I've previously raised discussion (see e.g. here) about the benefits of protrayal of science, scientists, and the scientific process on TV before, in both fictional and non-fictional settings. Sadly, one of the best (and only) examples of a (fiction) show which does that in recent times has been Crime Scene Investigation (CSI), a show about forensic scientists. Now, I've never seen more than about two episodes of this (and those soon after its launch) but apparently it is now very popular indeed. I can't help but think that this is potentially positive (for several reasons I've spoken about before), depending upon exactly how the writing is done, etc... (Others of you can (and no doubt will) comment, having seen it. Please do. I have no opinion since I do not watch it.) Anyway, note:
Forensic science's spell in the limelight has given it huge kudos. Glitzy TV shows like CSI: ...
