I really dislike holding up scientists as a type of person to aspire to. Science is just a tool, and is frequently used to damage the interest of the public good. I would rather venerate those who are veritably kind to their friends and community.
Londoners see what a scientist looks like up close in 50 photographs
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#13Lets try any possible silly idea, except really improving the work conditions for scientists
"These people are really important! Which is why they get paid next to nothing and toil in such obscurity that we have to photograph them in poster size just to let you know they actually exist."
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Representative of what? London is one of the most diverse cities in the world.
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#15I really dislike holding up scientists as a type of person to aspire to. Science is just a tool, and is frequently used to damage the interest of the public good. I would rather venerate those who are veritably kind to their friends and community.
Science is not just a tool; it’s a way of understanding reality — something that for some of us is fundamentally important and requires no justification.
And even if it is just a tool, it’s an unbelievably useful one. As far as I know there is no more effective way to build things, change things, study things, etc. than the scientific method.
And there’s no science without scientists. Not everyone should aspire to be one, but we should probably all be thankful they exist.
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#16Can't help but notice a huge over-representation of field scientists. That seems a bit deceptive.
Photos of people staring at computer screens are not particularly inspiring on their own.
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#17I really dislike holding up scientists as a type of person to aspire to. Science is just a tool, and is frequently used to damage the interest of the public good. I would rather venerate those who are veritably kind to their friends and community.
Do you know any scientists? I always ask this in any discussion about scientists, so I'm not just pointing at you.
I'd be satisfied with just portraying scientists as normal working people, who might be your neighbors, and have mostly the same concerns about humanity as everybody else.
Disclosure: Industrial physicist.
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#19Well, what THEY want you to THINK a scientist looks like.
Everything to theatre. Everything is planned.
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