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The Physics of Superheroes

Everything I need to know about gravity I learned from… Superman? We talk with physics professor and comic book aficionado James Kakalios about his new book The Physics of Superheroes. How can the Fantastic Four make physics fun?

Guest:

James Kakalios, author of The Physics of Superheroes; professor, School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minn.

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