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Science of Superheroes

video interview with movie trailers

10/10/2012 | Rating NR

PBS News Hour

Science of Superheroes

Clip: 10/10/2012 | 4m 52s

video interview with movie trailers

NewsHour's Hari Sreenivasan talks to physics professor Jim Kakalios about how superheroes occasionally get their physics correct. Kakalios was the science consultant for The Amazing Spider-Man film released July 2012.

10/10/2012 | Rating NR

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