Don’t you think that you could spend the prize money on more beneficial things than going into schools and telling

Question: Don't you think that you could spend the prize money on more beneficial things than going into schools and telling science jokes?

Asked by ellend to Lorna on 23 Mar 2010 in Categories: Downsides.
- Lorna Houlihan answered on 23 Mar 2010:
  
  I have lots of ideas on how to spend the money – but it’s meant for communicating science and I think the most important group to communicate science to is students, and I think jokes, fun, stories and props would help that – that’s why I would like to do it. What do you think?

Question: Don't you think that you could spend the prize money on more beneficial things than going into schools and telling science jokes?