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Pentagon Wants Screenplays From Scientists

Posted by Zonk on from the for-the-good-of-the-nation dept.

Aix writes "According to the New York Times, the Pentagon is funding classes in screenplay writing for 15 scientists. The idea is to encourage kids to go into science and engineering through mainstream media and thereby presumably bolster long-term US national security. While it sounds like a lot of fun for the researchers involved, and anything that stems the spiral of the US into a culture of anti-intellectualism is a good thing in my book. Will glamorizing science in the movies make kids pay better attention in chemistry class?"

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  1. Movie Physics website by HonkyLips · · Score: 5, Informative

    They could do worse than begin by visitng this site: http://www.intuitor.com/moviephysics/ which examines physics in Hollywood movies. The reviews alone are priceless.

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    Putting syrup in coffee is some form of blasphemy.
  2. Re:Clue stick. Re:Well, an anti-intellectual is... by nunchux · · Score: 5, Informative

    Bush has never endorsed the teaching of Intelligent Design as a science rather than religion. That's simply a fabrication intended to karma bait the Bush haters. Congratulations on your success -- but you are still a troll.

    Actually...

    "Bush told Texas newspaper reporters in a group interview at the White House on Monday that he believes that intelligent design should be taught alongside evolution as competing theories."

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/artic le/2005/08/02/AR2005080201686.html