And this is why we’re here … we’re not really becoming X-men
Hsien Hsien Lei (The Sci-Health Channel Editor here at b5) comments on a C|Net article talking about how our DNA is still mutating and evolving (this is a good thing, BTW) with a catchy headline about becoming X-Men (nice tie-in with X3 coming out in a couple weeks).
Sigh. As a commenter left on Hsien’s blog:
river2sea72 Says:
May 6th, 2006 at 10:18 amWell, what else can you expect of media that has to pander to a science-illiterate readership?
And this is what the Sci-Health blogs are all about, especially this one. Unfortunately the media isn’t about promoting good science or education as much as getting more readers with catchy headlines.
Hsien discusses the article much better than I could, so go visit her blog and read the whole scoop.
May 12th, 2006 at 7:25 am
Sometimes people don’t want to care about the science, or if something is actually possible- they just want to dream a little and have fun believing in another kind of life. And that is part of why catchy headlines have power.
Me? I want the awesome healing powers and razor claws of Wolverine.
Or be able to levitate a spaceship with my mind. Yeah, that’d be COOL. :D
May 12th, 2006 at 7:31 am
You’re right Deb … Yeah I can’t decide whether I’d want to be Wolverine of Cyclops. I’m leaning towards Wolverine though.
Altough I do have the new Rogue desktop wallpaper right now from X3. Oooh baby. Maybe I’ll switch to Jean Grey later.
Back on topic … yeah people like to dream, and that’s fine, but ya gotta put a little reality into the mix. Yes, mutations are going on. But who knows if the the world of Marvel comics wuld come to pass.
May 12th, 2006 at 7:05 pm
*g* It often amazes me just what wild stuff the average person will believe without blinking.
I expect that we’d be more likely to die out as a species before we mutated ala Marvel. If we were going to experience sudden bizarre mutations as reactions to whatever, it seems logical that it would have happened at least once prior to now in our history.
May 12th, 2006 at 7:12 pm
Yeah … well who knows with the increased level of radiation we’re getting from the depleted ozone layer.