Science/Technology

Celebrity news gets an engineering makeover on Funny or Die

USC Viterbi and the National Academy of Engineering pair with humor site to imagine if engineers, rather than entertainers, became the focus of 24/7 media coverage

February 23, 2016 USC News staff

What if the media covered engineers like they cover celebrities?

That’s the premise for a new video created through a USC Viterbi School of Engineering and National Academy of Engineering partnership with Funny or Die. It’s all timed for National Engineers Week, Feb. 21-27, and it aims to celebrate the engineers who solve some of the world’s toughest problems without fanfare. Take a look.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-OBJNkCanY