Pentagon Wants Screenplays From Scientists

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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Re:Oh please.

[BWJones]

1. Beat up on George W. Bush

This is the leader of the free world who has shown a repeated disdain for intellectualism and rigorous thought. He did not listen to the analysts at the CIA and told them to go back again and again until they came up with the data he wanted to see. This is not how to run science or a country. What should have been done as with any hypothesis is to form that hypothesis (Iraq had WMD) and then attempt to disprove that theory rather than find evidence to support it. When you failed to disprove that theory, then you act and possibly take a country to war.

The lack of scientific and engineering education in this country has implications for all facets of society.

2. Beat up on Micrsooft

I call it like I see it. Microsoft has done some cool stuff and some not so cool stuff. Most of the folks on Slashdot are not stupid and they call it like they see it as well.

3. ???

What?

4. Karma profits!

The way it should go is that you should be brave enough to stand up for what you believe. If there is a price to pay, so be it, but hey dude. I've got karma to burn and burn and burn.