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Can you help me define popular science? Perform some internet research and locate an article that would serve as an example of popular science writing. Provide example as to why you think the specific article you found can be considered popular science. What is the cultural value of popular science.

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First of all, as you define popular science, it is pretty tricky to achieve. However, I see it as an infusion of science, technology, art, music, pop cultural genres, and everyday life themes and ideas. Some might even call it hybridization. What do you think about this one?

If you need research to validate and guide the formation of your own definition, I offer some outside research. For example, one article suggests that popular science is linked strongly to religious prestige. The article, though very technical, suggests that popular science is a method to "bridge the gulf between themselves and the public. In doing so, they reinvent themselves, seeking a new identity in ...

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