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PEVEI t1_j85w9i1 wrote

In this case "mind-bending" means the 'science communicator's' mind was bent, a pitifully low bar. This is Vice after all, their headlines are even more embarrassing than their content.

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DefreShalloodner t1_j86zr39 wrote

On the OTW hand I agree with you, but on the OTOH hand I support the rehashing/reframing of scientific or technical ideas in the interest of bending the public's minds.

Similarly, I roll my eyes when concepts from my abstruse specialty get butchered in movies or TV, but at the same time I appreciate the exposure they are giving to those ideas (ersatz or not).

[Edit: fixed acronyms]

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GlowGreen1835 t1_j877pqj wrote

On the on the other hand hand.

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SpecificAstronaut69 t1_j878a5m wrote

It's funny because these guys who lament science communication are the same ones who'll call anyone else using terms from non-STEM fields "gatekeepers" at the drop of a hat in my experience...

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