Dude, I would watch the hell out of that comm! I have a very low tolerance for long scientific explanations. Even pop science stuff like Discover magazine articles can lose me halfway through unless they hook me by relating it to something with a narrative or condensing it way down.(humanities major here - I like my science Star Trek/SG1/Farscape/comics style XD)
So learning science through fanfic sounds PERFECT to me. You could have monthly guest fandoms, where people explain how all the 'science' in their fandoms would/could/will NEVER EVER work - guns, military ranks/protocols, wormholes, cloning, robotics, the process of deductive/inductive reasoning, sneaking around in people's dreams - ALL THE SCIENCE-Y/EXPERT KNOWLEDGE THINGS. People could comment at #talktothehandwave and get the lowdown on stuff for their fic- or just for fun. What qualifications do you need to apply to the FBI? What RL weapon would be used in such-and-such situation? If you were blinded, could you actually learn truly badass ninja skills? What kind of sound/concussive force can for real shatter eardrums? So many questions ....
The awesome thing is that there are probably tons of people in any given fandom who are totally RL science BMFs who have all this info at their fingertips, and are all 'Serious Science' in their day jobs but, like, read meta on A/B/Omega fic tropes in their spare time. (which reminds me, this hypothetical comm would be the ideal place to post the article I was linked to about how everything people know about 'Alpha' wolves is based on outdated research. The scientist was really irked that people are still quoting his original findings. Basically, the only data they had was on wolves in captivity - in the wild, wolves just break off into their own small family packs rather than fighting for dominance as they would in an artificial, enforced pack! Can't wait to see this idea percolate through fandom...)
Friended you back! Renner fans must support each other in the face of his continuous ridiculously tranfixing hotness! Plus he is personally responsible for my new Tumblr addiction, so. /o\ Someone needs to do science! to explain why I am compelled to stare at his faaaaace (and other parts)
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So learning science through fanfic sounds PERFECT to me. You could have monthly guest fandoms, where people explain how all the 'science' in their fandoms would/could/will NEVER EVER work - guns, military ranks/protocols, wormholes, cloning, robotics, the process of deductive/inductive reasoning, sneaking around in people's dreams - ALL THE SCIENCE-Y/EXPERT KNOWLEDGE THINGS. People could comment at #talktothehandwave and get the lowdown on stuff for their fic- or just for fun. What qualifications do you need to apply to the FBI? What RL weapon would be used in such-and-such situation? If you were blinded, could you actually learn truly badass ninja skills? What kind of sound/concussive force can for real shatter eardrums? So many questions ....
The awesome thing is that there are probably tons of people in any given fandom who are totally RL science BMFs who have all this info at their fingertips, and are all 'Serious Science' in their day jobs but, like, read meta on A/B/Omega fic tropes in their spare time. (which reminds me, this hypothetical comm would be the ideal place to post the article I was linked to about how everything people know about 'Alpha' wolves is based on outdated research. The scientist was really irked that people are still quoting his original findings. Basically, the only data they had was on wolves in captivity - in the wild, wolves just break off into their own small family packs rather than fighting for dominance as they would in an artificial, enforced pack! Can't wait to see this idea percolate through fandom...)
Friended you back! Renner fans must support each other in the face of his continuous ridiculously tranfixing hotness! Plus he is personally responsible for my new Tumblr addiction, so. /o\ Someone needs to do science! to explain why I am compelled to stare at his faaaaace (and other parts)