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New ways scientists can help put science back into popular culture

  • Written by Clifford Johnson, Professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Science is one thread of culture – and entertainment, including graphic books, can reflect that.'The Dialogues,' by Clifford V. Johnson (MIT Press 2017), CC BY-ND

How often do you, outside the requirements of an assignment, ponder things like the workings of a distant star, the innards of your phone camera, or the number and layout of petals...

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