The Human Side of Science (with Oliver Marsh)

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Mar 10, 20130:54:59Science & Medicine

Oliver Marsh studies science-media interactions at the department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge, occasionally performs at Bright Club , and blogs about “the human side of science” ....

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