Just as big an issue today are scientists that want to be “stars”.
Although I think it's great when truly scientific concepts and principles can be brought to a wider audience, I agree that too much showmanship can cheapen and belittle an effort.
Particularly in arenas such as psychiatry and psychology, the various "celebrity psychologists" who ostensibly give people the ultimate, definitive answers the all of the problems of their lives within a 20 minute program segment are doing a tremendous disservice to their professions and also giving many people false hope and false answers.....life is 'usually' more complex than that and the more complex questions usually do not lend themselves well to minimal, cutesy answers in the context of a TV or radio program.
Although I think it's great when truly scientific concepts and principles can be brought to a wider audience, I agree that too much showmanship can cheapen and belittle an effort.
Particularly in arenas such as psychiatry and psychology, the various "celebrity psychologists" who ostensibly give people the ultimate, definitive answers the all of the problems of their lives within a 20 minute program segment are doing a tremendous disservice to their professions and also giving many people false hope and false answers.....life is 'usually' more complex than that and the more complex questions usually do not lend themselves well to minimal, cutesy answers in the context of a TV or radio program.
I apologize for my double post...I’m having some connectivity “issues” with the stoatputer at the moment.