Communicating Science
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When you think of science, what comes to mind? Maybe you think about launching rockets into space, or antibiotics, or the electric car? Maybe not. But let's say you do. If that is the case, it's more accurate to say you love what scientific developments have brought us, but not necessarily science itself. In this edition of Two Guys on Your Head, Dr. Art Markman and Dr. Bob Duke talk about what science is, why the scientific process is important to understand and why it's so difficult to communicate science to the general public.
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