I've heard that Gillian Anderson has met numerous women who studied science and medicine because of Scully. Relevant: * TIL that James Doohan (Scotty on 'Star

I've heard that Gillian Anderson has met numerous women who studied science and medicine because of Scully. Relevant: * TIL that James Doohan (Scotty on 'Star Trek') received an honorary doctorate from the Milwaukee School of Engineering. The university gave him the degree after half of its students said in a survey that his character had inspired them to choose engineering as a career. <https://np.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/6onyh6/til_that_james_doohan_scotty_on_star_trek/ https://np.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/6onyh6/til_th...> * TIL that Leonard Nimoy met many fans who became scientists because of Spock's example, and talked to the 'Star Trek' actor as if he were a fellow researcher. Nimoy always nodded and told them, "Well, it certainly looks like you’re headed in the right direction." <https://np.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/6o8egb/til_that_leonard_nimoy_met_many_fans_who_became/ https://np.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/6o8egb/til_th...>