May 31, 2002

A Classroom Where Superheroes Meet Their Nemeses: the Laws of Physics

Like the spider whose bite turned a spectacled nerd into a wall-scaling superhero, the popularity of a single course has turned a mild-mannered physics professor into a media darling.

For the past few weeks, James Kakalios's phone hasn't stopped ringing. He has been interviewed on radio and television. Articles about him have appeared in newspapers and magazines. He has received e-mail messages from as far away as Greece from people who want to know more about his freshman-level

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