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PERIODICALLY HEROIC: A FUN, VISUAL DICTIONARY OF THE PERIODIC TABLE OF THE ELEMENTS

LEARN THE ELEMENTS IN A NEW, FUN WAY! What if instead of the letters “He” on a page, Helium was a high-pitched and high-spirited balloon hero? What instead of learning of Arsenic’s deadly properties
through a blurb in a text book, you learned it through his poisonous personality? Well now, you can! Periodically Heroic features a 118 unique illustrations of the elements personified, each based on that element’s most recognizable uses, discovery, or namesake, along with a matching description to explain the design! It’s perfect for visual learners and science enthusiasts alike!


READING BETWEEN THE LINES: ON EMPATHY AND FICTION

One of the Runners-Up of the 2017 Loyola Marymount Undergraduate Research Awards, Reading Between the Lines: On Empathy and Fiction examines the link between the phenomenological experience of empathy and seeks to decide whether the feelings we experience in relation to fictional characters can truly be termed “empathy,” or whether they are something else entirely.