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Song expressed confidence about the future of stratospheric aerosols, which he refers to as “sunscreen for Earth” or, more abstractly, “Ozempic for climate change.”

From Salon ● Dec. 12, 2024

It is a setting that abstractly reflects the characters’ sentiments and sensations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 13, 2023

"It showed us literally, and not just abstractly, that queer alternatives are possible in our country."

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2023

“Our argument is that when you want to represent something abstractly, you will choose very specific features that really characterize what you want to represent,” she says.

From Science Magazine ● Jun. 15, 2023

And yet, positively: The ability to consider experience so abstractly allowed me to shape into desire what would otherwise have remained indefinite, meaningless longing in the British Museum.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez


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