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The New York Times has a new article about the the reactions of real scientists to The Big Bang Theory.  They also chat with the cast about their opinions.

Three years later some scientists still say that although the series, “The Big Bang Theory” (Monday nights on CBS), is funny and scientifically accurate, they are put off by it. “Makes me cringe,” said Bruce Margon, an astrophysicist at the University of California, Santa Cruz, explaining, “The terrible stereotyping of the nerd plus the dumb blond are steps backwards for science literacy.”

Lisa Randall, a Harvard particle theorist who has visited the show’s set twice and appeared as an uncredited extra in one scene said, “I do think the writers are genuinely clever.” Lawrence Krauss, a cosmologist at Arizona State, and author of “The Physics of Star Trek,” said he had changed his initial dire opinion about the program. “First, because it is funny, and continues to be,” he said. “Second, because the characters have developed softer edges, and one of them has the girl!”

The point of the show, Mr. Prady said, is to tell small stories. “We are not doing ‘Lost,’ we’re not doing a complex novel for TV,” he said. “We follow the characters, and let them tell us what they’re going to do next. We’re telling stories about outsiders. We all feel like outsiders. Can you find love? Penny pulls Leonard to the outside world; Sheldon pulls him back.” Mr. Lorre said that the whole “challenge and joy” of a series like this is character development. “Maybe at the end of the day this will inspire some kids to go into physics,” he added, “just like ‘Cheers’ inspired countless young people to go into bars.”

CBS has added a fun new feature to their site! Go here to play!

Think you know everything that has happened in this season’s Big Bang Theory? Test your skills and play our finales video trivia now!

My score was a 9 out of 10, can you beat that? I got one wrong because I didn’t realize that it kept going after you answered a question and I ran out of time XD

I’m not sure if you’ve heard about this, but every year WWF has a campaign to raise awareness on global warming. This year’s Earth Hour is Saturday, March 27th. Make sure to be a part of this global statement. This is a very serious issue and we support it 100% on this website. Go to http://www.earthhour.org/ to check the exact hour in your country! This can actually be quite fun; last year my family and I played Apples to Apples, great family bonding time!