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* ''VideoGame/TheOuterWorlds'' had the importance of scientific literacy as its main theme, where much of Halcyon's problems--besides the profit-minded and incompetence of [[OneNationUnderCopyright the Board]]--is the lack of specialists needed to maintain the infrastructure.

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* ''VideoGame/TheOuterWorlds'' had the importance of scientific literacy as its main theme, where much of Halcyon's problems--besides the profit-minded and incompetence of [[OneNationUnderCopyright the Board]]--is Board]] -- is the lack of specialists needed to maintain the infrastructure.


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* WebVideo/AsapSCIENCE's song "Science STYLE" states that science is omnipresent in everyday life and condemns those who mindlessly follow trends and make fun of nerds, while uplifting scientists as intelligent, [[NerdsAreSexy attractive]] pioneers and revolutionaries.
-->''See, I heard– (OH!)\\
That you've been out and about\\
Making fun of nerds\\
(Making fun of nerds)\\
See, that's simply a mistake; know why?\\
Soon, they'll innovate and change our lives\\
And be remembered for all of time''
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* Creator/{{Raphael|Sanzio}}'s ''The School of Athens'' idealizes all of the ancient Greek mathematicians, physicists, and philosophers as members of a single beautiful university. A special honor goes to Creator/{{Aristotle}}, who represents earthly knowledge with his downward gesture, who is walking towards the audience alongside Creator/{{Plato}}. In fact, they are walking right into the painting across the wall from the ''The School of Athens'', ''The Disputation of the Sacrament'', indicating science and reason can lead one to the truth and goodness of [[UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} Christ in the Eucharist.]].

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* Creator/{{Raphael|Sanzio}}'s ''The ''Art/RaphaelRooms'': "The School of Athens'' Athens" idealizes all of the ancient Greek mathematicians, physicists, and philosophers as members of a single beautiful university. A special honor goes to Creator/{{Aristotle}}, who represents earthly knowledge with his downward gesture, who is walking towards the audience alongside Creator/{{Plato}}. In fact, they They are walking right into the painting across the wall from the ''The "The School of Athens'', ''The Athens" to "The Disputation of the Sacrament'', Sacrament", therefore indicating science and reason can lead one to the truth and goodness of the Christian [[UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} Christ in the Eucharist.]].Eucharist]].
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* ''TabletopGame/PrincessTheHopeful:'' This is the hat of the Court of Diamonds, the court whose ruling values are intellect, reason, and progress.

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* ''TabletopGame/PrincessTheHopeful:'' This is the hat of the Court of Diamonds, the court whose ruling values are intellect, reason, and progress. The Queen of Diamonds believes that technological solutions [[MugglesDoItBetter can scale better]] than magical solutions, so many of her court use their magic to find mundane solutions rather than solving problems directly.
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* Peter Parker, a.k.a. ''Franchise/SpiderMan'', is known for being a science geek who, despite being bullied and unpopular in school, uses his knowledge of science to create gadgets like his trademark web shooters.

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* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'': Peter Parker, a.k.a. ''Franchise/SpiderMan'', Parker is known for being a science geek who, despite being bullied and unpopular in school, uses his knowledge of science to create gadgets like his trademark web shooters.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Jem}}'' subverts ClarkesLawForGirlsToys by featuring a lot of technology in its backdrop. The supercomputer Synergy was created by the Benton sister's deceased father, Techrat is very tech savvy, and Minx is as well.

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Jem}}'' subverts ClarkesLawForGirlsToys by featuring a lot of technology in its backdrop. The supercomputer Synergy was created by the Benton sister's sisters' deceased father, Techrat is very tech savvy, and Minx is as well.
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* ''Series/{{Chernobyl}}'', despite being about the worst nuclear disaster in history, is a Good Science narrative. As Legasov says late in the series, the "invisible dance" of atoms that power a reactor is beautiful ''when things go right.'' The problem is when officials who don't fully understand or respect the inherent dangers make decisions based on financial convenience, self-interest, or propaganda. All of the problems with the plant originated when the Soviets decided to cover up the potential FailsafeFailure, and a political climate that bred buck-passing, secrecy, and face-saving exacerbated everything.
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* ''WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs'': Unusually for a film with the premise [[ScienceIsBad "new invention nearly dooms the world"]]. Yes, Flint creates an untested machine with the potential to become dangerous, but [[TheJorEl he's wary of not pushing it past its safety limits]] (perhaps not as wary as he should have been due to AcquiredSituationalNarcissism) and when he first notices it's about to go critical, he immediately goes to shut it off. Unfortunately [[spoiler:the Mayor, blinded by the economic boost the machine is providing the town, gets there first and pushes it way beyond capacity.]] In short, science provides a good for humanity; politics ruins it; [[ScienceHero science ultimately saves the day]].

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* ''WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs'': Unusually for a film with the premise [[ScienceIsBad "new invention nearly dooms the world"]]. Yes, Flint creates an untested machine with the potential to become dangerous, but [[TheJorEl [[IgnoredExpert he's wary of not pushing it past its safety limits]] (perhaps not as wary as he should have been due to AcquiredSituationalNarcissism) and when he first notices it's about to go critical, he immediately goes to shut it off. Unfortunately [[spoiler:the Mayor, blinded by the economic boost the machine is providing the town, gets there first and pushes it way beyond capacity.]] In short, science provides a good for humanity; politics ruins it; [[ScienceHero science ultimately saves the day]].
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* PrincessClassic Anneliese from ''WesternAnimation/BarbieInThePrincessAndThePauper'' would prefer to spend her days reading science books.

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* PrincessClassic Anneliese from ''WesternAnimation/BarbieInThePrincessAndThePauper'' ''WesternAnimation/BarbieAsThePrincessAndThePauper'' would prefer to spend her days reading science books.
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* Despite early editions prominently fearuring the [[ScienceIsBad the opposite trope]], ''TabletopGame/MageTheAscension'' began to heavily incorporate this theme instead. Notably, the [[VisionaryVillain Technocratic Union]] [[{{Retcon}} went from]] having invented the scientific method as a trap to lead humanity away from spirituality, to having a long history of [[TheWorldIsNotReady suppressing innovation]] and ''[[LostTechnology removing advanced technology from the history books]]''.
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* In ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1'', the nature-based world of Bionis is invaded by the mechanical soldiers of Mechonis, and [[ScienceIsBad they are the main enemies of the game]]. [[spoiler:Until the third act, where it's revealed the Machina are [[WellIntentionedExtremist Well-Intentioned Extremists]], and the spirit of Bionis is the ''real'' villain]], thereby playing this trope straight.

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* In ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1'', the nature-based world of Bionis is invaded by the mechanical soldiers of Mechonis, and [[ScienceIsBad they are the main enemies of the game]]. [[spoiler:Until the third act, where it's revealed the Machina are [[WellIntentionedExtremist Well-Intentioned Extremists]], the Technology Goddess is [[GodIsGood benevolent]], and the spirit of Bionis (aka, [[NatureIsNotNice the Nature God]]) is the ''real'' villain]], thereby playing this trope straight.
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* In ''VideoGame/{{Xenoblade}}'', the nature-based world of Bionis is invaded by the mechanical soldiers of Mechonis, and [[ScienceIsBad they are the main enemies of the game]]. [[spoiler:Until the third act, where it's revealed the Machina are [[WellIntentionedExtremist Well-Intentioned Extremists]], and the spirit of Bionis is the ''real'' villain]], thereby playing this trope straight.

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* In ''VideoGame/{{Xenoblade}}'', ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1'', the nature-based world of Bionis is invaded by the mechanical soldiers of Mechonis, and [[ScienceIsBad they are the main enemies of the game]]. [[spoiler:Until the third act, where it's revealed the Machina are [[WellIntentionedExtremist Well-Intentioned Extremists]], and the spirit of Bionis is the ''real'' villain]], thereby playing this trope straight.

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