Madonna is a Scientist

UK Students, aged 13-16, were asked to name a famous scientist in an online survey carried out by an examination board. Depressingly, only two out of nearly 1,000 students managed to name a living scientist, and even then it was the highly suspect David Bellamy. 

Bizarrely, other students cited Madonna – please tell me that was a teenage joke?

The Guardian carries a full report on the survey.