HONR 203 - The Science and Psychology of Superheroes

Institution:

Alfred University

Subject:

Honors

Description:

Mutants, genetically engineered spiders, alien powers and technology fill the comics and movie screens. Do these things even exist? Could there be any kind of rational explanation for a teenage boy squirting spider silk from his wrists? Could a genetic mutation allow someone to walk though walls, give them the power of a magnet or to read minds? Let's bring a rational mind to the study of superheroes and see just how we could make them work. Getting the DNA of rock from a solar flare isn't even trying at a rational explanation. Bring us your favorite comic/movie characters, and as a class we'll rip 'em to shreds and put them back together.

Credits:

2.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.alfred.edu

Phone Number:

(607) 871-2111

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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