23-06-2010, 03:04
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Re: Be a Nerd Girl
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Originally Posted by RyanCahoon
I totally agree, but to be fair as well, we're part of a program that creates a sports(something we're trying to de-emphasize, according to Dean Kamen)-like environment in order to promote science and engineering. How much different is it to create a Hollywood(also on Kamen's list of overhyped parts of our culture)-like environment to promote science and engineering? To a certain degree, if you want to convince people to change, you have to connect with something that is significant to them as they are now. Unfortunately.
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When we adopted the sports model, we've used Gracious Professionalism to try and leave the worst of the model behind. I don't think we need to wholly accept the looks are everything, thin is the only way in in order to get a Hollywood presence, if that was what we were after. At least, I'd hope not.
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