Being 48 and change, I, too, remember the tv shows, and enjoyed them.

But, take heart: there are young people about who adore and pursue science! My 17 yo son is an example. He has a HUGE wall hanging of the Table of Periodic Elements on his wall above his bed. It is positioned exactly next to his life-sized poster of Kurt Cobain He's insisted for some time that he needs a new Table, at the one he has is "out of date, MOM! There's a BUNCH of elements that were discovered after this was printed!"

(Neither of us are 'morning people', and he can be a real bear to wake up. I've found that intentionally MISpronouncing some of the elements at a whisper, into his ear as he is sleeping, is a sure-fire way to wake him up. hehehe..... he HATES that!)
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