I'm a science geek. I want there to be more female science geeks. The fact that female scientists in the public eye still get judged mainly on their looks is one of the things that puts girls off science. I count only 4 posts in this thread, not including my own, that don't dwell mainly or entirely on her "physical attributes". It's not like there's any shortage of porn out there if you're that way inclined.
There are times when opining about someone's physical attractiveness is perfectly appropriate, but a discussion their scientific outreach work isn't one of them, in my opinion. It's crass. I haven't seen it yet, but apparently the show was very good. Anybody want to talk about that?
Also, she's married. Now, I hate to appeal to patriarchal gender roles, but do you make a habit of publicly ogling other men's wives? How does that normally go down?
Good grief, it's getting like a bleedin' frat house in here.