STEM, Star Wars & Sea Monsters
Emily McFerson
STEM, Star Wars & Sea Monsters
How Cosplay for Science bridges science & pop culture
“I’m not a scientist” is a sentence CDLS Fellows Gabriel-Philip Santos and Randy Flores frequently hear during cosplay conventions when interacting with the general public at their science-themed booths. Visitors often lead with the assumption that since they don’t work in research or academic spaces, they can’t be a scientist. Cosplay for Science aims to challenge that narrative.
“We’re all in some small ways..