Viral Radar: Molecular Genetics, Engineering And...Lady Gaga?

YouTube pop song spoofs are going to the geeks with two new parody hits that are going viral this week. That’s right – and engineer has spoofed Travie McCoy’s ‘Billionaire and a group of molecular scientists have gone Gaga, proving that you don’t have to be “cool” to go viral.

Don’t get me wrong – I think these guys are totally cool for making these videos. However, they aren’t cool in the sense that science and engineering are not traditionally “cool”.