A conversation well worth your time and effort…

Editor’s note: Communicating about science can be perceived as a life-or-death issue in some cases, or as hype and stereotype in others. In this conversation, scientists Sean Carroll and Dave Goldberg — dedicated to bringing “physics to the people” — share their thoughts on why they do (and how to talk about) what they do: Should physicists seem more like Tony Stark? Should they buzzkill people’s hopes for time travel, warp drives, and other speculative (but very appealing) scenarios? Carroll and Goldberg also discuss the popular and controversial topics of string theory, supersymmetry, the multiverse, and the Higgs boson — and whether we need to justify basic science with technology breakthroughs like the World Wide Web.

via When Talking About Science, We Need More Tony Stark and Less Big Bang Theory | Wired Opinion | Wired.com.