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What does /sci/ think about pop-sci, is it good for actuall science or will it just make people have the wrong impresion of what stem (mostly physics) is about?

>> No.10861608

>What does /sci/ think about pop-sci, is it good for actuall science
No. It's amateur hour. Not interested.

>> No.10861614

>>10861592
>have science education
>be at family dinner
>someone present had seen something on IFLS or other popsci wasteland and feels enlightened
>feel they are now as knowledge on me because they watched a 1 minute quantum mechanics youtube cartoon
>"explain to me how its possible that an electron can go through two holes at the same time, you scientists are just making up shit as you go along"

i could do without popsci. plebs should stick to monster truck rallies. if you want to learn science do it properly.

>> No.10861629

>>10861592
its okay as long as it doesnt turn people into pseudo intellectuals

>> No.10861725

It's fine, generally, as it gets more people into science and presents the results of scientific research to those who made it possible.

But as >>10861614 said, laypeople need to remember that all they get from pop-science is a pre-digested form of the actual scientific results.
Basically, it only gives them a stepping stone for futher enquiry and study.

>> No.10861732

>>10861725
*further enquiry and study that most likely will still be in the scope of already existing knowledge.

>> No.10862505

>>10861592
Good music. Cringe lyrics. Holy fuck.

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10862838

did somebody say SCIENCE???

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10862867

IFLS!!!

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>>10861592
Scientism is a garbage religion for cringe materialistic mental midgets

>> No.10864600

>>10862872
>matching the greatest minds in history against the worst minds in popsci

try again

>> No.10864631

>>10862872
I know neil was being a retard but his question is pretty interesting
why are we concerning ourselves with the meaning of meaning?
are we just so fuckgin bored we need a reason to reason making our reason just that?
im mean im not a philosopher b/c I want a fucking job but I respect it. modern philosophy seems like shit.
anything post bacon can suck my dick

>> No.10864635

>>10862867
The absolute cope of inherently and utterly unfalsifiable upper theoretical physics (simulation theory, multiverse with different valued constants, and other gayness) is driven by a deep spite of Christian metaphysics.

>>10864600
>worst minds
Dawkins had some, SOME, good ideas regarding gene-based selection and presented them in an okay way.

>> No.10864666

It's just a political tool used to influence the 100~120 group on key issues.

- It tends to be nostalgic in the sense that it brings up memories of science class and TV shows in grade school and high school.
- Used to falsify some moral arguments
- Subliminally strengthens arguments which are supported by sketchy evidence by invoking names of famous pop "scientists" like Michio Kaku, and and Bill Nye.