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10 September 1997 | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »

The entertainment media have created "dangerous stereotypes" of scientists that create misperceptions about the role of science in society, a psychologist at the University of Bath has told the annual meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science in Leeds, England. Dr. Helen Haste particularly cited Star Trek's Mr. Spock, who, she said, "is dangerous because he elevates the cult of the rational and dismisses the role of emotion." But, as reported in today's (Wednesday) London Times, Dr. Haste insisted that Spock is not alone -- that writers and directors employ stereotypes for almost every scientist seen on film and television, ranging from the mad scientist of Frankenstein and Dr. Strangelove (1963) to the "classic nerd" in Absent Minded Professor, The (1996) and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989), to the all-powerful savior in the Indiana Jones and Jurassic Park (1993) movies. "What we need are ordinary scientists in television and films, " Dr. Haste said. »

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11 June 1997 | Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news »

Newhart regular Peter Scolari has been signed to star in the TV version of Disney's Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989), an hour-long syndicated series set to debut in September. »

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2 articles from 1997