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Maybe I missed a message in this thread, but the four actresses in the
article are real. Natalie Portman has a solid training in science, for one.
On 3/3/2011 9:22 AM, Jonah Cohen wrote:
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> OK, the scientist is fictional, but I feel I must give due credit to a
> character who was co-star of a very popular TV show. Oddly, when
> mentioning scientists as portrayed in pop culture, this name rarely
> comes up as a positive example.
>
> Yet consider some of the mass media's stereotypes of scientists, and how
> they get broken here...
>
> Stereotype: Scientists are men.
> Not in this case. (And, a nod to the interdisciplinary science that came
> up on the listserv recently, her phD was in medicine, undergrad degree
> in physics.)
>
> Stereotype: scientists run the gamut from ethically challenged to
> outright morally bankrupt.
> Not here. This female scientist was very concerned about saving lives
> and what was morally right, usually moreso that her partner.
>
> Stereotype: scientists are wimps.
> While losing her fair share of fights, this scientist was also capable
> of kicking some ass. And was a pretty good shot, too.
>
> Stereotype: the primary goal of scientists = taking over the world.
> Contrary to the mad scientist image, this woman was largely fighting to
> prevent that very thing.
>
> Stereotype: scientists are cowardly.
> Far from cringing in fear, this scientist pioneered the use of the
> grisly autopsy as a dramatic device on TV, fought through much personal
> tragedy, and faced down a ceaseless horde of horrifying bad guys.
>
> Stereotype: scientists range from comically unattractive to grotesquely
> unattractive.
> Let's just say that, despite an ultra-conservative wardrobe, this
> scientist had more than a few viewers smitten with her.
>
> Stereotype: scientists have no sense of humor.
> This scientist? Handy with a good zinger.
>
> So where's the love for FBI Special Agent Dana Katherine Scully of "The
> X-Files"?
>
> Jonah Cohen
> Outreach& Public Programs Manager
> The Children's Museum
>
> "I'm warning you, Mulder: if this is monkey pee, you're on your own."
>
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