Mad Science Stereotypes
Jan. 20th, 2006 11:07 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
patgundLooks like the classical image of the Madboys/Madgirls is still very much alive, (it's alive, IT'S ALIVE!!! oops, excuse me....), at least according to this BBC article:
Science seen under the right conditions
"He's been going into primary schools and asking the pupils to draw a picture of a scientist.
Examining the sketches afterwards, he is surprised to discover that the children consistently draw images from a bygone age long before they were born: with wild hair, lab coat, staring eyes, coke-bottle glasses, a withered hand; in some cases they've even written the word "MAD" with an arrow pointing at the scientist."
Science seen under the right conditions
"He's been going into primary schools and asking the pupils to draw a picture of a scientist.
Examining the sketches afterwards, he is surprised to discover that the children consistently draw images from a bygone age long before they were born: with wild hair, lab coat, staring eyes, coke-bottle glasses, a withered hand; in some cases they've even written the word "MAD" with an arrow pointing at the scientist."
