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----------------------------------------------- Margaret Wertheim: when science and crocheting collide The science writer dishes on the politics of physics and reaching the masses with crocheted coral reefs. by, Kristin Abkemeier 16 April 2007 Margaret Wertheim, 48, might technically fall under the oh-so-banal title of a science communicator. But this fiery Australian native has roamed far beyond the standard definition of one who just talks about science. In the late ‘90s Wertheim explored how physics and Western religious culture impacted each other in a pair of books, Pythagoras’ Trousers: God, Physics, and the Gender Wars and The Pearly Gates of Cyberspace: A History of Space from Dante to the Internet. She has published widely in top newspapers and magazines on scientific subjects ranging from the timely to the timeless. In order to focus the spotlight… http://www.inklingmagazine.com/articles/margaret-wertheim/
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