And there’s an art to it too. “It takes creativity to come up with a meme,” Matthias said. “But with science memes, it takes even more effort. You need the joke and the facts behind it. It’s not as easy as it looks.”
Matthias thinks it’s healthy to laugh at your own profession, no matter how serious it is. “Being able to laugh at yourself and your work, it keeps us grounded. We spend so much time in labs and with equations. A good meme is a stress buster.”
But he does have one warning: “Sometimes the information in these memes isn’t accurate,” he said honestly. “People shouldn’t believe everything they see in a meme. Always fact-check for yourself. And who knows, you’ll probably learn something new along the way!”
Well, these memes definitely tickled both our geeky and not-so-geeky sides and we’re not complaining! Which one made you snort-laugh or send it straight to your group chat? Drop your favorite in the comments, we’re all ears (and giggles)!
