Science in Pop Culture
This Marvel superhero gained his powers after exposure to gamma radiation — a wildly inaccurate but iconic origin story.
Who is The Hulk?
This coworker has an undergraduate degree in music and was a professional organist/music director before going to school for pharmacy.
Who is Daniel?
The mastermind behind our favorite under-the-skin success - balancing science, strategy, and 14 competing calendars with finesse.
Who is Daniel?
Sweta:
1. Spring is my favorite season
2. I have never had funnel cake
3. I love going to carnivals
False: Spring is my favorite season
A chemical reaction that only happens when you're feeling dramatic — or what your toddler has in the snack aisle at the grocery store.
What is a meltdown?
In Breaking Bad, Walter White uses his chemistry skills to manufacture this substance.
What is methamphetamine?
This coworker's first job as a teenager was a teacher.
Who is Sirisha?
When upper management wants answers, the team needs direction, and the snack drawer is looking empty — she delivers on all fronts.
Who is Bonnie?
Sirisha:
1. I played the clarinet for 9 years
2. I can't whistle
3. My favorite childhood TV show was SpongeBob
False: My favorite childhood TV show was SpongeBob
This essential vitamin keeps your bones strong — swap one letter and now it’s just spreading gossip and judging you.
What is Vitamin T?
The ex-husband of Jessica Pearson and CEO of fictional Sainz Pharmaceuticals was sued over falsifying clinical trials for Amylinx, a drug used to combat ALS symptoms, in this TV show.
What is Suits?
This coworker went to San Antonio, TX 3 times within 1 year from April 2023 to April 2024
Who is Sweta?
Our risk-reduction wizard: quietly preventing disasters while the rest of us argue over font size.
Who is Jag?
Daniel:
1. I have traveled to or through 42 of 50 states
2. My knitting designs were featured in the 2006 holiday issue of Vogue Knitting International
3. I loathe truffle
False: I have traveled to or through 42 of 50 states
A famous cell biologist — but now she only studies how to avoid social interaction.
What is a shyientist?
This 1993 blockbuster featured a fictional “dino DNA” extraction technique involving mosquitoes trapped in amber — which inspired a generation of future paleontologists.
What is Jurassic Park?
This coworker lived in Italy.
Who is Rushika?
Without her, we’d just throw darts at pathways and hope for the best.
Who is Auditi?
Rushika:
1. My favorite ice cream is mint chip
2. I played basketball for 6 years
3. My favorite form of cardio is walking
False: My favorite form of cardio is walking
This cell organelle directs activity — but now it’s a tiny office dictator with spreadsheets.
What is micromanager?
In Back to the Future, this element was required to power the flux capacitor — even though it’s highly radioactive and very hard to find.
What is plutonium?
This coworker was raised in the same city where Joe Biden was born.
Who is Jag?
She's the unsung hero making sure your doctor knows what not to do — and that patients don’t learn it from Reddit.
Who is Sweta?
Jag:
1. I did my fellowship at BMS.
2. I once worked in West Virginia.
3. I'm afraid of heights.
False: I'm afraid of heights.
This stage of mitosis aligns chromosomes — now it’s just aligning weekend plans in the city between 10am-12pm.
What is metabrunch?