State Library of Pennsylvania Makerspace STEMlab Adult Programs - 2023 Monthly Series

This Libguide is to accompany the virtual STEMlab Adult Programs for 2023.

Pop Culture Science Event Details

Science Programs for Adults: Pop Culture Science - March 16, 2023
March 16, Noon - 1pm
Gamma rays, alchemy, wormholes to another dimension, what does science say about it all?
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Climate Change in Popular Culture by James Craig Holte
ISBN: 9781440878077
Publication Date: 2022-06-17
Superheroes, Movies, and the State by Tricia Jenkins; Tom Secker
ISBN: 9780700632763
Publication Date: 2022-01-07
The Science of Jurassic World by Mark Brake; Jon Chase
ISBN: 9781510762589
Publication Date: 2021-06-15
American Blockbuster by Charles R. Acland
ISBN: 9781478008576
Publication Date: 2020-08-14

Unmasking superhero science in new UC Davis course
A course on the science of superheroes
Science Through Pop Culture: A Research Guide
The Library of Congress research guide on the science of comics, books and movies
Using Pop Culture to Teach Science
The pedagogy and uses of popular culture in education
What the public thinks it knows about science
A research article on how popular culture affects the public's opinion of science
SCIENCE & POPULAR CULTURE
A journal, association and conference
A Two Way Street: Science and Pop Culture
How popular culture affects science and scientists, and vice versa, as well as the public
Frankenstein's Footsteps: Science, Genetics and Popular Culture
How popular culture specifically affects genetics
Superhero Science
The TedEd lectures on Superhero Science
SCIENCE OF IRON MAN 2
Could it work? would it work? The science of the suit
The Science Behind "The Flash"
The science of the Speed Force
Who Was the First Superhero to Gain Superpowers From a Science Accident?
An in depth look at this amazingly complicated topic
SUPERHERO SCIENCE ACTIVITIES: TEST YOUR POWERS!
Experiments to do with your kids
SUPERHERO SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS
Science experiments for preschoolers
Superhero Physics: Eighth Graders Learn Physics Concepts From Superhero-Inspired Lessons
The use of superheroes in upper elementary physics. May require subscription.
The Science of Superheroes
From the scientist who wrote the book on physics in movies