Iggy Azalea and the Scientific World View

Possibly my favorite Iggy Azalea music video is of her song "Fancy." My interest in the video has nothing to do with whether or not I am, indeed, fancy, but has to do instead with that in portraying an extravagant high school she unknowingly created a snapshot of the scientific wealth of our society. To show you what I mean, I am posting below a walkthrough of the many scientific fields and concepts related to major symbols in just the first minute of her music video:

• Shiny night gown – polymer chemistry (spun polyester, dyed synthetics), petroleum engineering (plastic input extraction)
• Tablet – materials science (circuit components), computer science (HTML, CSS, OS), electrical engineering, math (image processing)
• Sunglasses – materials science (polymer optical properties), physics (light wave polarization, optical refraction)
• White board – polymer chemistry (plastic surface), organic chemistry (marker ink)
• Paper air planes – ecology (responsible (assumedly) forestry), paper chemistry (lignin removal, cellulose bleaching), aerodynamics (gliding flight, airfoil), psychology (motives to throw airplanes in class)
• Plaid shirt – textile chemistry (cellulose extraction and bleaching, softening, dyeing, cotton anti-static/anti-wrinkling), mechanical engineering (industrial looms), computer science (pattern programming)
• Fuzzy hats – polymer chemistry, mechanical engineering (machined faux-fur weaving)
• Lunch table – materials science (metallic corrosion), polymer chemistry (blue anti-rust coating)
• Lunch – organic chemistry (food coloring, gelatin protein matrix, pesticides/insecticides, Maillard reaction), agricultural chemistry (fertilizer), polymer chemistry (plastic trays, PETE bottles, HDPE bottle caps, PS utensils, jello cups), materials science (plastic-metal laminate jello lids)
• Cheerleaders – biochemistry (ATP/ADP, insulin signaling, neuronal action potential, calcium ion muscle contractions), human physiology (muscular/cardiovascular systems), physics (inertia, statics)
• Stadium complex – materials science (metallurgy for light posts, optical materials for lamps, concrete), structural engineering (stadium structure)
• Pink designer shirt – economics (brand-name price factor), sociology (brand choice)

If my bizarre method of enjoying this Iggy Azalea music video speaks to anything beyond my personality, recognizing that each scene contains a collection of scientific triumphs demonstrates that science is not just a complex skill set that takes forever to build, it is a way of thinking as any other profession is. And even if the average person does not possess the full scientific skill set, which is a fair expectation, the scientific way of thinking, namely recognizing the everyday role of scientific principles and applying the scientific method and philosophy when confronted with problems, is a learnable world-view for the average person.