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How can we expect people to trust science if the media portrays scientists as villains ? 4/4

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After reading the characteristics of 1632 characters, he published the results in a top academic journal. The results leave little room for debate. S&T is primarily used to give to characters negative attributes, i.e. to create monsters & villains. 3/4

In the context of the climate breakdown & the Covid-19 pandemic, he grew worried about the representation of innovations in media outlets and he wanted to test a hypotheses on comics. His concern was shared by many scholars, but none had yet explored the world of superheroes 2/4

Our board member, Alessandro Muscio, recently published an article on the ambiguous role of science and technology in Marvel superhero comics: From their ‘Golden Age’ to the present-day. He put together a database on the use of science & technology in Marvel comics 1/4