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Editor's Note: Science nerds are the 'cool kids'

"The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not ‘Eureka!’ but ‘That’s funny...’”
– Isaac Asimov


Science is cool.

That hasn’t always been the case. Not so long ago, people who were interested in science were labeled nerds or geeks, and were the punchlines of jokes about pocket protectors and robotic dates.

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