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Science 'Not for Normal People'

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the time-to-get-in-another-space-race dept.

Ant writes "BBC News reports that teenagers 'value the role of science in society, but feel scientists are "brainy people not like them".' This was according to a recent study by The Science Learning Centre in London that asked 11,000 pupils for their views on science and scientists. From the article: 'They found around 80% of pupils thought scientists did "very important work" and 70% thought they worked "creatively and imaginatively". Only 40% said they agreed that scientists did "boring and repetitive work". Over three quarters of the respondents thought scientists were "really brainy people".'"

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  1. But.. by n6kuy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Scientists ARE brainy people, right?

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    If you disagree with me on social issues, then it's pretty clear that you are a narrow-minded bigot.