[citation needed]The seminar was a great success, leading to articles in popular magazines including People, lectures on the subject, and publication of The Physics of Superheroes.

In his talks, favorite examples are the death of Gwen Stacy (Spider-Man's girlfriend), "can Superman jump over tall buildings and what does this tell us about Krypton?

The Atom begins as a physics professor, who encounters a chunk of white dwarf star and picks it up.

[5] Kakalios has been nominated by the University of Minnesota to be one of the USA Science and Engineering Festival's Nifty Fifty Speakers who will speak about his work and career to middle and high school students in October 2010.

[6] James Kakalios was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Science degree from the University of Lincoln, UK (2017).