Not really and I don’t think NDT really does either, he’s using pop sci-fi for science outreach to point out the parts of the fiction that are fiction that many of us without a thorough science education may miss or to build interest for science in the general population. I think even if he misses the mark sometimes it’s a valuable thing to attempt and he does nail it occasionally.
Did anyone expect it to be?
Not really and I don’t think NDT really does either, he’s using pop sci-fi for science outreach to point out the parts of the fiction that are fiction that many of us without a thorough science education may miss or to build interest for science in the general population. I think even if he misses the mark sometimes it’s a valuable thing to attempt and he does nail it occasionally.