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  • Science & the City Podcast

  • Places & Spaces: Mapping Science: How maps can be used to chart progress and gaps in scientific knowledge

    An exhibit on display through August 31 at The New York Public Library's Science & Industry Business Library. Download our audio guide, sync it with your iPod and go to the show, or subscribe and view in iTunes. This is an
    enhanced podcast (viewing instructions).
    Also see the exhibit's online counterpart at http://vw.indiana.edu/places&spaces.
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