Note: This is a spoiler-free comment on Avengers: Age of Ultron. If you have seen any trailers for the film or are at all familiar with the character of Ultron, none of this should be news.
Assuming a single weekend doesn’t allow for many repeat viewings, roughly 25 million people in the US alone have already seen Avengers: Age of Ultron. It’s hard to imagine any other science topics getting wider exposure. Films like this are great opportunities to glimpse how the broader public approaches various scientific topics, both because the writers likely represent the general population and because the films themselves can shape perspectives. [Read more…] about Science Corner: A Vision of Science