How accurate is the science used in Breaking Bad?

Breaking Bad is known for its airtight plotting and attention to technical details. Here at Slate, it's been called “TV's Best Medical Drama Ever” for its realism, and The New Yorker has called its depiction of the meth trade “uncannily accurate. read more

Breaking Bad Science Advisor Donna Nelson on the Show's Real-Life Science - Breaking Bad - AMC I will say that the reactions to make methamphetamine are pretty easy. The biggest exaggeration on the show is that only a super genius can make Methamphetamine at 99% purity. read more

Breaking Bad isn't about teaching people to make meth, and Mythbusters isn't about teaching people how to make explosives. If you're a grown-up, you're not going to go out of your way to help someone do something stupid. read more

Breaking Bad is into its final few episodes, with fans already speculating how the story of a teacher-turned-drug-producing-criminal-mastermind will reach its denouement. But how many of the frequent science scenes reflect reality, asks chemist and physicist Dr Jonathan Hare. read more