The first peer-reviewed survey of Doctor Who fans’ attitudes to science reveals it was literally life-changing TV for some. But the verdicts were surprisingly nuanced and sometimes contradictory.
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Who wouldn’t want to travel in time, glimpsing the dinosaurs or peeking at humans 2,000 years from now? Now physicists have designed a time machine that seems deceptively simple.
TV acting has evolved from the early performances of actors like William Hartnell. It’s a more subtle craft and quite different from stage acting.
Jodie Whittaker will be the 13th, and first female, Doctor Who, an announcement that has been a long time coming.
How does one of the world’s most iconic science fiction television series depict women doing science?
The taboo meaning of the f-word is not nearly as common as the use of the word as an “emphatic intensifier”, or in the various idioms.
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Senior Lecturer in Science Communication, Australian National University
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Professor of Physics, University of Rhode Island
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Associate Professor in Media, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Contextual Studies for Film and Television, University of the Arts London
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Associate Professor in Linguistics, Macquarie University
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Senior Research Fellow in Social and Political Science, The University of Melbourne