So, what if I actually wanted to be able to read it?

A link to a bigger picture would be nice, its a bit small

And I don't think I would call Tara Reid "not hot"

Okay, hold up. Explain to me why Agent Skully is shown to be the paragon of the hot scientists. She's above Samantha Carter which I'll take issue with, but above Zoe Saldana's Uhura (with nothing to say of Nichelle Nichols)? Just talking on the sheer hotness scale, NO! Gillian Anderson is a truly lovely woman, but come on! And Evelyn Carnahan is on the 'Not Hot' side of the equation? This scale needs to be seriously recalibrated.

What I want to know is how Helen Hunt ranks higher than the uber sexy Rachel Taylor? Yes, Helen Hunt looks good in Twister, but there's NO way she outranks Rachel Taylor.

woo hoo Scully. Hot, smart. Perfect!

They have Amy Acker twice for Dollhouse but only one character is a "scientist", her Dr. Saunders persona, not Whiskey.

How did Amanda Tapping make it into the Hot category? Not Hot but plausible maybe. The "All Amanda all the time" approach that Tapping has is really bringing the show that used to be Sanctuary and featured other characters down.

This scale has a built-in flaw: the "eye of the beholder" variable. Notice that the issues people have are concerning the "hotness" factor, not the "scientist" factor. People more readily agree on plausibility than hotness.

Ms. Sin, I wonder if that was an editorial mistake. Yes, she could be on the chart for Whiskey/Saunders; but one can argue she also belongs to be on the chart because of Angel's Fred, who before she fell through a dimensional portal was an aspiring physicist.

I meant to say, in other words, Acker should be on the chart twice, they just labeled the roles wrong.

Why isn't Emily Deschanel from Bones not on this list, i think she would beat out Scully any day of the week....

Hey ..what about Space: 1999? Barbara Bain as Doctor Helena Russell. Not what I call hot but should be plausible. Then there is Maya played by Catherine Schell. A little higher in the hot meter but way low on the plausible.

How about Jeri Ryan as Seven of Nine on ST:VOY

I like how Rachel Weisz starts off as not hot but plausible in The Mummy and ends up as hot but not plausible in the sequel. She changes that much over two movies?

I just thought of another one. Dr. Zira from Planet of the Apes ... How can you leave her off this list??!?!

Any one have a magnifying glass?

I don't get how the same actress switches sides on the hotness factor. The only one that makes sense is Amy Acker with scars and without, but the Rachel Weisz one boggles my mind. Of course, hotness is really in the eye of the beholder so this chart really only works for the people that made it.

The other axis, plausibility is a different matter. I completely agree that Jessica Alba and Denise Richards are very implausible scientists.

Is Rachel Weisz even a scientist in the Mummy movies? She's a librarian... I guess if she's part archaeologist you can call her a scientist. (She's always hot though.)

Jodie Foster in Contact is missing, attractive, but not hot & Plausible as a scientist.

I disagree that Elizabeth Shue was neither hot nor plausible. Her body was great in the Saint, face pretty good too.

@ squinting, nilus, & tcodee

I can see it just fine.

To those having a problem reading:
hold the ctrl key down and use the scroll wheel on your mouse to zoom in and out.

What a load of crap! You lot really do need to get out more!

How very juvenile and extremely sexist too. Cretins.

What about Hannah Spearritt from Primeval! She is definitely hot and plausible!

"I just thought of another one. Dr. Zira from Planet of the Apes ... How can you leave her off this list??!?!"

But if you wanted to give her a kiss she would say how damn ugly you are.

Excuse me, but what about the boys?

Google Tara Reid in bikini and you'll see why she is so not hot anymore...

Scully is too short to be universally attractive, unless your asian.

@underxenith Rachel Weisz was too a scientist--library science, man! And no way is Rachel Weisz not hot, ever.

Bones... Emily Deschanel should be on top.

Agreed, jrod. Emily Deschanel is tops in hotness and plausibility. But is Bones considered sci-fi? Not really.

Amanda Tapping on Sanctuary is hotter than Dr. Carter on SG-1? Wrong. Wrong. Wrong.

As for Amy Acker, I think her Dr. Saunders character needs to be on the hot side of the graph (scars or no scars) and Whiskey should be removed.

How about Justina Vail as Dr. Olga Vukavitch in 7 Days?

Did anyone else notice they have Rachel Weisz listed twice - and in two mutually exclusive categories - for playing the same character? She's listed as "Not hot but plausible" for The Mummy and "Hot but not plausible" for The Mummy Returns. How does that work?

For my money, I would list Helen Hunt as both hot and plausible. I think a poll is in order!

I've got another one. Mira Sorvino in Mimic. Very hot but imo not too plausible.

I am so happy that Gillian Anderson came in first... she is so completely awesome. I hope she decides to make another kick ass creepy show like the x-files. Gillian Anderson rocks!!!!

alright SCULLY!!! :)

How about Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as Lindsey Brigman in The Abyss?

The choices did seem to not make alot of sense untill i realized they were made by the same brain trust that though changing "sci fi" to "siffy" was a bright idea.Then i understood the choices>

go Scully !! GO !! Ohh how i missed her.. She's really a role model !

just thought I'd mention Star trek's uhura is NOT a doctor or scientist, she's a communications specialist (doest not require much study to work a radio and be multilingual) and who the hell can even read this chart?

Elizabeth Shue in The Saint? Really?

Isn't that the one where she invents cold fusion? That character is only slightly more plausible than Tara Reid. Granted she's hotter, but still...scraping the barrel.

How can we forget Heather Graham as Dr. Judy Robinson from the '98 Lost in Space film? ...was she too far down the implausible scale to show up on the chart?

Or what about Barbara Bain as Doctor Helena Russell on Space: 1999?

Ok, how about a chart of the men?

We've uploaded a larger chart so the names will be more readable. Just click to view it!

Where's the male list?

If you put in the Ohuras, then why leave our Seven of Nine (ST: Voyager) and T'Pol (ST: Enterprise).

I couldn't agree more with the #1 in this chart. Dana Scully is the most beautiful and convincing female scientist on television ever. After her, all others become irrelevant. I honestly laugh at anyone that thinks that the chick from 'Bones' is even a tenth as awesome.

Scully ? Really ? Your kidding right ?
Amanda Tapping aka Sam Carter SG1 has got to win this one. She's better locking AND a better scientist. Plausible ? Comparing the settings of the two series, Sam wins again.

It's a fix ! Vote for SAM !

Uhura a scientist?

Ah, nerdom. You never cease to amaze me.

Hannah Spearritt from Primevil- cheers cooblob I forgot about her - clip > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0QMShbcudU

How come intelligence =/= brains? Thirding a request for a male list. People seem to be under the delusion that super hot scientist guys makes perfect sense but hot women are frauds.

Yes, but where would Dr. Temperance Brennan of Fox's Bones fall on this scale...? Hmmm; somewhere around a (9,9) on the x,y scale, I'd say

Ugh I dislike redheads and I don't find ultra white skin attractive. So making Gillian Anderson a "10" is obviously the writers subjective choice.

Though having a poll and then redoing the chart sounds like fun.

ok what about Kary (Mythbusters) Byron ~ ok she's kinda a real scientist, kinda hot and kinda plausable!

Hannah Spearritt as a hot scientist, oh yeah!!!
But don't forget this:

S Club There Ain't No Party Like An S Club Party Gonna Show You How...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X0EjwF8o0g

Scully is & always will be the Flamed Haired Goddess!

I think the only reason Amy Acker's Whiskey is listed seperately than Dr Saunders is because of the Season two opener for Dollhouse in which she makes the moves on Topher. I agree that Saunders and Whiskey should be combined into one listing and Fred taking the place as Hot but not Plausible... a little higher on the Hot side, though...

Scully gets my vote.

Emily Deschanel's Bones is tops in my book. She is totally plausible as a scientist, it's her raison d'etre, and she manages to take your breath away even surrounded by all that gore!

you have amy acker listed twice-once under hot/ plausible and once under not hot/plausible all for playing the same character

Scully with Bones running a close second.

I find it funny that Rachel Weisz went from 'not hot but plausible' in the first "Mummy" to 'hot but not plausible' in the sequel.

No Jadzia Dax?

*sniff*

click the picture to make it bigger, just like it says on the page.

How about Liv Tyler for the Incredible Hulk? I thought she was hot and reasonably plausable.

It kinda occured to me that T'Pol and Scully have a lot in common mentality-wise. Anyway, even if I don't agree with some parts, and miss some ladies there (Jadzia Dax! Super-hot! And super scientist too. T'Pol..) it's a very nice effort! Thanks scifi wire staff!

"Nyota Uhura" is spelled with a Y, not an i

Ugh.
Seriously.
Did we make this list between "How to Speak Klingon" Lessons and our third box of Twinkies over a long weekend in Mom's basement?