What It's Like To Be the Scientific Consultant For The Big Bang Theory

sciencehabit (1205606) writes "Science sits down with David Saltzberg, who's been The Big Bang Theory's one and only science consultant since it premiered. Saltzberg is an astrophysicist at the University of California, Los Angeles. He chats about how the portrayal of science on the show has changed over the years, whether it turns kids away from science, and how you can get your own job as a scientific consultant in Hollywood."

Comments

Astrophysics is like an arts degree

[Anonymous Coward]

Unless you get lucky, the only thing it's actually good for is wiping your ass.

Re:Astrophysics is like an arts degree

[Architect_sasyr]

I think much the same thing about drupal "programmers"

Re:Astrophysics is like an arts degree

[ebno-10db]

When was the last time astrophysics improved anyone's life? It's a dead end job where contributions won't mean anything until well after you're dead - if ever.

“Science is like sex: sometimes something useful comes out, but that is not the reason we are doing it. ”
-- Richard P. Feynman

Re:Astrophysics is like an arts degree

[StrangeBrew]

Queen's Brian May is both an artist and an astrophysicist. Combining both disciplines seems to yield awesomeness.

Re:Not for Nerds

[radarskiy]

My theory has always been that Sheldon isn't aspie, he's just an asshole.

Re:Not for Nerds

[Plumpaquatsch]

There's a big difference between laughing at something because "haha I can relate to that" and "haha look at that nerd act dumb around people"

You must be confusing Big Bang Theory with reading Slashdot comments.