User:RockMagnetist/Drafts/Science in popular culture

Science in popular culture is the treatment of scientific themes and issues in popular media such as cinema, music, television and novels. There is a branch of fiction which specialises in such themes – science fiction. In such works, the laws of science are commonly distorted as a form of artistic license.

Depiction of scientists
See Category:Cultural depictions of scientists

Popular concepts
Butterfly effect, Dyson spheres, electromagnetic pulse, fullerenes, Lightning rod fashion, Schrödinger's cat, space stations and habitats, terraforming, the periodic table (see Category:Periodic table in popular culture)

Attitudes towards science

 * Evolution, climate change, vaccination
 * Imitation of science in non-scientific pursuits (e.g., pseudoscience)