Well, I have a degree in Psychology and I'd never heard of it until well after college
Sareitha Sedai Send a noteboard - 12/10/2011 03:10:54 PM

And I've still never read nor seen it, but at least I have general awareness of it now 
I think DomA's point about exposition is the key, plus relatability/fallibility as others have mentioned.

I think DomA's point about exposition is the key, plus relatability/fallibility as others have mentioned.
If you are from Betelgeuse, please have one of your Earth friends read what I've written before you respond. Or try concentrating harder.
"The trophy problem has become extreme."
"The trophy problem has become extreme."
A TV trope that really bugs me: culturally ignorant geniuses.
11/10/2011 04:44:16 PM
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There are bigger contradictions in Temperance Brennan, truth be told.
11/10/2011 08:00:25 PM
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It's not about them being expert in everything. Just not devoid of basic pop culture knowledge.
11/10/2011 08:17:24 PM
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Re: It's not about them being expert in everything. Just not devoid of basic pop culture knowledge.
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Well, I have a degree in Psychology and I'd never heard of it until well after college
12/10/2011 03:10:54 PM
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The guy in Big Bang Theory, the ultra-dorky one, is knowledgable about everything *NM*
12/10/2011 03:37:27 PM
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True, that's the other extreme and maybe just as unpleasant. *NM*
12/10/2011 04:01:10 PM
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Lol Sheldon Cooper has some of the same idiosyncrasies as my Aspie son.
13/10/2011 03:33:25 PM
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Better than someone with a doctorate not having heard the term EM for electromagnetic.
12/10/2011 09:59:36 PM
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I do love that Sherlock Holmes didn't want to know about the solar system....
13/10/2011 03:38:09 PM
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Re: I do love that Sherlock Holmes didn't want to know about the solar system....
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