That would be a good descriptor for an average summer blockbuster, but really, it's just to catch your attention so that I can send you over to my friend Isis's place. She's talked a major academic science organization to match her to give a scholarship to a promising young scientist. How will she raise her end of the funds? By having you click onto her site. She'll donate any site revenue to the scholarship, so go now and go often---and while you're there, read her excellent writing.
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