Stefan Nekvapil and Lindy Orthia. Photo by James Giggacher.
A collaborative study involving undergraduate students and researchers has revealed that science in our favourite TV shows often slips under the radar. By CASEY HAMILTON. In a small town in America, a young girl discovers a skeleton that resembles an angel. The find causes religious hysteria among the locals. Sceptical of her discovery, the girl searches fervently for the truth, eventually revealing the skeleton as a fake, part of an elaborate hoax. This story is the premise of an episode of that staple of televisual entertainment, The Simpsons . Entitled Lisa the Skeptic , it highlights the importance of not believing everything you see, and the quest for truth.
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