http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/sciencenotfiction/2010/07/24/comic-con-iron-man-and-the-scientists-who-love-him-his-movie-anyway/ Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:57:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/sciencenotfiction/2010/07/24/comic-con-iron-man-and-the-scientists-who-love-him-his-movie-anyway/#comment-2772 Comic-con Panel Report: Geeks still love space! – San Diego Space Society Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:04:01 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/sciencenotfiction/?p=1444#comment-2772 [...] the panel, including ScriptPhD.com, Pajiba, and Science Not Fiction, a Discover Magazine blog. (Twice, in that [...] [...] the panel, including ScriptPhD.com, Pajiba, and Science Not Fiction, a Discover Magazine blog. (Twice, in that [...]

]]> http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/sciencenotfiction/2010/07/24/comic-con-iron-man-and-the-scientists-who-love-him-his-movie-anyway/#comment-2771 Rhacodactylus Sat, 24 Jul 2010 10:11:25 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/sciencenotfiction/?p=1444#comment-2771 Iron man is another example of the "thinking man's" superhero, like Batman or Professor Xavier, it's his mind that grants him the ability to be of import to society. I've always responded to that idea much more than the "had superhuman powers bestowed upon him" type of hero (spider-man, the hulk, superman etc), combine that with the lesson of persistence during the testing phase of his research and it's actually a pretty great message to be sending to kids. Iron man is another example of the “thinking man’s” superhero, like Batman or Professor Xavier, it’s his mind that grants him the ability to be of import to society. I’ve always responded to that idea much more than the “had superhuman powers bestowed upon him” type of hero (spider-man, the hulk, superman etc), combine that with the lesson of persistence during the testing phase of his research and it’s actually a pretty great message to be sending to kids.

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