SCIENCE TV

I've been watching science television incessantly all month (as if i wouldn't have been already), for an article im writing about the problem of viewing it as journalism/education, and i've come to realize that the accuracy of science programming on tv runs from right on (the producer spent forever talking to experts and weighing facts) to totally wack (not even worth mentioning.) I know, television is ultimately about entertainment, but it's still disconcerting that there is no incentive for filmmakers to get the science right. Nat geo is the only network with fact checkers, and other networks just put the onus on the producers. We rely on their passion and willingness to work hand-in-hand with scientists or we end up with trash that passes as science.