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Canadian journalist Donna Laframboise. Former National Post & Toronto Star columnist, past vice president of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association.

Celebrating Science

This xkcd.com comic reminds us of what’s powerful, noble, and inspiring about the scientific endeavour.

The cartoonist, who has a degree in physics, advises that his sense of humour is far from typical:

Warning: this comic occasionally contains strong language (which may be unsuitable for children), unusual humor (which may be unsuitable for adults), and advanced mathematics (which may be unsuitable for liberal-arts majors).

Click the image to see a larger version on his website:

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See also his Science Valentine comic which includes these fabulous lines:

In science you can’t publish results you know are wrong. And you can’t withhold them because they’re not the ones you wanted.

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