Marcel Agüeros
Check out the trailer for Hubble's Diverse Universe, a soon-to-be released documentary focused on the impact of the Hubble Space Telescope and NASA on the careers of individual astronomers. The trailer features Eric Wilcots, Dara Norman, Jarita Holbrook, and Kevin McLin.
 25% of those surveyed thought that scientists were apt to be odd and peculiar people, and 29% thought that scientists have few other interests but their work. In addition, a majority (53%) of those surveyed agreed with the statement "scientific work is dangerous."

—from the NSF's 2002 survey on Science and Technology: Public Attitudes and Public Understanding
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© 2006 and beyond Marcel Agüeros (marcel at astro.columbia.edu)
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