Carl Sagan had a couple of rough marriages and an iffy relationship with his children, but I never heard of him being a “dick” to the public in any way. Similarly Steve Irwin (who I would consider a science educator) was awesome.
I think it’s less that the there’s a correlation between fame and science educator than simple ego and brains. NDT would be an asshole even if he wasn’t famous, because being smart just goes to some people’s heads.
Carl Sagan had a couple of rough marriages and an iffy relationship with his children, but I never heard of him being a “dick” to the public in any way. Similarly Steve Irwin (who I would consider a science educator) was awesome.
I think it’s less that the there’s a correlation between fame and science educator than simple ego and brains. NDT would be an asshole even if he wasn’t famous, because being smart just goes to some people’s heads.
I guess I should have been clearer, maybe that combination leads one to be more susceptible to that kind of condescension.