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----------------------------------------------- Babe Scientists on Film For best results in science, wear short shorts. And be sure your deep intellect is matched by deep cleavage. by, Sarah Fobes 06 May 2008 Lady scientists are popping up in movies all over the place these days. From neuroscientists and nuclear physicists to virologists and paleontologists, these gals are working their on screen appeal to defy ye olde stereotype of the old white man academician. But it’s not all girl power and intellectual equality. For it remains the sworn duty of mainstream film producers to employ clever plot devices designed to remind audiences that even though ladies can have book smarts, at the end of the day they are still simply…women. Erratic, overly emotional, frequently distraught and boy-crazy, I call these handy reminders the “Hollywood… http://www.inklingmagazine.com/articles/field-work-is-easier-in-short-shorts/
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