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Thinking About Stuff: Introducing “The Critical Angle”
Bringing the methods of science to questions of pop culture.
AIPT Science isn’t just the physics of Superman – we like the methods of science, too. So come to check out the reality behind your favorite fantasies, but stay for the skeptical angle on pop culture, from box office to Bigfoot.
Bringing the methods of science to questions of pop culture.
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