More than once I've heard people attacking the quality of the science on Mythbusters. Obviously they aren't doing doctoral level science there since I understand it and, more importantly, enjoy it but it's logical and deductive and they revisit myths if their methods or results are called into question. I flail about trying to defend the show when the occasion arises but, not being of sciency mind, I don't think I do a spectacular job of it. Leave it to xkcd to do it better and with stick figures. From now on I carry a copy of this comic to point at and say, "Oh yeah? What she said!"
(Photo lovingly borrowed from here.)
Monday, March 24, 2008
In Defense of Mythbusters
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I love it when they blow stuff up and crash cars. Buster is the starr of the show!
ReplyDeleteI LURVE Mythbusters, and so do the girls. We watch it all the time. More than anything else, I love their "let's find out!!" attitude. It's something we're trying to cultivate in Punkin' Pie lately...
ReplyDeleteThe name of the show should be "Blowed Up."
ReplyDeleteI just cannot watch it, myself.
I'm sure that for a "true" scientist the science isn't perfect but I think that it does more for our collective intelligence than most things on TV and Adam keeps it a little stupid so people will watch. It's palatably good for us. And I, for one, enjoy seeing stuff get blown up.
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