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- Breaking Down: Collapse "Episode 70 - Pop Culture & Collapse"
https://collapsepod.buzzsprout.com/1403161/9909499
- "Climate science meets a stubborn obstacle: Students"
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/04/us/education-climate-change-science-class-students.html
- "Before and after 'The Day After Tomorrow': A U.S. study of climate change risk perception."
https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/before-and-after-the-day-after-tomorrow/
- "Cli-fi (climate fiction) on the big screen changes minds about real climate change"
https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/08/world/climate-change-movies-eprise/index.html
- "Michael Crichton on science and storytelling"
https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2019/02/13/michael-crichton-on-science-and-storytelling/
- "Sci-fi and Jurassic Park have driven research, scientists say"
https://theconversation.com/sci-fi-and-jurassic-park-have-driven-research-scientists-say-42864
- "Many paleontologists today are part of the 'Jurassic Park' generation"
https://www.npr.org/2018/07/10/627782777/many-paleontologists-today-are-part-of-the-jurassic-park-generation - "The death of Bill Paxton reminds us that 'Twister' changed meteorology"
https://www.forbes.com/sites/marshallshepherd/2017/02/26/the-death-of-bill-paxton-reminds-us-that-twister-changed-meteorology/?sh=8d2d28e6b7e0
- "25-Year Anniversary of Twister and Its Far-Reaching Impacts"
https://okcfox.com/weather/fox-25-weather-wise/25-year-anniversary-of-twister-its-far-reaching-impacts#:~:text=Meteorology%20majors%20increased%20by%2010,and%20her%20team%20chase%20tornadoes
- "How 'Twister' made metereology cool in Oklahoma and beyond"
https://www.oklahoman.com/article/5499438/how-twister-made-meteorology-cool-in-oklahoma-and-beyond
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- "Climate science meets a stubborn obstacle: Students"
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/04/us/education-climate-change-science-class-students.html
- "Before and after 'The Day After Tomorrow': A U.S. study of climate change risk perception."
https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/before-and-after-the-day-after-tomorrow/
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https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/08/world/climate-change-movies-eprise/index.html
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https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2019/02/13/michael-crichton-on-science-and-storytelling/
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https://theconversation.com/sci-fi-and-jurassic-park-have-driven-research-scientists-say-42864
- "Many paleontologists today are part of the 'Jurassic Park' generation"
https://www.npr.org/2018/07/10/627782777/many-paleontologists-today-are-part-of-the-jurassic-park-generation - "The death of Bill Paxton reminds us that 'Twister' changed meteorology"
https://www.forbes.com/sites/marshallshepherd/2017/02/26/the-death-of-bill-paxton-reminds-us-that-twister-changed-meteorology/?sh=8d2d28e6b7e0
- "25-Year Anniversary of Twister and Its Far-Reaching Impacts"
https://okcfox.com/weather/fox-25-weather-wise/25-year-anniversary-of-twister-its-far-reaching-impacts#:~:text=Meteorology%20majors%20increased%20by%2010,and%20her%20team%20chase%20tornadoes
- "How 'Twister' made metereology cool in Oklahoma and beyond"
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