Mad scientist

A mad scientist is a stock character of popular fiction, either villainous, or benign and scatterbrained. Whether insane, eccentric, or simply bumbling, the mad scientist is often working with some utterly fictional technology in order to forward his or her evil schemes. Alternatively, he or she doesn't see the evil that will ensue from the hubris of "playing God". Because of recent profusion of geek culture modern mad scientist depictions are often satirical and humorous rather than critical. Some are actually protagonists, such as Dexter in the cartoon series Dexter's Laboratory.

External links

• analyzing the culture motif
• Gary Hoppenstand, "Dinosaur Doctors and Jurassic Geniuses: The Changing Image of the Scientist in the Lost World Adventure"
• The Scarecrow?s Brain - images of the scientist in film, Christopher Frayling
• Breaking Down the Stereotypes of Science by Recruiting Young Scientists
• within the genre
• Luxuriant Flowing Hair Club for Scientists
• The International Society of Mad Scientists
• The League of Mad Scientists
• The Ernest Glitch Chronicles - fictional stories of a Victorian mad scientist discovering modern phenomena
• Bookproject about the Difference between MAdnesse and Science
• Online community dedicated to the propagation of 'Mad Science'
• MadSci Network - collective group of scientists answering science questions
• Denver Mad Scientists Club - Developers of the "Critter Crunch", widely credited as the first real-life Robot_combat contest
• Homepage of a freelance mad scientist.