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Don't be intimidated by science! USC professor turns physics into comics

Clifford Johnson is a professor at USC (Courtesy of USC) In the world of comics, there’s a long list of scientists who gain superpowers for good or evil, such as Poison Ivy, The Hulk, and Mr. Fantastic. Rarely do they use them for science. Why…

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By Madeleine Brand • Jan 2, 2018 • 1 min read

Clifford Johnson is a professor at USC (Courtesy of USC)

In the world of comics, there’s a long list of scientists who gain superpowers for good or evil, such as Poison Ivy, The Hulk, and Mr. Fantastic. Rarely do they use them for science. Why not? And if they did, how would the story change? A new comic book raises that question -- among others. It’s called “The Dialogues: Conversations about the Nature of the Universe.”

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