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Hollywood science

Hollywood science noun: the use, misuse, abuse and general ignorance of the principles of science within the Hollywood film industry, and by extension, more widely in creative media.

Noun

Hollywood science (uncountable)

  1. The use, misuse, abuse and general ignorance of the principles of science within the Hollywood film industry, and by extension, more widely in creative media.
    • Really small organisms (viruses and rickettsia, for instance) aren’t motile (for reasons we will soon be able to guess), but we can explore the consequences of their hypothetical mobility by resorting to science fiction. In a classic example of Hollywood science, the cast of the film The Fantastic...2002, Mark W. Denny, Steven Gaines, Chance in Biology: Using Probability to Explore Nature, page 120
    • Mr. Cordes paused the movie, turned to the class, and said, “Now, Star Trek is a wonderful show.” […] “[…] But we’re not talking about American culture; we’re talking about science. You can see that if a character on this show uses big, scientific sounding words, the normal audience will think what...2006, Charlotte Reimer, problems with pies, page 14

Examples of Hollywood science in a sentence

  • In this class, I want you to figure out what science REALLY is, not just Hollywood science.2006, Charlotte Reimer, problems with pies, page 14:
  • "I go for stuff that sounds really fake--that you think is Hollywood science but find out not only is it real, it's topical," he says.2008, K Heyman, “SCIENCE AND SOCIETY: Talk Nerdy to Me”, in Science:

Questions about Hollywood science

What does Hollywood science mean?
Hollywood science means the use, misuse, abuse and general ignorance of the principles of science within the Hollywood film industry, and by extension, more widely in creative media.
How do you use Hollywood science in a sentence?
In this class, I want you to figure out what science REALLY is, not just Hollywood science.
What part of speech is Hollywood science?
Hollywood science is a noun.

Words near Hollywood science in the dictionary

  1. Hollywood moment
  2. Hollywood moments
  3. Hollywood North
  4. Hollywood on the Tiber
  5. Hollywood principle
  6. Hollywood science
  7. Hollywood shower
  8. Hollywood showers
  9. Hollywood ugly
  10. Hollywood wax
  11. Hollywood waxes

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