It would be interesting to try to quantify if the appreciation of the contribution, the cultural value of science in our society, and what science 'is' has been altered this year by (a) CERN and the 'Higgs' (b) the Olympics and Paralympics.
CERN achieved outstanding media saturation and pop-fanaticism for an obscure particle. The Olympics and Paralympics in the opening and closing ceremonies, and the events themselves, achieved media saturation for the contribution of science and engineering in modern sport.
It's not every night that Hawking and Orbital perform live together. Or Tim-Berners Lee is juxtaposed with athletes. Or thousands of people applaud a single shy man from Edinburgh for having a brilliant thought.
best regards
Martyn
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