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Jennifer Lawrence, Leonardo DiCaprio, Meryl Streep, Jonah Hill, and several other actors dressed in high-ranking military costume sit around a table in the Situation Room in a scene from Don't Look Up.

Getting It Right: Karen Masters on “Don’t Look Up”

Rebecca Raber Feb 3, 2022 9 min read
The professor of physics and astronomy and director of the Koshland Integrated Natural Sciences Center talks about what it’s like to see her profession portrayed in a popular Netflix film.

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