They claim I took a “David Bradley uses a wholly unscientific technique to find out what people think of scientists”. I must disagree. It wasn’t “wholly” scientific at all. In fact it was very scientific in some sense as I exploited a search engine algorithm to locate documents containing references to the phrase “scientists are known for” rather than picking documents at random. Said algorithm weights entries in the search engine index based on various factors, such as website size, age, backlinks etc. So, while it’s not “entirely” scientific there was a degree of valid method to the search. Try it for “Seed magazine is known for”:

• high content of chlorophyll pigments
• growing thick and compact
• its flavor in rye bread
• its tendency to lose viability during storage

  Nuff said.

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• their advanced monetary system
• recording
• their hard work and dedication to science
• playing similar games
• their ludeness in naming things
• their love of the homegrown

And, that’s it.

Next, geeks…

• wonderful things
• spending endless hours in front of a computer, not for taking breaks to do push-ups or run laps
• their meticulous detail and eye-straining care for correctness
• their animal-loving qualities (there was a ? after this one!)
• three things
• proudly memorizing and applying the minutiae of an unconventional subject to every aspect of their lives
• liking clever pranks
• one thing – besides being a bit on the whiffy side, of course
• their fanatacism

Next, chemists…

• producing on a small scale
• the amusing names they give new creations
• discovering elements, naming reactions, and making household
  cleaners
• developing a wide array of different products for the skin,
  body and hair with clinically proven results

Unfortunately, it seems no one cares about chemists as that’s
it! Just five mentions!

Science writers are known for…

getting bored easil…………….