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OK, so he’s still a physics professor. But James Kakalios’ hobby of looking at physics in superhuman ways can get even the most ardent science hater interested in the way their world works (or perhaps ...

In 2001 I created a Freshman Seminar class at the University of Minnesota entitled: "Everything I Know About Science I Learned from Reading Comic Books." This is a real physics class, that covers ...

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This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American SAN DIEGO--You won't learn much physics ...