On May 21, 11:32 am, lizardgirl  wrote:
> On May 20, 10:30 am, Doug Freyburger  wrote:
>
> > Anyone who has met actual scientists doing actual
> > science knows that Newton-with-Asberger is not common among scientists.
> > I also find the movie "Real Genius" both hilarious and
sad for the same
> > reasons.
>
> very true, it's become almost it's own genre, falling fast into
> tiresome and cliche.
>
> invite three scientists to dinner and the conversation will require
> keeping up at some point, but it's always worth the effort.
> most like talking about what they do.  it's the top of top of the
> brain chain that have difficulties discussing the weather.
> there just isn't enough there to hold their interest.  not surprising
> when you can pull galaxies out of a hat with the power of your
> thinking.
Although I didn't end up a scientist, as such, I taught myself first-
year calculus when I was 14, majored in physics, and ended up working
as a professional programmer.
I am also a B5 fan.
For that matter, I am also a minor, but recognized name in Shakespeare
scholarship, and a semipro opera singer.
But put that aside. Have we already forgotten "Never apply a 'Star
Trek' solution to a 'Babylon 5' problem?"
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