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Bustling Through the Physics of Crowds

A comic uses fluid dynamics to explain how groups of people move—and how that could help make large gatherings safer.

This article originally appeared in  Knowable Magazine.

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Maki Naro is a feral cartoonist and science communicator. You can find his work at makinaro.com.

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