When Science and Entertainment Work Together

"We're here to inspire filmmakers," says Rick Loverd, Program Manager of the Science and Entertainment Exchange, a program of the National Academy of Sciences. "We're here to provide mainstream media content creators with great science." Launched in 2008, the Exchange works to connect writers, producers, and industry executives with scientists and engineers, both to improve the overall quality of science in mainstream entertainment and to break down negative stereotypes of scientists themselves....