took our picture with them! That is
such a 
great example of using a sterotype to communicate and make something
work.

Wouldn't it be fun to do a science theater or even a flash game (with a 
humorous approach) to expand people's ideas about the settings in which 
scientisits to their work and how they dress?  I think the "fashion
sense" 
of field archaeologist in a warm climate is great fun--hard-toed shoes
and 
sox, shorts, hats and a water bottle. Each area of science really does
have 
a culture and the dress code--partly functional and partly tribal-- is
part 
of it.

My question, for the day is: What is the dress code of different
disciplines 
of science?

Any sharp-eyed ethnologists out there?

Cheers,

Carey

Carey E. Tisdal
Tisdal Consulting
4475 West Pine Blvd., #1705
St. Louis, MO 63108
Phone: 314-531-9766
Cell: 314-496-9097
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