The Scientist Saloon: Design your Scientist
Who is the Scientist in your head? Is he the silver-grey haired obsessive genius from popular culture? Or the methodical rationalist from your school textbooks? Pick and choose from things around you to explore the image of the scientist you have in your head. Set up your lab, dress yourself up!
Popular perceptions of scientists influence different 'publics' to imagine their science and personalities. Emotions like exhilaration, intimidation, reverence, ridicule, fear and much more surround the spectacle of dressing up as a scientist.