60 acast.com Science at the Movies https://shows.acast.com/5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 en Abigail Coughlan and Freda Werdiger science, science fiction,movies, film,movie science, ,film reviews,physics,comedy,education,women in science,scifi Abigail James and Freda Werdiger Do you like science? Do you like science? Do you like movies? Well, have we got a combo for you!

Every two weeks join us, real life physicists Freda and Abi, while we break down the science behind some of the best and worst movie plots out there. We also get real about the depiction of scientists and their working environment in movies and lay it all on the table with our WTF moments.

We're not about debunking, we're here to show our appreciation to the art of movie magic but reserve the right to laugh and shout as well as applaud where deserved! Here comes the science...

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Every two weeks join us, real life physicists Freda and Abi, while we break down the science behind some of the best and worst movie plots out there. We also get real about the depiction of scientists and their working environment in movies and lay it all on the table with our WTF moments.

We're not about debunking, we're here to show our appreciation to the art of movie magic but reserve the right to laugh and shout as well as applaud where deserved! Here comes the science...

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]]> true Abigail Coughlan scienceatthemovies@gmail.com 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 science-at-the-movies https://feeds.transistor.fm/science-at-the-movies episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6/show-cover.jpg https://shows.acast.com/5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 Science at the Movies https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 Pacific Rim Pacific Rim Thu, 30 Nov 2023 07:00:35 GMT 2:03:48 65679bf077e86b00128492fc true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/pacific-rim 65679bf077e86b00128492fc 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 pacific-rim Welcome to the Shatterdome! full 11 8 It's the end of a series, the end of our so bad it's good era! Praise the lord! We're closing out this year with a long one but it was such a hoot talking about this movie. The wild ride that is Pacific Rim.

It's full of tropes but Idris Elba and topless Charlie Hunman made it all worthwhile.

Just don't say the aussie accents were good...apparently Freda disagrees. oops


We're on an extended break now until the new year! We'll drop a few uncut episodes and try to crank out a christmas special.

Rest and be merry this holiday season!

Thanks for listening to us for another year.

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]]> It's the end of a series, the end of our so bad it's good era! Praise the lord! We're closing out this year with a long one but it was such a hoot talking about this movie. The wild ride that is Pacific Rim.

It's full of tropes but Idris Elba and topless Charlie Hunman made it all worthwhile.

Just don't say the aussie accents were good...apparently Freda disagrees. oops


We're on an extended break now until the new year! We'll drop a few uncut episodes and try to crank out a christmas special.

Rest and be merry this holiday season!

Thanks for listening to us for another year.

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]]> Minisode: Snakes on a Plane Minisode: Snakes on a Plane Thu, 23 Nov 2023 07:00:23 GMT 1:02:16 655e7be12578260012af6312 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/minisode-snakes-on-a-plane 655e7be12578260012af6312 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 minisode-snakes-on-a-plane bonus Closing out our Is it so bad it's good series is this absolute gem of a movie! Samuel L Jackson, snakes and a plane. What more could you want?


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]]> Closing out our Is it so bad it's good series is this absolute gem of a movie! Samuel L Jackson, snakes and a plane. What more could you want?


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]]> Mercury Rising Mercury Rising Thu, 16 Nov 2023 05:00:35 GMT 1:40:52 6554beea5eb5d300128f5f1e false https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/mercury-rising 6554beea5eb5d300128f5f1e 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 mercury-rising Whatever that is full 11 7

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]]> Minisode: Battlefield Earth Minisode: Battlefield Earth Thu, 09 Nov 2023 05:00:00 GMT 46:05 654bf04c122faa001242828b true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/minisode-battlefield-earth 654bf04c122faa001242828b 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 minisode-battlefield-earth Adele Dazeem bonus

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]]> The Rocky Horror Picture Show The Rocky Horror Picture Show Thu, 26 Oct 2023 06:00:55 GMT 1:27:31 653a3124238f6100120f65af true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/the-rocky-horror-picture-show 653a3124238f6100120f65af 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 the-rocky-horror-picture-show Dammit Janet! full 11 6 Happy Halloween you beauties. Join us for a relaxed chat about what this movie means to people.


It doesn't cost anything in life to be kind!


Big Issue Interview with Richard O'Brien



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]]> Happy Halloween you beauties. Join us for a relaxed chat about what this movie means to people.


It doesn't cost anything in life to be kind!


Big Issue Interview with Richard O'Brien



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]]> Minisode: Killer Klowns From Outer Space Minisode: Killer Klowns From Outer Space Thu, 19 Oct 2023 06:00:36 GMT 46:35 652fde058333180013e48f53 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/minisode-killer-klowns-from-outer-space 652fde058333180013e48f53 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 minisode-killer-klowns-from-outer-space The only Klowns we want to see! full Episode 5 of our miniseries 'So Bad it's Good?' and yes, yes this movie is!


Cotton Candy Cocoon anyone?



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]]> Episode 5 of our miniseries 'So Bad it's Good?' and yes, yes this movie is!


Cotton Candy Cocoon anyone?



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]]> Being John Malkovtich Being John Malkovtich Thu, 12 Oct 2023 06:04:34 GMT 1:42:16 6526a8792646e8001253368e false https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/being-john-malkovtich 6526a8792646e8001253368e 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 being-john-malkovtich Surreal but nice full 11 5 We deal with work stress before heading into the streams of our conciousness.

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Normalise Emotional Meltdowns!!

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Normalise Emotional Meltdowns!!

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]]> Minisode: Sharknado Minisode: Sharknado Thu, 05 Oct 2023 21:43:54 GMT 55:06 651f2e1a7bacb40011b2b03a true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/sharknado 651f2e1a7bacb40011b2b03a 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 sharknado A perfect film bonus

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]]> They Cloned Tyrone They Cloned Tyrone Thu, 28 Sep 2023 06:00:15 GMT 1:38:06 651440b9711dfd0011d50ec2 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/they-cloned-tyrone 651440b9711dfd0011d50ec2 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 they-cloned-tyrone Who the hell is Tyrone? full 11 4 This absoulte jem came out on Netflix recently and it has everything we love about a sci-fi comedy nancy drew in the mystery machine with gangsters, pimps and ho's. Instant classic! We're back on clone science and memory downloads with a touch of what is conciousness. But most of all, it's a tumble down an MK Ultra rabbit hole, the bleak and crazy world of secret government experiments and that time they thought mind reading could be a thing.


'Let's get into Blockchain'


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]]> This absoulte jem came out on Netflix recently and it has everything we love about a sci-fi comedy nancy drew in the mystery machine with gangsters, pimps and ho's. Instant classic! We're back on clone science and memory downloads with a touch of what is conciousness. But most of all, it's a tumble down an MK Ultra rabbit hole, the bleak and crazy world of secret government experiments and that time they thought mind reading could be a thing.


'Let's get into Blockchain'


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]]> Minisode: Baby Geniuses Minisode: Baby Geniuses Thu, 21 Sep 2023 06:11:42 GMT 28:34 650bde9e3bf49b0011f40cab true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/minisode-baby-geniuses 650bde9e3bf49b0011f40cab 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 minisode-baby-geniuses More painful than childbirth bonus

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]]> The Abyss The Abyss Thu, 14 Sep 2023 06:00:00 GMT 1:33:31 650181902c251000127fbd1a true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/the-abyss 650181902c251000127fbd1a 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 the-abyss full 11 3 This episode is as packed and chaotic as the movie itself, due to Abi and Freda being exhausted from bootlegging and Freda being in an crisis of science faith. Anyways, we finally get to discuss Oceangate. Also, offshore drilling hab(itats), underwater nuclear testing and breathing liquid oxygen strongly features. Finally, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio never felt the need to shorten her name.


*****

Some stuff you might be interested in


Interview with Joseph B Keller about underwater nuclear testing: https://www.ams.org/notices/200407/fea-keller.pdf

Production hell of The Abyss: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RyLikHFh78

Liquid breathing: https://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2021/08/can-humans-breathe-liquid-like-in-the-abyss/


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]]> This episode is as packed and chaotic as the movie itself, due to Abi and Freda being exhausted from bootlegging and Freda being in an crisis of science faith. Anyways, we finally get to discuss Oceangate. Also, offshore drilling hab(itats), underwater nuclear testing and breathing liquid oxygen strongly features. Finally, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio never felt the need to shorten her name.


*****

Some stuff you might be interested in


Interview with Joseph B Keller about underwater nuclear testing: https://www.ams.org/notices/200407/fea-keller.pdf

Production hell of The Abyss: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RyLikHFh78

Liquid breathing: https://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2021/08/can-humans-breathe-liquid-like-in-the-abyss/


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]]> Minisode: Rollerball (The worse version) Minisode: Rollerball (The worse version) Thu, 07 Sep 2023 06:00:36 GMT 41:48 64f4a96abd134a00109fd2af true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/minisode-rollerball-the-worse-version 64f4a96abd134a00109fd2af 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 minisode-rollerball-the-worse-version bonus You know those movies that you watch, where they are just sooooo bad, they end up being good? This isn't one of them.


Welcome to this series minis: So bad it's good? This is episode 2 and we're seriously regretting this miniseries.


Don't watch it, you don't need to waste 90 minutes of your life. Listen to us instead!

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]]> You know those movies that you watch, where they are just sooooo bad, they end up being good? This isn't one of them.


Welcome to this series minis: So bad it's good? This is episode 2 and we're seriously regretting this miniseries.


Don't watch it, you don't need to waste 90 minutes of your life. Listen to us instead!

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]]> The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension Thu, 31 Aug 2023 06:00:11 GMT 1:41:41 64ef967445b5ac0011a81bac true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/the-adventures-of-buckaroo-banzai-across-the-8th-dimension 64ef967445b5ac0011a81bac 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 the-adventures-of-buckaroo-banzai-across-the-8th-dimension No matter where you go, there you are full 11 2 Is this the greatest movie we've ever done? Can someone find Freda a Quarry, some rope and Perfect Tommy? Peter Weller makes bowties and glasses cool af!

This movie is a glorious journey through madness with some well thought out science! Yes, the science is not terrible! In fact, it's pretty good. As far as cars driving through mountains into the 8th dimension goes...


'Yes on one, no on two'


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Some Reading:

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]]> Is this the greatest movie we've ever done? Can someone find Freda a Quarry, some rope and Perfect Tommy? Peter Weller makes bowties and glasses cool af!

This movie is a glorious journey through madness with some well thought out science! Yes, the science is not terrible! In fact, it's pretty good. As far as cars driving through mountains into the 8th dimension goes...


'Yes on one, no on two'


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Instagram: @scienceatthemovies

Email: scienceatthemovies@gmail.com


Some Reading:

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]]> Minisode: The Adventures of Pluto Nash Minisode: The Adventures of Pluto Nash Thu, 24 Aug 2023 06:00:55 GMT 38:24 64e361efc3a7e3001168e1c4 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/minisode-the-adventures-of-pluto-nash 64e361efc3a7e3001168e1c4 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 minisode-the-adventures-of-pluto-nash bonus You know those movies that you watch, where they are just sooooo bad, they end up being good? This isn't one of them.


Welcome to this series minis: So bad it's good? This is episode 1 and we regret it already.


Don't watch it, you don't need to waste 90 minutes of your life. Listen to us instead!

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]]> You know those movies that you watch, where they are just sooooo bad, they end up being good? This isn't one of them.


Welcome to this series minis: So bad it's good? This is episode 1 and we regret it already.


Don't watch it, you don't need to waste 90 minutes of your life. Listen to us instead!

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]]> Close Encounters of the Third Kind Close Encounters of the Third Kind Thu, 17 Aug 2023 06:00:57 GMT 1:33:29 64dc222c00649a0011d9865e false https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/close-encounters-of-the-third-kind 64dc222c00649a0011d9865e 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 close-encounters-of-the-third-kind Haunted by the TikTok comments section full 11 1

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]]> The Girl with all the Gifts: ABI AND FREDA UNCUT The Girl with all the Gifts: ABI AND FREDA UNCUT Thu, 03 Aug 2023 11:30:51 GMT 2:02:27 64cb8feb611a3b0011f85a0d false https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/the-girl-with-all-the-gifts-abi-and-freda-uncut 64cb8feb611a3b0011f85a0d 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 the-girl-with-all-the-gifts-abi-and-freda-uncut Mid-season treats for the kids bonus

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]]> 2001: A Space Odyssey 2001: A Space Odyssey Thu, 20 Jul 2023 06:30:18 GMT 1:36:25 64b78ca4033a600011115c02 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/2001-a-space-odyssey 64b78ca4033a600011115c02 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 2001-a-space-odyssey What are you doing Dave? full 10 6 It's a big one! 2001 is an absolute classic of science fiction filmmaking. Kubrick gave us space like it hadn't been seen before and working with the legendary Arthur C Clarke brought us one of the most impressive depictions of hard scifi in the history of filmaking.


Could have done without the gorillas and fetus though.


Before you listen..yes i messed up the names!! I will forever hang my head in shame.


Daisy, daisy..


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]]> It's a big one! 2001 is an absolute classic of science fiction filmmaking. Kubrick gave us space like it hadn't been seen before and working with the legendary Arthur C Clarke brought us one of the most impressive depictions of hard scifi in the history of filmaking.


Could have done without the gorillas and fetus though.


Before you listen..yes i messed up the names!! I will forever hang my head in shame.


Daisy, daisy..


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]]> Minisode: Time Travel in Science Fiction Minisode: Time Travel in Science Fiction Thu, 13 Jul 2023 06:00:00 GMT 39:34 64af4b495a49f7001184092c false https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/minisode-time-travel-in-science-fiction 64af4b495a49f7001184092c 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 minisode-time-travel-in-science-fiction Yes, we have more to say on this... bonus 10

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]]> Small Soldiers Small Soldiers Thu, 06 Jul 2023 06:00:28 GMT 1:18:47 64a5645d0b502b0011efaeca true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/small-soldiers 64a5645d0b502b0011efaeca 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 small-soldiers full 10 5 Small Soldiers a.k.a Freda dies on her hill

Microchips (what are they), non-technical bosses, viagra and...the biathlon? That escalated quickly.

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]]> Small Soldiers a.k.a Freda dies on her hill

Microchips (what are they), non-technical bosses, viagra and...the biathlon? That escalated quickly.

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]]> Minisode: AI in Science Fiction Minisode: AI in Science Fiction Thu, 29 Jun 2023 06:30:35 GMT 35:57 649be4391883b00011b9e17a true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/minisode-ai-in-science-fiction 649be4391883b00011b9e17a 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 minisode-ai-in-science-fiction Sci-fi nerd out bonus 10 This is episode 5/6 of our scifi miniseries. This episode is all about AI. We talk about how they are depicted in science fiction, what we think about AI in the real world and what is our favourite movie about AI that we've covered here at SatMs!


To get the conversation going we watched James Camerons series 'The History of Science Fiction'. It's well worth a watch!

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]]> This is episode 5/6 of our scifi miniseries. This episode is all about AI. We talk about how they are depicted in science fiction, what we think about AI in the real world and what is our favourite movie about AI that we've covered here at SatMs!


To get the conversation going we watched James Camerons series 'The History of Science Fiction'. It's well worth a watch!

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]]> Starship Troopers Starship Troopers Thu, 22 Jun 2023 06:30:34 GMT 1:27:33 64914f532c969b0011220f5a true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/starship-troopers 64914f532c969b0011220f5a 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 starship-troopers On the bounce you apes! full 10 4 Science Fiction classic turned cult satire! Starship Troopers; it'll make you laugh, it'll make you cry, it'll make you want to squash some bugs and slap some humans. This week we're talking about the battle for Klendathu, plasma butt weapons, asteroid slingshots and of course history and moral philosophy.


"Do you want to know more?"


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]]> Science Fiction classic turned cult satire! Starship Troopers; it'll make you laugh, it'll make you cry, it'll make you want to squash some bugs and slap some humans. This week we're talking about the battle for Klendathu, plasma butt weapons, asteroid slingshots and of course history and moral philosophy.


"Do you want to know more?"


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]]> Minisode: Dark Future in Science Fiction Minisode: Dark Future in Science Fiction Thu, 15 Jun 2023 10:57:53 GMT 43:50 648aeb2e26fb21001114d3ad true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/dark-future-in-science-fiction 648aeb2e26fb21001114d3ad 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 dark-future-in-science-fiction Sci-fi nerd out bonus 10

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]]> After Yang After Yang Thu, 08 Jun 2023 06:00:00 GMT 1:28:38 648098e94f78900011efb625 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/after-yang 648098e94f78900011efb625 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 after-yang full 10 3 What's so good about being human? And what's so terrible about AI? Well, maybe we answer both of those question and then some. Come along with us to have a nuanced discussion about The Problem with AI, where we discuss black boxes, non-linear models, high-order interactions, causal pathways and all that fun stuff. Plus - oh yeah - there's this goddamn amazing movie to talk about to and some extremely sensitive talk about being too smart for our own good and having monthly periods.

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Here's the video Freda talks about regarding the Asian-American experience told thematically through After Yang: https://youtu.be/6jr2fMWywIQ

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]]> What's so good about being human? And what's so terrible about AI? Well, maybe we answer both of those question and then some. Come along with us to have a nuanced discussion about The Problem with AI, where we discuss black boxes, non-linear models, high-order interactions, causal pathways and all that fun stuff. Plus - oh yeah - there's this goddamn amazing movie to talk about to and some extremely sensitive talk about being too smart for our own good and having monthly periods.

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Here's the video Freda talks about regarding the Asian-American experience told thematically through After Yang: https://youtu.be/6jr2fMWywIQ

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]]> Minisode: Monsters in Science Fiction Minisode: Monsters in Science Fiction Thu, 01 Jun 2023 11:56:27 GMT 44:24 6478876b6744c000118867ad true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/monsters-in-science-fiction 6478876b6744c000118867ad 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 monsters-in-science-fiction Scifi Nerd Out bonus 10

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]]> Ant-Man Ant-Man Thu, 25 May 2023 06:00:03 GMT 1:30:11 646e647009b1ec00110759e1 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/ant-man 646e647009b1ec00110759e1 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 ant-man Abi tortures Freda: Episode 12 full 10 2 It's time for another Marvel breakdown. This time we get quantum with Ant-Man!

Pym particles and the quantum realm, safe cracking lols, controlling ants. Fun movie, stupid science and one of the worst casting decisions Marvel has made...


'She went subatomic'


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]]> It's time for another Marvel breakdown. This time we get quantum with Ant-Man!

Pym particles and the quantum realm, safe cracking lols, controlling ants. Fun movie, stupid science and one of the worst casting decisions Marvel has made...


'She went subatomic'


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Instagram: @scienceatthemovies

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]]> Minisode: Outer Space in Science Fiction Minisode: Outer Space in Science Fiction Thu, 18 May 2023 06:00:12 GMT 41:26 645f8c3e01a21a0011bc1cfe true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/outer-space-in-science-fiction 645f8c3e01a21a0011bc1cfe 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 outer-space-in-science-fiction Sci-fi nerd out bonus 10 This is episode 2/6 of our scifi miniseries. This episode is all about Outer Space. We talk about how it's used in movies, would we go into space if given the chance and what is our favourite movie about outer space that we've covered here at SatMs!


To get the conversation going we watched James Camerons series 'The History of Science Fiction'. It's well worth a watch!

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]]> This is episode 2/6 of our scifi miniseries. This episode is all about Outer Space. We talk about how it's used in movies, would we go into space if given the chance and what is our favourite movie about outer space that we've covered here at SatMs!


To get the conversation going we watched James Camerons series 'The History of Science Fiction'. It's well worth a watch!

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]]> E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Thu, 11 May 2023 06:00:30 GMT 1:24:32 645b56e7beaab40011bc62e6 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/et-the-extra-terrestrial 645b56e7beaab40011bc62e6 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 et-the-extra-terrestrial full 10 1

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]]> Minisode: Aliens in Science Fiction Minisode: Aliens in Science Fiction Thu, 04 May 2023 06:00:14 GMT 40:44 64520f64efff28001194cd7e true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/aliens-in-science-fiction 64520f64efff28001194cd7e 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 aliens-in-science-fiction Sci-fi nerd out bonus 10 This is episode 1/6 of our scifi miniseries. This episode is all about Aliens. We talk about how they are depicted in science fiction, what we think a real alien encounter would be and what is our favourite movie about aliens that we've covered here at SatMs!


To get the conversation going we watched James Camerons series 'The History of Science Fiction'. It's well worth a watch!


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]]> This is episode 1/6 of our scifi miniseries. This episode is all about Aliens. We talk about how they are depicted in science fiction, what we think a real alien encounter would be and what is our favourite movie about aliens that we've covered here at SatMs!


To get the conversation going we watched James Camerons series 'The History of Science Fiction'. It's well worth a watch!


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]]> Arrival Arrival Thu, 06 Apr 2023 06:00:23 GMT 1:34:16 642deceedcec3a0011a5dfc1 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/arrival 642deceedcec3a0011a5dfc1 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 arrival How to talk to aliens full 9 9 Arrival (2016) is a beautiful depiction of our relationship with language, time and each other.

Join us as we explore Egyptian Hieroglyphs, alien languages, Sapir Whorf hypothesis and our perception of time.


'Despite knowing the journey, and where it leads, I embrace it'


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]]> Arrival (2016) is a beautiful depiction of our relationship with language, time and each other.

Join us as we explore Egyptian Hieroglyphs, alien languages, Sapir Whorf hypothesis and our perception of time.


'Despite knowing the journey, and where it leads, I embrace it'


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]]> Minisode: Bill and Teds Excellent Adventure Minisode: Bill and Teds Excellent Adventure Thu, 30 Mar 2023 06:00:55 GMT 31:18 64248dfc81285600110e1df5 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/minisode-bill-and-teds-excellent-adventure 64248dfc81285600110e1df5 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 minisode-bill-and-teds-excellent-adventure Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey bonus 9 Closing out our Time Travel miniseries with an absolute smashing classic! Bill and Ted the OGs of excellence.


This movie was such a fun trip down memory lane and will forever be a joy to watch!

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]]> Closing out our Time Travel miniseries with an absolute smashing classic! Bill and Ted the OGs of excellence.


This movie was such a fun trip down memory lane and will forever be a joy to watch!

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]]> Innerspace Innerspace Thu, 23 Mar 2023 07:00:28 GMT 1:17:21 641d7cc968e5c70011ab9261 false https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/innerspace 641d7cc968e5c70011ab9261 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 innerspace Robert Picardo did his own voicework! full 9 8 YES ABI ROBERT PICARDO DID HIS OWN VOICE WORK

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cD8dx48A2Go

See at 10:20 for "evidence"

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In other news, this episode is on Innerspace and it is our least prepared episode to date (basicallly, unprepared). With Abi off to a conference and Freda making a Doctor Strange cosplay, these women aren't sleeping and this episode is the result. Fair warning: The proportion of movie chat to science content is high, but we talk Inside The Body and Functional Neurological Disorders, and have an excellent chat about hypochondria and health anxiety. But we stayed on schedule!

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]]> YES ABI ROBERT PICARDO DID HIS OWN VOICE WORK

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cD8dx48A2Go

See at 10:20 for "evidence"

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In other news, this episode is on Innerspace and it is our least prepared episode to date (basicallly, unprepared). With Abi off to a conference and Freda making a Doctor Strange cosplay, these women aren't sleeping and this episode is the result. Fair warning: The proportion of movie chat to science content is high, but we talk Inside The Body and Functional Neurological Disorders, and have an excellent chat about hypochondria and health anxiety. But we stayed on schedule!

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]]> Minisode: Looper Minisode: Looper Thu, 16 Mar 2023 05:00:47 GMT 41:23 6410ed317088820011e7d845 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/minisode-looper 6410ed317088820011e7d845 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 minisode-looper Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey #6 bonus 9

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]]> The Core The Core Thu, 09 Mar 2023 07:00:02 GMT 2:02:24 6403c430d372dc0011bdd54f false https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/the-c 6403c430d372dc0011bdd54f 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 the-c Destiny Meet World, World Meet Destiny! full 9 7 This episode is more full of science than anything you can imagine!


The Core! Unobatanium, lasers, geodes, lavafalls, diamonds, birds losing it, pacemakers on the rampage, deus ex nuchina!


Classic! We may have peaked.


'This movie is the gold standard for science at the movies!'


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]]> This episode is more full of science than anything you can imagine!


The Core! Unobatanium, lasers, geodes, lavafalls, diamonds, birds losing it, pacemakers on the rampage, deus ex nuchina!


Classic! We may have peaked.


'This movie is the gold standard for science at the movies!'


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]]> Minisode: Palm Springs Minisode: Palm Springs Thu, 02 Mar 2023 07:00:16 GMT 40:06 63fc7f7a4627310011d4143e true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/minisode-palm-springs 63fc7f7a4627310011d4143e 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 minisode-palm-springs Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey #5 full 9 Episode 5/7 of our extended Time Travel Miniseries.


Andy Samberg and Time Loops! Do you need more in your life? Yes...then how about Christina Milliotti and Quantum Physics? More? JK Simmons with a bow and arrow! You don't need more than this. Watch it, love it!


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]]> Episode 5/7 of our extended Time Travel Miniseries.


Andy Samberg and Time Loops! Do you need more in your life? Yes...then how about Christina Milliotti and Quantum Physics? More? JK Simmons with a bow and arrow! You don't need more than this. Watch it, love it!


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]]> Awakenings Awakenings Thu, 23 Feb 2023 05:00:00 GMT 1:20:26 63f68fbf6c3fc000117541a1 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/awakenings 63f68fbf6c3fc000117541a1 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 awakenings Based on the amazing true story full 9 6 This is a true story! It happened to a friend of a friend of mine! No, but it did happen, and it Robin Williams IRL was Oliver Sacks. It's a crazy story and you have to come along to hear it.

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Some stuff to watch:

encephalitis lethargica footage from 1925:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lNVtUlroZc


Oliver Sacks talking about it plus footage of the real people described in Awakenings:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNum0dTYalk&t=379s


Waking up after years asleep fun edited science video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdkKSCsFUSo


Documentary of the incident from 1973 featuring young sprightly Sacks plus footage of Leonard and others INCLUDING THE BALL THROWING

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGq04Opx9DY&list=PLC3C1CE99A7A65B41&index=1

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]]> This is a true story! It happened to a friend of a friend of mine! No, but it did happen, and it Robin Williams IRL was Oliver Sacks. It's a crazy story and you have to come along to hear it.

.

Some stuff to watch:

encephalitis lethargica footage from 1925:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lNVtUlroZc


Oliver Sacks talking about it plus footage of the real people described in Awakenings:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNum0dTYalk&t=379s


Waking up after years asleep fun edited science video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdkKSCsFUSo


Documentary of the incident from 1973 featuring young sprightly Sacks plus footage of Leonard and others INCLUDING THE BALL THROWING

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGq04Opx9DY&list=PLC3C1CE99A7A65B41&index=1

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]]> Minisode: Edge of Tomorrow Minisode: Edge of Tomorrow Thu, 16 Feb 2023 05:00:00 GMT 43:52 63eda760ca83160011a2956d true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/edge-of-tomorrow 63eda760ca83160011a2956d 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 edge-of-tomorrow Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey #4 bonus 9

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]]> Idiocracy Idiocracy Thu, 09 Feb 2023 07:00:56 GMT 1:24:26 63dfc34c0eaef2001032b19a true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/idiocracy 63dfc34c0eaef2001032b19a 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 idiocracy The future is now! full 9 5 Idiocracy (2006)


Welcome to a future where advertising and automation rule the day and a Carls Jr can decide if you're an unfit mother. Capitalism!

Are we heading for an idiocracy? We're talking cryogenics is a scam, to have or not to have children, natural selection doesn't do that, eugenics=bad, the curse of terrible automation and the fear of a pseudo-intellectual future. Who knew such a crap movie would lead to such detailed conversations.


"Why you no have tattoo?"


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The Wisecrack Edition Youtube video - Idiocracy: Is it deep or dumb?

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]]> Idiocracy (2006)


Welcome to a future where advertising and automation rule the day and a Carls Jr can decide if you're an unfit mother. Capitalism!

Are we heading for an idiocracy? We're talking cryogenics is a scam, to have or not to have children, natural selection doesn't do that, eugenics=bad, the curse of terrible automation and the fear of a pseudo-intellectual future. Who knew such a crap movie would lead to such detailed conversations.


"Why you no have tattoo?"


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The Wisecrack Edition Youtube video - Idiocracy: Is it deep or dumb?

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]]> Minisode: The Adam Project Minisode: The Adam Project Thu, 02 Feb 2023 07:00:01 GMT 43:02 63dad807420fd30010fffa1e true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/the-adam-project 63dad807420fd30010fffa1e 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 the-adam-project Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey #3 bonus 9

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]]> Up Up Thu, 26 Jan 2023 05:00:59 GMT 1:15:44 63ce6c3562c0100011fcba4c true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/up 63ce6c3562c0100011fcba4c 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 up full 9 4 If this movie doesn't mess you up, you're an android!! But there's also a lot of science here. Airships (why DID they go out of fashion???), balloon flights, crazy airplane men, dog upgrades...this movie is a romp yet the episode is surprisingly dark.

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"I thought we were going to have a fun blimp chat" - Abi, 2023.


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Essay on the first ten minutes:

https://studentjournals.shu.ac.uk/index.php/enquiry/article/view/125/125 


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]]> If this movie doesn't mess you up, you're an android!! But there's also a lot of science here. Airships (why DID they go out of fashion???), balloon flights, crazy airplane men, dog upgrades...this movie is a romp yet the episode is surprisingly dark.

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"I thought we were going to have a fun blimp chat" - Abi, 2023.


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Essay on the first ten minutes:

https://studentjournals.shu.ac.uk/index.php/enquiry/article/view/125/125 


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]]> Everything Everywhere All At Once Everything Everywhere All At Once Thu, 15 Dec 2022 07:00:23 GMT 1:26:43 639a4e12691e1f0011f754e4 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/everything-everywhere-all-at-once 639a4e12691e1f0011f754e4 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 everything-everywhere-all-at-once Yeoh Fest full 9 3 This movie was a sure fire hit on the podcast...or at least that's what Abi thought would happen. But divided we fall! Despite having another movie clash, we nerd out hard about this cast, the quantum mechanics madness of a many words multiverse and at the end of the day, everybody loves Waymond.


Science in this episode: Quantum mechanics and consciousness, many worlds theory of the multiverse, philosophy and society.


"Everything on a Bagel!'


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Things you might like:

The Philosophy of Everything Everywhere - Wisecrack on YouTube

What is the Measurement Problem - Sean Carroll on YouTube

The Many Worlds of the Quantum Multiverse - PBS Spacetime on YouTube

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]]> This movie was a sure fire hit on the podcast...or at least that's what Abi thought would happen. But divided we fall! Despite having another movie clash, we nerd out hard about this cast, the quantum mechanics madness of a many words multiverse and at the end of the day, everybody loves Waymond.


Science in this episode: Quantum mechanics and consciousness, many worlds theory of the multiverse, philosophy and society.


"Everything on a Bagel!'


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The Philosophy of Everything Everywhere - Wisecrack on YouTube

What is the Measurement Problem - Sean Carroll on YouTube

The Many Worlds of the Quantum Multiverse - PBS Spacetime on YouTube

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]]> Minisode: Flight of the Navigator (feat. Raph) Minisode: Flight of the Navigator (feat. Raph) Thu, 08 Dec 2022 05:00:02 GMT 41:53 63905a1bc2c17b0011957a0a false https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/flight-of-the-navigator-feat-raph 63905a1bc2c17b0011957a0a 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 flight-of-the-navigator-feat-raph Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey #2 bonus 9

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]]> Time Cop Time Cop Thu, 01 Dec 2022 05:00:54 GMT 1:08:55 63849cb1fcf4ed0011b450df true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/time-cop 63849cb1fcf4ed0011b450df 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 time-cop with Jean-Claude Van Damme full 9 2 The most important film in cinema history

https://youtube.com/watch?v=sg-Qkol4DKo&feature=share&utm_source=EKLEiJECCKjOmKnC5IiRIQ

Roger Ebert review

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/timecop-1994

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]]> The most important film in cinema history

https://youtube.com/watch?v=sg-Qkol4DKo&feature=share&utm_source=EKLEiJECCKjOmKnC5IiRIQ

Roger Ebert review

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/timecop-1994

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]]> Minisode: See You Yesterday Minisode: See You Yesterday Thu, 24 Nov 2022 07:00:03 GMT 57:39 637d42eae85d5700113dc283 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/see-you-yesterday 637d42eae85d5700113dc283 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 see-you-yesterday Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey #1 bonus 9 This is Episode 1/7 of our Wibbley Wobbley Timey Wimey miniseries.


This is an excellent movie and if you haven't seen it, what the hell are you doing? It's on Netflix! Go Now! Watch it!!!!


It's time travel yo!


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]]> This is Episode 1/7 of our Wibbley Wobbley Timey Wimey miniseries.


This is an excellent movie and if you haven't seen it, what the hell are you doing? It's on Netflix! Go Now! Watch it!!!!


It's time travel yo!


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]]> Back to the Future Back to the Future Thu, 17 Nov 2022 07:30:40 GMT 1:34:39 6375676e62f4670010181f0a true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/back-to-the 6375676e62f4670010181f0a 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 back-to-the full 9 1 We're finally doing it! The absolute classic that is Back to the Future and the total joy of watching Mj Fox and C Llyod together. We have a bit of a movie love fest before a total nerd out about time travel.


We're talking paradoxes, self-consistency principles, closed loops, many worlds, time in flux!


"Gigawatts! Gigawatts!'


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]]> We're finally doing it! The absolute classic that is Back to the Future and the total joy of watching Mj Fox and C Llyod together. We have a bit of a movie love fest before a total nerd out about time travel.


We're talking paradoxes, self-consistency principles, closed loops, many worlds, time in flux!


"Gigawatts! Gigawatts!'


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]]> Geostorm: Abi and Freda Uncut Geostorm: Abi and Freda Uncut Thu, 03 Nov 2022 07:00:49 GMT 1:26:44 636283e0060803001152ea2d true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/geostorm-abi-and-freda-uncut 636283e0060803001152ea2d 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 geostorm-abi-and-freda-uncut Extended Nerd Chat bonus It's another UNCUT special, back to our eighth episode and third ever dumb science movie! A two brothers classic: Geostorm. This week you get 20 extra minutes of our incredulity at the ridiculousness of this movie! Enjoy


We've got frozen deserts, exploding cities, giant tsunamis and #airlockdrama! Abi tries to understand the scientific and economic logistics of a space net while Freda just wants this movie to flush itself out of her brain. It hurts all the science parts.


"I want it dead, I want it's whole family dead, I want it down in the ground!"


Things you might find interesting:


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]]> It's another UNCUT special, back to our eighth episode and third ever dumb science movie! A two brothers classic: Geostorm. This week you get 20 extra minutes of our incredulity at the ridiculousness of this movie! Enjoy


We've got frozen deserts, exploding cities, giant tsunamis and #airlockdrama! Abi tries to understand the scientific and economic logistics of a space net while Freda just wants this movie to flush itself out of her brain. It hurts all the science parts.


"I want it dead, I want it's whole family dead, I want it down in the ground!"


Things you might find interesting:


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]]> <![CDATA[One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest]]> Thu, 20 Oct 2022 07:00:34 GMT 1:24:26 634fc16e266ab10011ac4656 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/one-flew-over-the-cuckoos-nest 634fc16e266ab10011ac4656 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 one-flew-over-the-cuckoos-nest Bedlum full 8 6 For episode 54 we're going into 1960s psychiatry, so get ready. What are lobotomies and how did they happen? Are you ready for this shit? Strap in, we're giving you the lowdown on all this shit.

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Here are some resources:

The 1946 expose by Life Magazine: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/lobotomist-bedlam-1946/

ECT: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1125470/

Psychosurgery: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6384258/

Psychiatric hospitals: https://www.nursing.upenn.edu/nhhc/nurses-institutions-caring/history-of-psychiatric-hospitals/

Film and Psychiatry: https://news.mongabay.com/2005/04/the-methods-of-madness-one-flew-over-the-cuckoos-nest-and-awakenings/

https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/we-are-still-flying-over-cuckoos-nest

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]]> For episode 54 we're going into 1960s psychiatry, so get ready. What are lobotomies and how did they happen? Are you ready for this shit? Strap in, we're giving you the lowdown on all this shit.

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Here are some resources:

The 1946 expose by Life Magazine: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/lobotomist-bedlam-1946/

ECT: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1125470/

Psychosurgery: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6384258/

Psychiatric hospitals: https://www.nursing.upenn.edu/nhhc/nurses-institutions-caring/history-of-psychiatric-hospitals/

Film and Psychiatry: https://news.mongabay.com/2005/04/the-methods-of-madness-one-flew-over-the-cuckoos-nest-and-awakenings/

https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/we-are-still-flying-over-cuckoos-nest

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]]> Grease Grease Thu, 13 Oct 2022 11:48:13 GMT 46:16 6347fb09ec76310011333766 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/grease 6347fb09ec76310011333766 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 grease (is the word) bonus 8

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]]> <![CDATA[Angels & Demons]]> Thu, 06 Oct 2022 06:00:48 GMT 1:43:53 633de766b8bb2e00111d0a47 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/angels 633de766b8bb2e00111d0a47 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 angels Quick! Call the symbologist! full 8 5 Angels & Demons (2009)


Antimatter bombs, the god particle, science vs religon! This movie has it all! A bioentanglement physicist (what even is that?), a daredevil symbologist (why did TH do this to us 3 times!), a scottish/italian/irish helicopter flying priest, a murdered pope, a conspiracy, a secret society! I mean what else do you want from Ron Howard!


Even the science isn't that off! What is happening?


Ok but seriously, the movie is dumb and no we don't forgive Tom Hanks!


"Scientists need to eat too!"


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]]> Angels & Demons (2009)


Antimatter bombs, the god particle, science vs religon! This movie has it all! A bioentanglement physicist (what even is that?), a daredevil symbologist (why did TH do this to us 3 times!), a scottish/italian/irish helicopter flying priest, a murdered pope, a conspiracy, a secret society! I mean what else do you want from Ron Howard!


Even the science isn't that off! What is happening?


Ok but seriously, the movie is dumb and no we don't forgive Tom Hanks!


"Scientists need to eat too!"


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]]> Minisode: 10 Things I Hate About You Minisode: 10 Things I Hate About You Thu, 29 Sep 2022 11:53:45 GMT 50:33 6335869aa204e2001413a256 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/minisode-10-things-i-hate-about-you 6335869aa204e2001413a256 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 minisode-10-things-i-hate-about-you bonus 8 10 Things I Hate About You: Episode 4 of our Teenage Dirtbag Miniseries


Black underwear, not wearing a bra, what we thought paintball was, pristine "bad" boys with perfect soft hair, nerds staying in their lane, 90s pop rock where women sing like babies, self-pity, Shakespeare and more

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]]> 10 Things I Hate About You: Episode 4 of our Teenage Dirtbag Miniseries


Black underwear, not wearing a bra, what we thought paintball was, pristine "bad" boys with perfect soft hair, nerds staying in their lane, 90s pop rock where women sing like babies, self-pity, Shakespeare and more

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]]> The Thing (1982) The Thing (1982) Thu, 22 Sep 2022 06:00:55 GMT 1:19:05 63299cd7fa317d0012886f6a true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/the-thing-1982 63299cd7fa317d0012886f6a 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 the-thing-1982 Back for more body horror full 8 4 **THE ANTARCTICA TREATY WILL EXPIRE IN 2048**

The Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty was signed in 1991 and came into effect in 1998. In Article 25, it cites a 50-year expiration date. If another protocol is not agreed upon, there is nothing stopping countries from seizing and occupying Antarctic land without any restrictions on protecting this precious environment. Antarctica is already under threat from Global Warming and science must continue to monitor changes and determine how to restore this habitat. Don't let it go silently.

The Antarctic Treaty: https://www.ats.aq/e/antarctictreaty.html


ANYWAY, we also did an episode. Freda felt like it was time for another movie where someone loses both hands; The Thing, John Carpenter's of course! Did you know people hated it when it was first released? But today audiences love the nihilism and sometimes want to hear about the worse possible situation that could ever unfold. Abi is angry about dogs, and she has every right to be. John Carpenter got a fancy budget and spent in on Ennio Morricone but Ennio just did the music like John Carpenter did, which means John Carpenter could have saved a lot of money. We can't stop thinking about this! And then Quentin Tarantino used Ennio Morricone's John Carpenter score for the Hateful Eight and round and round it goes. Freda is afraid of her Aloe plant. Kurt Russel is a daddy and his hat is really big. The end.


Other episode references:

Den of Geek original reviews: https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/john-carpenters-the-thing-had-an-icy-critical-reception/

Backscatter imaging: https://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Eduspace_Global_EN/SEMD4V96KQH_0.html

AIRSAR imaging: https://asf.alaska.edu/data-sets/sar-data-sets/airsar/

Editorial Perspective: Cabin fever – the impact of lockdown on children and young people

What kind of science to people do Antarctica: https://www.antarctica.gov.au/science/meet-our-scientists/

Winter in Antarctica: https://www.amnh.org/learn-teach/curriculum-collections/antarctica/day-and-night-cycles/safety-and-wintering-over-in-antarctica

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]]> **THE ANTARCTICA TREATY WILL EXPIRE IN 2048**

The Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty was signed in 1991 and came into effect in 1998. In Article 25, it cites a 50-year expiration date. If another protocol is not agreed upon, there is nothing stopping countries from seizing and occupying Antarctic land without any restrictions on protecting this precious environment. Antarctica is already under threat from Global Warming and science must continue to monitor changes and determine how to restore this habitat. Don't let it go silently.

The Antarctic Treaty: https://www.ats.aq/e/antarctictreaty.html


ANYWAY, we also did an episode. Freda felt like it was time for another movie where someone loses both hands; The Thing, John Carpenter's of course! Did you know people hated it when it was first released? But today audiences love the nihilism and sometimes want to hear about the worse possible situation that could ever unfold. Abi is angry about dogs, and she has every right to be. John Carpenter got a fancy budget and spent in on Ennio Morricone but Ennio just did the music like John Carpenter did, which means John Carpenter could have saved a lot of money. We can't stop thinking about this! And then Quentin Tarantino used Ennio Morricone's John Carpenter score for the Hateful Eight and round and round it goes. Freda is afraid of her Aloe plant. Kurt Russel is a daddy and his hat is really big. The end.


Other episode references:

Den of Geek original reviews: https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/john-carpenters-the-thing-had-an-icy-critical-reception/

Backscatter imaging: https://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Eduspace_Global_EN/SEMD4V96KQH_0.html

AIRSAR imaging: https://asf.alaska.edu/data-sets/sar-data-sets/airsar/

Editorial Perspective: Cabin fever – the impact of lockdown on children and young people

What kind of science to people do Antarctica: https://www.antarctica.gov.au/science/meet-our-scientists/

Winter in Antarctica: https://www.amnh.org/learn-teach/curriculum-collections/antarctica/day-and-night-cycles/safety-and-wintering-over-in-antarctica

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]]> Minisode: Empire Records Minisode: Empire Records Thu, 15 Sep 2022 15:21:20 GMT 37:19 632342f33081850012d89de9 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/minisode-empire-records 632342f33081850012d89de9 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 minisode-empire-records Teenage Dirtbag Miniseries bonus 8

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]]> Interstellar Interstellar Thu, 08 Sep 2022 06:00:16 GMT 2:07:38 631908ff97ab41001280dbe1 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/interstellar 631908ff97ab41001280dbe1 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 interstellar If they build it, we will come! full 8 3 Interstellar (2014)


We finally did it! And it's a big one! There was no way to do this movie, and Kip Thorne, justice without going all in. Are you all in with us?

Hold onto your brains as we go deep dive on black holes, wormholes, other dimensions, time dilation and quantum gravity.


"Why did they go down to Millers planet?"


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References for this episode:

  • The Science of Interstellar by Kip Thorne


That's all you need! Read this book, it's excellent!!

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]]> Interstellar (2014)


We finally did it! And it's a big one! There was no way to do this movie, and Kip Thorne, justice without going all in. Are you all in with us?

Hold onto your brains as we go deep dive on black holes, wormholes, other dimensions, time dilation and quantum gravity.


"Why did they go down to Millers planet?"


Follow us on TikTok to catch live recordings of the episodes:

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References for this episode:

  • The Science of Interstellar by Kip Thorne


That's all you need! Read this book, it's excellent!!

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]]> Minisode: Never Been Kissed Minisode: Never Been Kissed Thu, 01 Sep 2022 10:00:29 GMT 37:40 630f3d7d290e6d00127a15c6 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/minisode-never-been-kissed 630f3d7d290e6d00127a15c6 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 minisode-never-been-kissed full 8

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]]> Biodome Biodome Thu, 25 Aug 2022 08:00:35 GMT 1:18:01 6304debe4488160013f9f483 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/biodome 6304debe4488160013f9f483 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 biodome sorry full 8 2 It's out 50th episode! And for this special occasion, we picked.....Biodome. Whoops. Cue Abi and Freda shitting on maybe the worst movie ever made. That's all.

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This ain't no Battleship (with Rhianna), it's just bad.

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Here's some seriously great reading on the true story of Biosphere:

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'The Lost History of One of the World’s Strangest Science Experiments' - New York Times

'About Biosphere Foundation' - Biosphere foundation

'Eight go mad in Arizona: how a lockdown experiment went horribly wrong' - The Guardian 

'Lessons Learned from Biosphere 2' - Abigail Ailing et al DOI:10.2187/bss.19.250

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]]> It's out 50th episode! And for this special occasion, we picked.....Biodome. Whoops. Cue Abi and Freda shitting on maybe the worst movie ever made. That's all.

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This ain't no Battleship (with Rhianna), it's just bad.

.

Here's some seriously great reading on the true story of Biosphere:

.

'The Lost History of One of the World’s Strangest Science Experiments' - New York Times

'About Biosphere Foundation' - Biosphere foundation

'Eight go mad in Arizona: how a lockdown experiment went horribly wrong' - The Guardian 

'Lessons Learned from Biosphere 2' - Abigail Ailing et al DOI:10.2187/bss.19.250

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]]> Minisode: Clueless Minisode: Clueless Thu, 18 Aug 2022 06:00:00 GMT 43:42 62fe1daf1ed6f800136a8ee7 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/minisode-clueless 62fe1daf1ed6f800136a8ee7 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 minisode-clueless Teenage Dirtbag Miniseries bonus 8 Episode 1 of 5 from our 'Teenage Dirtbag' miniseries.


We just wanted a reason to talk about Clueless.


You're just a virgin, who can't drive!

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]]> Episode 1 of 5 from our 'Teenage Dirtbag' miniseries.


We just wanted a reason to talk about Clueless.


You're just a virgin, who can't drive!

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]]> Avengers: Age of Ultron Avengers: Age of Ultron Thu, 11 Aug 2022 06:30:56 GMT 1:21:25 62f42a6b5b00440012ab3541 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/avengers-age-of-ultron 62f42a6b5b00440012ab3541 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 avengers-age-of-ultron Abi tortures Freda: Episode 11 full 8 1 And we're back! Kicking of this cycle we have our next MCU instalment and we get to nerd out about AI, we also get a bit freaked about mind control technology and there may or may not be a tense moment about singularities!!


But remember, Freda admitted that she didn't hate it that much! We'll call that a win.


"Now my mindstone hurts...


TikTok: @scienceatthemovies

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Email: scienceatthemovies@gmail.com


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]]> And we're back! Kicking of this cycle we have our next MCU instalment and we get to nerd out about AI, we also get a bit freaked about mind control technology and there may or may not be a tense moment about singularities!!


But remember, Freda admitted that she didn't hate it that much! We'll call that a win.


"Now my mindstone hurts...


TikTok: @scienceatthemovies

Instagram: @scienceatthemovies

Email: scienceatthemovies@gmail.com


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]]> 12 Monkeys: Freda and Abi UNCUT 12 Monkeys: Freda and Abi UNCUT Sun, 07 Aug 2022 06:31:29 GMT 1:11:35 62ef5c3c613b0f00146ad7f5 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/12-monkeys-freda-and-abi-uncut 62ef5c3c613b0f00146ad7f5 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 12-monkeys-freda-and-abi-uncut bonus

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]]> Silent Running Silent Running Thu, 14 Jul 2022 09:18:55 GMT 1:24:25 62cfdf8352d1de0014ff5826 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/silent-running 62cfdf8352d1de0014ff5826 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 silent-running a.k.a Vegan Jesus Spaceman runs off with a forest full 7 6 This week, we take a look at the 1972 classic, Silent Running, where a very serious Bruce Dern plays an annoying vegan who commits eco-terrorism but can't live with the guilt of his actions. Tell us we're wrong? With a teeny budget of ONE MILLION DOLLARS, this movie has it all: Joan Baez crooning as Bruce Dern eats a melon, bilateral amputees playing loveable drones (never done before or since) and most importantly, microwave button pushers which definitely became a thing and definitely do not date this movie.

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Trees need light, Freeman Lowell!

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Links:

Silent Running by Mark Kermode (reference for use of bilateral amputees)

Silent Spring by Rachel Carson

When Prophecy Fails by Festinger, L., Riecken, H. W., & Schachter, S. 

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]]> This week, we take a look at the 1972 classic, Silent Running, where a very serious Bruce Dern plays an annoying vegan who commits eco-terrorism but can't live with the guilt of his actions. Tell us we're wrong? With a teeny budget of ONE MILLION DOLLARS, this movie has it all: Joan Baez crooning as Bruce Dern eats a melon, bilateral amputees playing loveable drones (never done before or since) and most importantly, microwave button pushers which definitely became a thing and definitely do not date this movie.

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Trees need light, Freeman Lowell!

.

Links:

Silent Running by Mark Kermode (reference for use of bilateral amputees)

Silent Spring by Rachel Carson

When Prophecy Fails by Festinger, L., Riecken, H. W., & Schachter, S. 

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]]> Minisode: Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 2 Minisode: Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 2 Thu, 07 Jul 2022 08:00:56 GMT 49:50 62b8138255189d0015292971 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/minisode-guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2 62b8138255189d0015292971 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 minisode-guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2 bonus 7

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]]> Moonfall Moonfall Thu, 30 Jun 2022 10:48:58 GMT 1:17:57 62bd74dc8f7c9b00138292d7 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/moonfall 62bd74dc8f7c9b00138292d7 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 moonfall full 7 5 Ok ok, we love a disaster movie, we relish it even! We've been waiting for this one for quite some time...was it worth the wait?


Breaking down how insanely wrong the science is would take a lifetime that we do not have! But if you want to jump on in we're talking hollow moon, megastructures, dyson spheres, white dwarfs, falling moons and the origin of life itself! There's some cool shots of the Endeavour though....


If anything, it's hilarious.


"Don't worry, there's a Megastructurist on board!


TikTok: @scienceatthemovies

Instagram: @scienceatthemovies

Email: scienceatthemovies@gmail.com


References for this episode:

  • Dr Freda Werdiger, PhD Physics
  • Abigail James, PhD candidate Physics
  • Common Sense

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]]> Ok ok, we love a disaster movie, we relish it even! We've been waiting for this one for quite some time...was it worth the wait?


Breaking down how insanely wrong the science is would take a lifetime that we do not have! But if you want to jump on in we're talking hollow moon, megastructures, dyson spheres, white dwarfs, falling moons and the origin of life itself! There's some cool shots of the Endeavour though....


If anything, it's hilarious.


"Don't worry, there's a Megastructurist on board!


TikTok: @scienceatthemovies

Instagram: @scienceatthemovies

Email: scienceatthemovies@gmail.com


References for this episode:

  • Dr Freda Werdiger, PhD Physics
  • Abigail James, PhD candidate Physics
  • Common Sense

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]]> Minisode: Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 1 Minisode: Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 1 Thu, 23 Jun 2022 08:00:00 GMT 47:56 62b3928c110acf0012fda9c6 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-1 62b3928c110acf0012fda9c6 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-1 Freda Tortures Abi Right Back bonus 7

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]]> Gattaca Gattaca Thu, 16 Jun 2022 08:00:45 GMT 1:17:07 62a9d5373e2da300136d67f1 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/gattaca 62a9d5373e2da300136d67f1 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 gattaca full 7 4 This week, we cover Gattaca, and then some....

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Gattaca eventually got the attention it deserved, but now Abi and Freda give it the treatment that only two female scientists can. Um....are all the women in the Gattaca forced to undergo IVF? Also, is leg extension surgery real? Will humans visit Titan? Freda takes Abi on a journey along the genetic selection devices of the Ashkenazi community, we tackle medical termination and the legals surrounding embryonic selection, and Freda plays us out with the Impromptu for 12 fingers (but you know, with 10 fingers).

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Hot people suck!

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]]> This week, we cover Gattaca, and then some....

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Gattaca eventually got the attention it deserved, but now Abi and Freda give it the treatment that only two female scientists can. Um....are all the women in the Gattaca forced to undergo IVF? Also, is leg extension surgery real? Will humans visit Titan? Freda takes Abi on a journey along the genetic selection devices of the Ashkenazi community, we tackle medical termination and the legals surrounding embryonic selection, and Freda plays us out with the Impromptu for 12 fingers (but you know, with 10 fingers).

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Hot people suck!

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]]> Minisode: Captain America The Winter Soldier Minisode: Captain America The Winter Soldier Thu, 09 Jun 2022 06:30:52 GMT 39:12 628e5d63a80ea9001590e1fe true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/minisode-captain-america-the-winter-soldier 628e5d63a80ea9001590e1fe 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 minisode-captain-america-the-winter-soldier Abi tortures Freda: Episode 8 bonus 7 It's time for episode 3 of our Mission Catch Up miniseries and we're going full Marvel!


We're talking ridiculous oversized secret government labs, uploading consciousness and superhero face masks!


Interesting article about uploading consciousness:

Mind-uploading: The Guardian

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]]> It's time for episode 3 of our Mission Catch Up miniseries and we're going full Marvel!


We're talking ridiculous oversized secret government labs, uploading consciousness and superhero face masks!


Interesting article about uploading consciousness:

Mind-uploading: The Guardian

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]]> Dr Strangelove Dr Strangelove Thu, 02 Jun 2022 06:30:57 GMT 1:19:03 628e5e7d682b850012354741 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/dr-strangelove 628e5e7d682b850012354741 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 dr-strangelove Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb! full 7 3 Dr Strangelove (1964)


Oh this is a beauty! Join us as we gush over this perfect piece of movie making and glorious satire. We're talking operation paperclip, operation chrome dome, nuclear codes, fluoridation conspiracies and of course Doomsday machines!


"Women try to take my essence"


Instagram: @scienceatthemovies

Email: scienceatthemovies@gmail.com


For your perusal:

  • Almost Everything in Dr Strangelove was True by Eric Schlosser - The New Yorker
  • Cobalt Bomb - ChemEurope
  • Reconstructing Strangelove: Book by Mick Broderick
  • Game Theory and Dr Strangelove with Prof Muhamet Yildiz - YouTube


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]]> Dr Strangelove (1964)


Oh this is a beauty! Join us as we gush over this perfect piece of movie making and glorious satire. We're talking operation paperclip, operation chrome dome, nuclear codes, fluoridation conspiracies and of course Doomsday machines!


"Women try to take my essence"


Instagram: @scienceatthemovies

Email: scienceatthemovies@gmail.com


For your perusal:

  • Almost Everything in Dr Strangelove was True by Eric Schlosser - The New Yorker
  • Cobalt Bomb - ChemEurope
  • Reconstructing Strangelove: Book by Mick Broderick
  • Game Theory and Dr Strangelove with Prof Muhamet Yildiz - YouTube


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]]> Minisode: Thor The Dark World Minisode: Thor The Dark World Thu, 26 May 2022 06:30:04 GMT 43:48 628e5b7a4a4aec0013fb6466 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/minisode-thor-the-dark-world 628e5b7a4a4aec0013fb6466 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 minisode-thor-the-dark-world Abi tortures Freda: Episode 7 bonus 7 It's time for episode 2 of our Mission Catch Up miniseries and we're going full Marvel!


We're talking gravitational anomolies, soul forges (aka quantum field generators) and women in science..again!

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]]> It's time for episode 2 of our Mission Catch Up miniseries and we're going full Marvel!


We're talking gravitational anomolies, soul forges (aka quantum field generators) and women in science..again!

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]]> Blast from the Past (1999) Blast from the Past (1999) Thu, 19 May 2022 08:00:33 GMT 1:07:08 6283773b421970001260280d true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/blast-from-the-past-1999 6283773b421970001260280d 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 blast-from-the-past-1999 Brendan Fraser Redux! full 7 2 It's been too long without our favourite comedy/adventure 90's hero, and this time he's joined by Alicia Silverstone. Meanwhile, Sissy Spacek is hamming it up in the basement with Christopher Walken, reading Dale Carnegie and Reader's Digest and developing an alcohol dependency. But Abi and Freda find a way to take this all very seriously. Cuban Missile Crisis? Terrifying! Fallout Shelters? Freaky and True! Tsar Bomba???? Get out of here!

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It's party time in my radiation station.

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Here is some excellent material for you:


Nukemap by Alex Wellerstein


Vox videos on nuclear fallout shelters:

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gKhm09PKPQ
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUcQ7hESI-M (Bert the Turtle)


Cuban Missile Crisis:

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UbVuTXg4CQ
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwnPo_A9LJA&t=2793s (Vasili Arkhipov and perspective of submariners in B59)


Survey on Nuclear Fallout Shelters

https://nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/


Songs about Fallout Shelters

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7N9JeH3SzE
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFUqh7uF1G4

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]]> It's been too long without our favourite comedy/adventure 90's hero, and this time he's joined by Alicia Silverstone. Meanwhile, Sissy Spacek is hamming it up in the basement with Christopher Walken, reading Dale Carnegie and Reader's Digest and developing an alcohol dependency. But Abi and Freda find a way to take this all very seriously. Cuban Missile Crisis? Terrifying! Fallout Shelters? Freaky and True! Tsar Bomba???? Get out of here!

.

It's party time in my radiation station.

.

Here is some excellent material for you:


Nukemap by Alex Wellerstein


Vox videos on nuclear fallout shelters:

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gKhm09PKPQ
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUcQ7hESI-M (Bert the Turtle)


Cuban Missile Crisis:

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UbVuTXg4CQ
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwnPo_A9LJA&t=2793s (Vasili Arkhipov and perspective of submariners in B59)


Survey on Nuclear Fallout Shelters

https://nuclearsecrecy.com/nukemap/


Songs about Fallout Shelters

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7N9JeH3SzE
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFUqh7uF1G4

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]]> Minisode: Iron Man 3 Minisode: Iron Man 3 Thu, 12 May 2022 08:45:56 GMT 43:15 627cc944bc3e3f0012fbb524 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/minisode-iron-man-3 627cc944bc3e3f0012fbb524 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 minisode-iron-man-3 Abi tortures Freda: Episode 6 bonus 7 It's time for episode 1 of our Mission Catch Up miniseries and we're going full Marvel!


We're talking disappearing super powers, crime scene reconstruction, super soldier serum part two and name badge equations!

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]]> It's time for episode 1 of our Mission Catch Up miniseries and we're going full Marvel!


We're talking disappearing super powers, crime scene reconstruction, super soldier serum part two and name badge equations!

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]]> The Avengers The Avengers Thu, 05 May 2022 06:30:49 GMT 1:16:53 6272f88eb1935000129fb0db true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/the-avengers 6272f88eb1935000129fb0db 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 the-avengers Abi tortures Freda: Episode 6 full 7 1 Next up on our Marvel journey is The Avengers (2012)


We've made it to our first combo movie and Freda has almost showed some emotion to our heroes. She at least concedes that the battle for New York is epic!


We're talking flatland, higher dimensional objects, space portals, gamma radiation and quantum tunneling! It's science speak tastic.


"They all look like the Green Goblin!"


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For your perusal:


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]]> Next up on our Marvel journey is The Avengers (2012)


We've made it to our first combo movie and Freda has almost showed some emotion to our heroes. She at least concedes that the battle for New York is epic!


We're talking flatland, higher dimensional objects, space portals, gamma radiation and quantum tunneling! It's science speak tastic.


"They all look like the Green Goblin!"


Instagram: @scienceatthemovies

Email: scienceatthemovies@gmail.com


For your perusal:


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]]> Sunshine with Eduardo Rodriguez Sunshine with Eduardo Rodriguez Thu, 28 Apr 2022 06:30:12 GMT 1:04:45 626960a196fcb80013c40524 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/sunshine-with-eduardo-rodrigue 626960a196fcb80013c40524 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 sunshine-with-eduardo-rodrigue full On this guest episode Abi talks with Eduardo Rodriguez, a final year phd student at Princeton working in plasma physics. This episode we get into the premise of Danny Boyle's 2007 foray into space, we talk about the realities of a dying star and the potential for 're-igniting' the sun using a nuclear bomb.

Having received his degree in physics from Oxford back in 2017, Eduardo moved to the US to take on his phd, and some surfing when time permits. His research focuses on stellarators, a method of magnetic confinement for fusion experiments, and he's a bit of a film nerd!

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]]> On this guest episode Abi talks with Eduardo Rodriguez, a final year phd student at Princeton working in plasma physics. This episode we get into the premise of Danny Boyle's 2007 foray into space, we talk about the realities of a dying star and the potential for 're-igniting' the sun using a nuclear bomb.

Having received his degree in physics from Oxford back in 2017, Eduardo moved to the US to take on his phd, and some surfing when time permits. His research focuses on stellarators, a method of magnetic confinement for fusion experiments, and he's a bit of a film nerd!

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]]> Sunshine: Freda and Abi Uncut Sunshine: Freda and Abi Uncut Thu, 21 Apr 2022 06:30:24 GMT 1:31:04 624319b0a71e320012dca43e true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/sunshine-freda-and-abi-uncut 624319b0a71e320012dca43e 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 sunshine-freda-and-abi-uncut Extended Nerd Chat full It's an Uncut special! This week we're on a break from our regular episodes so please enjoy this unedited version of our Sunshine episode.


One of our earliest episodes when we were baby podcasters trying to find our way in space! What could cause our sun to die? At what point did Brian Cox say 'I'm outta here', how much do we loooove Cillian Murphy as a physicist. We nerded hard on this one!


It may not have smashed the box office but it's a slow burn cult classic that's worth the watch. Abi gets into some trajectory info, Freda thinks it's all in his head, and buckle up for an Irish and Aussie in space!


'Anybody got some factor 50?'


Some Articles for Reference: 


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]]> It's an Uncut special! This week we're on a break from our regular episodes so please enjoy this unedited version of our Sunshine episode.


One of our earliest episodes when we were baby podcasters trying to find our way in space! What could cause our sun to die? At what point did Brian Cox say 'I'm outta here', how much do we loooove Cillian Murphy as a physicist. We nerded hard on this one!


It may not have smashed the box office but it's a slow burn cult classic that's worth the watch. Abi gets into some trajectory info, Freda thinks it's all in his head, and buckle up for an Irish and Aussie in space!


'Anybody got some factor 50?'


Some Articles for Reference: 


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]]> Another Round Another Round Thu, 07 Apr 2022 08:00:22 GMT 1:24:30 624b9933a1f5bc00133e6509 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/another-round 624b9933a1f5bc00133e6509 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 another-round Alcohol is poison full 6 6 If ever in the past two years you were sent screenshots of dubious studies about vaccine safety and were unsure how to describe its dubiousness, this episode is for you. What is correlation, and is it the same as causation?? What is a randomized double-blind control trial and why is it important? What is causality? What is not an experiment? Lest we forget, this episode is centred around the Mads Mikkelsen tour-de-force, Another Round, which features its own dubious study on alcohol consumption and a dance scene for the ages. Freda and Abi descend into difficult territory around Kierkegaardian philosophy, male wellness and alcohol abuse, and, after months of MCU squabbling, finally land on a mutual understanding of each other's relationship with film.

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Alcohol, bad!

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]]> If ever in the past two years you were sent screenshots of dubious studies about vaccine safety and were unsure how to describe its dubiousness, this episode is for you. What is correlation, and is it the same as causation?? What is a randomized double-blind control trial and why is it important? What is causality? What is not an experiment? Lest we forget, this episode is centred around the Mads Mikkelsen tour-de-force, Another Round, which features its own dubious study on alcohol consumption and a dance scene for the ages. Freda and Abi descend into difficult territory around Kierkegaardian philosophy, male wellness and alcohol abuse, and, after months of MCU squabbling, finally land on a mutual understanding of each other's relationship with film.

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Alcohol, bad!

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]]> Minisode: Icarus Minisode: Icarus Thu, 31 Mar 2022 06:30:41 GMT 43:19 6243163cc44ce1001382791a true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/minisode-icarus 6243163cc44ce1001382791a 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 minisode-icarus full 6 It's episode 5 of our documentary miniseries. We're diving into the world of doping scandals and plot twists!


"What is going on?!?!"


*Note: This episode was recorded prior to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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]]> It's episode 5 of our documentary miniseries. We're diving into the world of doping scandals and plot twists!


"What is going on?!?!"


*Note: This episode was recorded prior to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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]]> Thor Thor Thu, 24 Mar 2022 07:30:53 GMT 1:17:04 62310b75de676900149ef208 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/thor 62310b75de676900149ef208 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 thor Abi tortures Freda: Episode 5 full 6 5 Next up on our Marvel journey is the God of thunder! Thor (2011)


It's time to enter the Asgardian realm and try to help Freda understand, just why did Kenneth do this movie?!?! Two brothers have a scrap and we finally get to talk about wormholes!


We get into Jane as a woman in science, Myeuh-myeuh as an energy weapon and just what is an Einstein-Rosen bridge. It's time for some space magic.


"We'd all be gaga for Hemsworth!"


Instagram: @scienceatthemovies

Email: scienceatthemovies@gmail.com


For your perusal:


Research papers:

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]]> Next up on our Marvel journey is the God of thunder! Thor (2011)


It's time to enter the Asgardian realm and try to help Freda understand, just why did Kenneth do this movie?!?! Two brothers have a scrap and we finally get to talk about wormholes!


We get into Jane as a woman in science, Myeuh-myeuh as an energy weapon and just what is an Einstein-Rosen bridge. It's time for some space magic.


"We'd all be gaga for Hemsworth!"


Instagram: @scienceatthemovies

Email: scienceatthemovies@gmail.com


For your perusal:


Research papers:

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]]> <![CDATA[Minisode: Bob Lazar's Area 51]]> Thu, 17 Mar 2022 09:48:08 GMT 44:52 623303d90759b6001385c4fb true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/bob-lazars-area-51 623303d90759b6001385c4fb 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 bob-lazars-area-51 bonus 6

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]]> Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind Thu, 10 Mar 2022 07:00:40 GMT 1:25:02 62209b6f5ad53f0012d423d0 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/eternal-sunshine-of-the-spotless 62209b6f5ad53f0012d423d0 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 eternal-sunshine-of-the-spotless A treat for Freda! full 6 4 A treat for Freda in this weeks episode on the Charlie Kaufman/Michel Gondry frolic in the mind of Jim Carey: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Surprisingly, there is a lot of great science in this episode, on what memories mean to us, and how they are formed and persist throughout our lives. Yeah, so it's a serious episode. Not sorry!

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If they did it, how would they do it?

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Some extra reading:

https://kimon.hosting.nyu.edu/sites/science-fiction/2018/10/31/the-costs-of-a-spotless-mind-memory-identity-and-happiness-in-eternal-sunshine-of-the-spotless-mind/

https://slate.com/culture/2004/03/the-neuroscience-behind-eternal-sunshine.html

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]]> A treat for Freda in this weeks episode on the Charlie Kaufman/Michel Gondry frolic in the mind of Jim Carey: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Surprisingly, there is a lot of great science in this episode, on what memories mean to us, and how they are formed and persist throughout our lives. Yeah, so it's a serious episode. Not sorry!

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If they did it, how would they do it?

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Some extra reading:

https://kimon.hosting.nyu.edu/sites/science-fiction/2018/10/31/the-costs-of-a-spotless-mind-memory-identity-and-happiness-in-eternal-sunshine-of-the-spotless-mind/

https://slate.com/culture/2004/03/the-neuroscience-behind-eternal-sunshine.html

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]]> Minisode: The Social Dilemma Minisode: The Social Dilemma Thu, 03 Mar 2022 10:09:14 GMT 47:23 62206c485ad53f0012d413ca true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/the-social-dilemma 62206c485ad53f0012d413ca 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 the-social-dilemma bonus 6

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]]> <![CDATA[Don't Look Up]]> Thu, 24 Feb 2022 07:30:51 GMT 1:25:53 6216aea207afd2001458e6bb true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/dont-look-up 6216aea207afd2001458e6bb 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 dont-look-up full 6 3 Don't Look Up (2021)


Welcome to our most divisive episode to date. We had so many arguments that we had to do a cut away. Is this the end?!? We're talking science, scientists, science communication, science industry....there's so much science!


But will anyone listen to two scientists talking about a comet?


"What is this?!?!"


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Email: scienceatthemovies@gmail.com


For your perusal:

  • I'm a climate scientist by Peter Kalmus - The Guardian
  • Science of Don't Look Up by Jeffery Kluger - Time
  • Planetary Defense Coordination Office at NASA
  • Science of Don't Look Up with Brian Cox - YouTube


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]]> Don't Look Up (2021)


Welcome to our most divisive episode to date. We had so many arguments that we had to do a cut away. Is this the end?!? We're talking science, scientists, science communication, science industry....there's so much science!


But will anyone listen to two scientists talking about a comet?


"What is this?!?!"


Instagram: @scienceatthemovies

Email: scienceatthemovies@gmail.com


For your perusal:

  • I'm a climate scientist by Peter Kalmus - The Guardian
  • Science of Don't Look Up by Jeffery Kluger - Time
  • Planetary Defense Coordination Office at NASA
  • Science of Don't Look Up with Brian Cox - YouTube


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]]> Minisode: Behind the Curve Minisode: Behind the Curve Thu, 17 Feb 2022 07:30:04 GMT 48:10 62058a855b5c610016e847fd true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/minisode-behind-the-curve 62058a855b5c610016e847fd 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 minisode-behind-the-curve bonus 6 It's episode 2 of our documentary miniseries. We're diving into the world of flat Earth and trying to contain our disbelief and frustrations at this flagrant disregard for the scientific process!


"Science just has Math"

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]]> It's episode 2 of our documentary miniseries. We're diving into the world of flat Earth and trying to contain our disbelief and frustrations at this flagrant disregard for the scientific process!


"Science just has Math"

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]]> Battleship (with Rhianna) Battleship (with Rhianna) Thu, 10 Feb 2022 07:00:35 GMT 1:22:36 61fe5ab4f47bbb0012a71600 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/battleship-with-rhianna 61fe5ab4f47bbb0012a71600 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 battleship-with-rhianna full 6 2 Remember Battleship? Remember how you always thought it would make a good plot for a movie. You didn't? Well, here it is anyway: Battleship, from the mind of Peter Berg! Star Power! Wet Ships! Speeding up a radio signal (???) by slingshotting (???) around...somethin': this film has it all (plus Rhianna)!

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Some great content for you:


USS Missouri's Main Guns:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj-15O-BTDw


Peter Berg Harassing Israeli Interviewer about being a draft-dodger:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRa4AoQYgV4


Cinema Sins:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgLpevGj5Z8


Cool lady talking about buoys:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muDfOceW4pA&t=368s

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]]> Remember Battleship? Remember how you always thought it would make a good plot for a movie. You didn't? Well, here it is anyway: Battleship, from the mind of Peter Berg! Star Power! Wet Ships! Speeding up a radio signal (???) by slingshotting (???) around...somethin': this film has it all (plus Rhianna)!

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Some great content for you:


USS Missouri's Main Guns:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj-15O-BTDw


Peter Berg Harassing Israeli Interviewer about being a draft-dodger:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRa4AoQYgV4


Cinema Sins:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgLpevGj5Z8


Cool lady talking about buoys:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muDfOceW4pA&t=368s

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]]> Minisode: The Inventor, Out for Blood in Silicon Valley Minisode: The Inventor, Out for Blood in Silicon Valley Thu, 03 Feb 2022 07:11:33 GMT 50:43 61f834716bb2bb0014775ae2 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/minisode-the-inventor-out-for-blood-in-silicon-valley 61f834716bb2bb0014775ae2 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 minisode-the-inventor-out-for-blood-in-silicon-valley bonus 6 It's episode 1 of our documentary miniseries. We're kicking off with The Inventor and some serious feels about how women and science are represented in this story.


Note: This episode was recorded before the trial was over and Elizabeth Holmes was found guilty of fraud.



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]]> It's episode 1 of our documentary miniseries. We're kicking off with The Inventor and some serious feels about how women and science are represented in this story.


Note: This episode was recorded before the trial was over and Elizabeth Holmes was found guilty of fraud.



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]]> Alien Alien Thu, 27 Jan 2022 07:00:53 GMT 1:28:07 61f1b6a592f41600137af8bd true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/alien 61f1b6a592f41600137af8bd 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 alien Necronomicon IV full 6 1 Alien (1979)


It's a new cycle and what better way to kick off than with an absolute classic! Abi gets to nerd out while Freda gets her horror fix. It's a win win!


"Polarise the hull plating"


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]]> Alien (1979)


It's a new cycle and what better way to kick off than with an absolute classic! Abi gets to nerd out while Freda gets her horror fix. It's a win win!


"Polarise the hull plating"


Instagram: @scienceatthemovies

Email: scienceatthemovies@gmail.com

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]]> Altered States: Interview with Melissa Warner Altered States: Interview with Melissa Warner Thu, 13 Jan 2022 11:37:10 GMT 57:43 61e00ee64fc4740013f01f78 false https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/altered-states-interview-with-melissa-warner 61e00ee64fc4740013f01f78 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 altered-states-interview-with-melissa-warner For our special release! bonus To accompany our release of the raw, uncut episode on Altered States, we talk to an expert in psychedelics, Melissa Warner! Melissa is Secretary of Psychedelic Research in Science & Medicine (PRISM), an Australian research charity that develops, initiates, coordinates and supports formal research into clinical mental health applications of medicinal psychedelics. Her knowledge on this area is boundless. Melissa supports the initiation and execution of Australian psychedelic research trials at PRISM and is a post-graduate psychology student at The University of Melbourne. Melissa is leading the development of a therapeutic virtual reality program to support psychedelic-assisted therapy through meditation training and immersive visuals.

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Read more about PRISM here:

https://www.prism.org.au/

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]]> To accompany our release of the raw, uncut episode on Altered States, we talk to an expert in psychedelics, Melissa Warner! Melissa is Secretary of Psychedelic Research in Science & Medicine (PRISM), an Australian research charity that develops, initiates, coordinates and supports formal research into clinical mental health applications of medicinal psychedelics. Her knowledge on this area is boundless. Melissa supports the initiation and execution of Australian psychedelic research trials at PRISM and is a post-graduate psychology student at The University of Melbourne. Melissa is leading the development of a therapeutic virtual reality program to support psychedelic-assisted therapy through meditation training and immersive visuals.

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Read more about PRISM here:

https://www.prism.org.au/

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]]> Altered States - Abi and Freda UNCUT Altered States - Abi and Freda UNCUT Thu, 13 Jan 2022 07:00:30 GMT 1:39:43 61dac2073a030a0012a83748 false https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/altered-states-abi-and-freda-uncut 61dac2073a030a0012a83748 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 altered-states-abi-and-freda-uncut bonus During our breaks, we love to give you an uncut version of a previous episode. Released in August 2020, Abi and Freda muse about pseudoscience: "I think it's getting worse", and boy did the world get worse. Cell memory, flotation tasks, hallucinations, getting high and finding God, this movie has it all, and we are in deep. Tune in to get a rundown on what pseudoscience is and how to engage with it, among many many other uncut gems (hehe).

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See you in two weeks!!

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]]> During our breaks, we love to give you an uncut version of a previous episode. Released in August 2020, Abi and Freda muse about pseudoscience: "I think it's getting worse", and boy did the world get worse. Cell memory, flotation tasks, hallucinations, getting high and finding God, this movie has it all, and we are in deep. Tune in to get a rundown on what pseudoscience is and how to engage with it, among many many other uncut gems (hehe).

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See you in two weeks!!

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]]> Die Hard Die Hard Thu, 30 Dec 2021 07:30:29 GMT 1:17:00 61ccf058f2ea3c00125af812 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/die-hard 61ccf058f2ea3c00125af812 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 die-hard full 5 6 Die Hard (1988)


Die Hard is a Christmas movie, and we have the data to back us up! We're going full on action classic with some C4 and firehose science thrown in. Come nerd out on this classic with us.


"Yippee Kiy-Yay Muthafucka!"


Instagram: @scienceatthemovies

Email: scienceatthemovies@gmail.com


References, resources and tidbits:



We're on a three week break now, but we'll be back in the new year with Alien!

Happy holidays everyone.

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]]> Die Hard (1988)


Die Hard is a Christmas movie, and we have the data to back us up! We're going full on action classic with some C4 and firehose science thrown in. Come nerd out on this classic with us.


"Yippee Kiy-Yay Muthafucka!"


Instagram: @scienceatthemovies

Email: scienceatthemovies@gmail.com


References, resources and tidbits:



We're on a three week break now, but we'll be back in the new year with Alien!

Happy holidays everyone.

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]]> Minisode: Train to Busan Minisode: Train to Busan Thu, 23 Dec 2021 07:00:13 GMT 42:54 6171d357c686780012ba78cd true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/minisode-train-to-busan 6171d357c686780012ba78cd 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 minisode-train-to-busan bonus 5 Uhmm...Merry Christmas...oops!


Train to Busan (2016): This is episode 5 of 5 from our zombietastic miniseries "World of Z"


Walker, zed heads, the infected, cranks, crawlers, dead heads, the walking dead, the living dead, g’s, munchers, roamers, runners, saifu, stiffs, biter, hungries, fleshies, undead but never under any circumstances, zombies. We’re in a world of Z and there’s no way out.

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]]> Uhmm...Merry Christmas...oops!


Train to Busan (2016): This is episode 5 of 5 from our zombietastic miniseries "World of Z"


Walker, zed heads, the infected, cranks, crawlers, dead heads, the walking dead, the living dead, g’s, munchers, roamers, runners, saifu, stiffs, biter, hungries, fleshies, undead but never under any circumstances, zombies. We’re in a world of Z and there’s no way out.

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]]> The Nutty Professor II: The Klumps The Nutty Professor II: The Klumps Thu, 16 Dec 2021 07:00:11 GMT 1:12:44 61b9de01f75b72001243741a true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/the-nutty-professor-ii-the-klumps 61b9de01f75b72001243741a 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 the-nutty-professor-ii-the-klumps full 5 5 Um. Hard to know what to say but this week we bring you slightly more than an hour full of The Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (never forget The Klumps). Do science inventions live on CDs? Sometimes, especially in the Physics department circa 2006, if you ask Freda. Do science potions need to be fluoro? Why not! Can you grow a whole human from science potion and dog hair? We have to stop somewhere and according to Abi somewhere is baby Eddie Murphy saying 'Got Milk?'.

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It's the end of this fucking fucking year!

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]]> Um. Hard to know what to say but this week we bring you slightly more than an hour full of The Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (never forget The Klumps). Do science inventions live on CDs? Sometimes, especially in the Physics department circa 2006, if you ask Freda. Do science potions need to be fluoro? Why not! Can you grow a whole human from science potion and dog hair? We have to stop somewhere and according to Abi somewhere is baby Eddie Murphy saying 'Got Milk?'.

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It's the end of this fucking fucking year!

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]]> Minisode: Shaun of the Dead Minisode: Shaun of the Dead Thu, 09 Dec 2021 07:00:00 GMT 34:01 6171d2d635cac60014fb81ec true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/minisode-shaun-of-the-dead 6171d2d635cac60014fb81ec 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 minisode-shaun-of-the-dead bonus 5 Shaun of the Dead (2004): This is episode 4 of 5 from our zombietastic miniseries "World of Z"


Walker, zed heads, the infected, cranks, crawlers, dead heads, the walking dead, the living dead, g’s, munchers, roamers, runners, saifu, stiffs, biter, hungries, fleshies, undead but never under any circumstances, zombies. We’re in a world of Z and there’s no way out.

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]]> Shaun of the Dead (2004): This is episode 4 of 5 from our zombietastic miniseries "World of Z"


Walker, zed heads, the infected, cranks, crawlers, dead heads, the walking dead, the living dead, g’s, munchers, roamers, runners, saifu, stiffs, biter, hungries, fleshies, undead but never under any circumstances, zombies. We’re in a world of Z and there’s no way out.

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]]> Iron Man 2 Iron Man 2 Thu, 02 Dec 2021 07:30:59 GMT 1:15:29 61a7cdc28fc1f00012421066 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/iron-m 61a7cdc28fc1f00012421066 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 iron-m Abi tortures Freda: Episode 4 full 5 4 Iron Man 2 (2010)


We're on another journey through the MCU and we might actually be turning Freda into a fan, or Abi is just reaching out of desperation to keep doing these movies! Anyway, who wants to make a particle accelerator?


"Software Shit!"


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References, resources and tidbits:

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Journal Papers:

  • Rus, D., Tolley, M.T. Design, fabrication and control of origami robots. Nat Rev Mater 3, 101–112 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41578-018-0009-8
  • Sears ME. Chelation: harnessing and enhancing heavy metal detoxification--a review. ScientificWorldJournal. 2013;2013:219840. Published 2013 Apr 18. doi:10.1155/2013/219840


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]]> Iron Man 2 (2010)


We're on another journey through the MCU and we might actually be turning Freda into a fan, or Abi is just reaching out of desperation to keep doing these movies! Anyway, who wants to make a particle accelerator?


"Software Shit!"


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Email: scienceatthemovies@gmail.com


References, resources and tidbits:

Articles/Websites:


Journal Papers:

  • Rus, D., Tolley, M.T. Design, fabrication and control of origami robots. Nat Rev Mater 3, 101–112 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41578-018-0009-8
  • Sears ME. Chelation: harnessing and enhancing heavy metal detoxification--a review. ScientificWorldJournal. 2013;2013:219840. Published 2013 Apr 18. doi:10.1155/2013/219840


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]]> Minisode: 28 Days Later Minisode: 28 Days Later Thu, 25 Nov 2021 07:30:36 GMT 34:41 6171d17e25b07800123ec516 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/minisode-28-days-later 6171d17e25b07800123ec516 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 minisode-28-days-later bonus 5 28 Days Later (2002): This is episode 3 of 5 from our zombietastic miniseries "World of Z"


Walker, zed heads, the infected, cranks, crawlers, dead heads, the walking dead, the living dead, g’s, munchers, roamers, runners, saifu, stiffs, biter, hungries, fleshies, undead but never under any circumstances, zombies. We’re in a world of Z and there’s no way out.

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]]> 28 Days Later (2002): This is episode 3 of 5 from our zombietastic miniseries "World of Z"


Walker, zed heads, the infected, cranks, crawlers, dead heads, the walking dead, the living dead, g’s, munchers, roamers, runners, saifu, stiffs, biter, hungries, fleshies, undead but never under any circumstances, zombies. We’re in a world of Z and there’s no way out.

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]]> Primer Primer Thu, 18 Nov 2021 07:00:18 GMT 1:06:02 618fbaf034465700125bea17 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/primer 618fbaf034465700125bea17 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 primer Where we prove we really are physicists full 5 3 This week, we are talking the famed Time Travel Film By Engineers, Primer. We've brought you space, we've brought you chimps - but today, we're in our native domain: Physics! What the hell - we went for it. Tell us what you think!

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Are they cats? They're cats.

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]]> This week, we are talking the famed Time Travel Film By Engineers, Primer. We've brought you space, we've brought you chimps - but today, we're in our native domain: Physics! What the hell - we went for it. Tell us what you think!

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Are they cats? They're cats.

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]]> Minisode: Zombieland Minisode: Zombieland Thu, 11 Nov 2021 07:30:26 GMT 35:18 6171d09d9449e3001217c54f true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/minisode-z 6171d09d9449e3001217c54f 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 minisode-z bonus 5 Zombieland (2009): This is episode 2 of 5 from our zombietastic miniseries "World of Z"


Walker, zed heads, the infected, cranks, crawlers, dead heads, the walking dead, the living dead, g’s, munchers, roamers, runners, saifu, stiffs, biter, hungries, fleshies, undead but never under any circumstances, zombies. We’re in a world of Z and there’s no way out.

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]]> Zombieland (2009): This is episode 2 of 5 from our zombietastic miniseries "World of Z"


Walker, zed heads, the infected, cranks, crawlers, dead heads, the walking dead, the living dead, g’s, munchers, roamers, runners, saifu, stiffs, biter, hungries, fleshies, undead but never under any circumstances, zombies. We’re in a world of Z and there’s no way out.

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]]> The Mummy The Mummy Thu, 04 Nov 2021 07:30:11 GMT 1:12:00 6171cf8fe711f500119a5437 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/the-mummy 6171cf8fe711f500119a5437 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 the-mummy Brendan Fraser version, obviously! full 5 2 The Mummy (1999)


A slightly delayed Halloween episode for your spooky pleasure! Freda has a Weiss sized love fest, Abi talks mummification and we all learn about why grave robbing is wrong! The question is, what's are you bringing to the afterlife?


Oh and we LOVE Brendan Fraser!


"Take that, Bembridge Scholars!"


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A slightly delayed Halloween episode for your spooky pleasure! Freda has a Weiss sized love fest, Abi talks mummification and we all learn about why grave robbing is wrong! The question is, what's are you bringing to the afterlife?


Oh and we LOVE Brendan Fraser!


"Take that, Bembridge Scholars!"


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References, resources and tidbits:

Articles/Websites:


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]]> Minisode: Dawn of the Dead Minisode: Dawn of the Dead Thu, 28 Oct 2021 06:30:53 GMT 33:40 6171c3f7c2948100146d299e true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/minisode-dawn-of-the 6171c3f7c2948100146d299e 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 minisode-dawn-of-the bonus 5 Dawn of the Dead (2004): This is episode 1 of 5 from our zombietastic miniseries "World of Z"


Walker, zed heads, the infected, cranks, crawlers, dead heads, the walking dead, the living dead, g’s, munchers, roamers, runners, saifu, stiffs, biter, hungries, fleshies, undead but never under any circumstances, zombies. We’re in a world of Z and there’s no way out.

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]]> Dawn of the Dead (2004): This is episode 1 of 5 from our zombietastic miniseries "World of Z"


Walker, zed heads, the infected, cranks, crawlers, dead heads, the walking dead, the living dead, g’s, munchers, roamers, runners, saifu, stiffs, biter, hungries, fleshies, undead but never under any circumstances, zombies. We’re in a world of Z and there’s no way out.

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]]> Apollo 13 Apollo 13 Thu, 21 Oct 2021 07:00:21 GMT 1:15:46 616ff52d428e0300134a6cb9 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/apollo 616ff52d428e0300134a6cb9 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 apollo full 5 1 It's time for Freda to go to space, for one time only! This time we break down the beloved classic Apollo 13.

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How much was true? Did they really store poop in ziplock bags? What was the drama with the battery about? Also: Abi list some lunch tradition and Freda makes a contribution to our space podcasts by answer the burning question: What is Gimbal lock????

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Apollo 13 Press Conference with the three pilots (almost as thrilling as the film):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QR9C9Oq5rM&t=1044s


Astronaut Wives:

https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/saturdayextra/forgotten-story-of-the-astrowives/4845648

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]]> It's time for Freda to go to space, for one time only! This time we break down the beloved classic Apollo 13.

.

How much was true? Did they really store poop in ziplock bags? What was the drama with the battery about? Also: Abi list some lunch tradition and Freda makes a contribution to our space podcasts by answer the burning question: What is Gimbal lock????

.

Apollo 13 Press Conference with the three pilots (almost as thrilling as the film):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QR9C9Oq5rM&t=1044s


Astronaut Wives:

https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/saturdayextra/forgotten-story-of-the-astrowives/4845648

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]]> Independence Day - Abi and Freda UnCut Independence Day - Abi and Freda UnCut Thu, 07 Oct 2021 06:30:06 GMT 1:11:54 6158529f8eae4f0012919281 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/independence-day-abi-and-freda-uncut 6158529f8eae4f0012919281 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 independence-day-abi-and-freda-uncut Telepath-tastic! bonus Independence Day (1996) : Freda and Abi Uncut!


We're on a break from our regular episodes this week so here's the full unedited version of our Independence Day episode! Join in to find out if the wikihow guidance on telepathy works!??!


We gush over Goldblums charisma, Abi tries to explain who Brent Spiner is and Freda has a new segment! Oh and we talk about aliens, telepathy and computer viruses...science stuff!


Just who is Weird Al Yankovic?!



Some articles for reference:



https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/nov/08/how-we-made-independence-day-roland-emmerich


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQ0LBOPZoLI


https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/scientists-prove-that-telepathic-communication-is-within-reach-180952868/


http://personal.bgsu.edu/~swellsj/xenolinguistics/telepathy.html


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]]> Independence Day (1996) : Freda and Abi Uncut!


We're on a break from our regular episodes this week so here's the full unedited version of our Independence Day episode! Join in to find out if the wikihow guidance on telepathy works!??!


We gush over Goldblums charisma, Abi tries to explain who Brent Spiner is and Freda has a new segment! Oh and we talk about aliens, telepathy and computer viruses...science stuff!


Just who is Weird Al Yankovic?!



Some articles for reference:



https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/nov/08/how-we-made-independence-day-roland-emmerich


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQ0LBOPZoLI


https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/scientists-prove-that-telepathic-communication-is-within-reach-180952868/


http://personal.bgsu.edu/~swellsj/xenolinguistics/telepathy.html


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]]> Blade Runner 2049 Blade Runner 2049 Thu, 23 Sep 2021 06:30:13 GMT 1:22:48 614a08ce0d83710012f3075c true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/blade-runner-2049 614a08ce0d83710012f3075c 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 blade-runner-2049 full 4 6 Blade Runner 2049 (2017)


We've taken Abi's Philip K Dick obsession to the main episodes. This one is a philosophical journey through our concept of humanity and we are so here for K's journey. Freda compares babies to plants, Abi is 32% replicant and nobody knows what it means to be conscious! We loved this movie and this chat is one of our finest, if we do say so ourselves.


"What is Ana?"


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]]> Blade Runner 2049 (2017)


We've taken Abi's Philip K Dick obsession to the main episodes. This one is a philosophical journey through our concept of humanity and we are so here for K's journey. Freda compares babies to plants, Abi is 32% replicant and nobody knows what it means to be conscious! We loved this movie and this chat is one of our finest, if we do say so ourselves.


"What is Ana?"


Instagram: @scienceatthemovies

Email: scienceatthemovies@gmail.com


References, resources and tidbits:

Articles/Websites:

YouTube:


For some more delving into the question of reality and identity check out our Philip K Dick miniseries!

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]]> Minisode: Jumanji, Welcome to the jungle! Minisode: Jumanji, Welcome to the jungle! Thu, 16 Sep 2021 08:00:05 GMT 33:38 6141f0f9baf6c90012ffceb1 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/minisode-jumanji-welcome-to-the-jungle 6141f0f9baf6c90012ffceb1 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 minisode-jumanji-welcome-to-the-jungle bonus 4

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]]> Patch Adams Patch Adams Thu, 09 Sep 2021 08:00:21 GMT 1:19:42 613775b210e0a40013131062 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/patch-adams 613775b210e0a40013131062 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 patch-adams full 4 5 It's here at last, the one you've all been waiting for!

Yes, Patch Adams was a Robin Williams (MHDSRIP) vehicle, but did you know the real Patch Adams is still fighting the good fight? The fight is good, but the movie isn't. Still - Clown Doctoring (no laughing matter)! Medical Insurance! This movie gave us a lot to talk about. There's science babble and no shortage of rayon cargo pants. Abi's counsellor falls asleep on her, Freda rages on those who make a joke of gynaecology and, somewhere, there's a millionaire playing Fur Elise.

__________________________


Why can't you been the one I'm running from?

___________________________

Here are some interesting things for you to read about:


Read about Gesundheit today

https://www.patchadams.org/


Clown Doctoring

History and Evidence:

https://adc.bmj.com/content/103/Suppl_1/A180.2

Clowning in a children's rehab:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23855014/

The effects on nurses:

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17533015.2011.561359

TedX:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDs7Gz6_lVU

Clown Doctoring in Action (first ever PhD in Clown Care):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FM6e-QIpalc


Patch Adams IRL

Patch on his favourite letter:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQ2qx32zD-I

TedX:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Maw4Xg-6RAw

Patch on the Pandemic:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUQF4Jm9m9Q

Patch on Suicide:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1D7ujdkwFjU&t=126s

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]]> It's here at last, the one you've all been waiting for!

Yes, Patch Adams was a Robin Williams (MHDSRIP) vehicle, but did you know the real Patch Adams is still fighting the good fight? The fight is good, but the movie isn't. Still - Clown Doctoring (no laughing matter)! Medical Insurance! This movie gave us a lot to talk about. There's science babble and no shortage of rayon cargo pants. Abi's counsellor falls asleep on her, Freda rages on those who make a joke of gynaecology and, somewhere, there's a millionaire playing Fur Elise.

__________________________


Why can't you been the one I'm running from?

___________________________

Here are some interesting things for you to read about:


Read about Gesundheit today

https://www.patchadams.org/


Clown Doctoring

History and Evidence:

https://adc.bmj.com/content/103/Suppl_1/A180.2

Clowning in a children's rehab:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23855014/

The effects on nurses:

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17533015.2011.561359

TedX:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDs7Gz6_lVU

Clown Doctoring in Action (first ever PhD in Clown Care):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FM6e-QIpalc


Patch Adams IRL

Patch on his favourite letter:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQ2qx32zD-I

TedX:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Maw4Xg-6RAw

Patch on the Pandemic:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUQF4Jm9m9Q

Patch on Suicide:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1D7ujdkwFjU&t=126s

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]]> Minisode: Ready Player One Minisode: Ready Player One Thu, 02 Sep 2021 08:00:44 GMT 36:30 612ed1beeb5bf70014a4834b true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/minisode-ready-player-one 612ed1beeb5bf70014a4834b 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 minisode-ready-player-one bonus 4 Its episode 4/5 of our gaming miniseries: Pixlexia and the Glitches!

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This time it's Steven Spielberg's vision of the future of gaming: Ready Player One! In a grim world, people escape to a virtual reality where nostalgia reminds everyone of better times. Abi straps in and enjoys the nostalgia ride while Freda complains about the laziness of references but of course not without dropping her own references along the way.

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]]> Its episode 4/5 of our gaming miniseries: Pixlexia and the Glitches!

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This time it's Steven Spielberg's vision of the future of gaming: Ready Player One! In a grim world, people escape to a virtual reality where nostalgia reminds everyone of better times. Abi straps in and enjoys the nostalgia ride while Freda complains about the laziness of references but of course not without dropping her own references along the way.

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]]> The Incredible Hulk The Incredible Hulk Thu, 26 Aug 2021 06:00:32 GMT 1:14:18 61254f6f9f6361001286251c true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/the-incredible-hulk 61254f6f9f6361001286251c 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 the-incredible-hulk Abi tortures Freda: Episode 3 full 4 4 The Incredible Hulk (2008)


We're back on the Marvel path and attempting to science the Green Giant! Freda teaches us about the Golem while Abi tries to justify the Hulks mass. We get to return to genetics and some guesswork around the cosmic microwave background radiation that definitely stands up to the science test..maybe.


"It's an Abomination!


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For some info on Epigenetic Modification check out our episode on Captain America.


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]]> The Incredible Hulk (2008)


We're back on the Marvel path and attempting to science the Green Giant! Freda teaches us about the Golem while Abi tries to justify the Hulks mass. We get to return to genetics and some guesswork around the cosmic microwave background radiation that definitely stands up to the science test..maybe.


"It's an Abomination!


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Instagram: @scienceatthemovies


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YouTube:


For some info on Epigenetic Modification check out our episode on Captain America.


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]]> Minisode: Pixels Minisode: Pixels Thu, 19 Aug 2021 06:00:02 GMT 28:51 60d5affee251ac0019c4e94d true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/minisode-pixels 60d5affee251ac0019c4e94d 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 minisode-pixels bonus 4 Pixels (2015). This is episode 3 of 5 from our miniseries 'Pixlexia and the Glitches!'


Something is not right in gamerville, players are afk, rpg is a little too real, and Felix can’t fix it! There’s only one thing to do, time to get on the star road to the special zone! Grab your boosters, collect the extra lives and rack up the xps. It’s gonna be a pixelated ride!

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]]> Pixels (2015). This is episode 3 of 5 from our miniseries 'Pixlexia and the Glitches!'


Something is not right in gamerville, players are afk, rpg is a little too real, and Felix can’t fix it! There’s only one thing to do, time to get on the star road to the special zone! Grab your boosters, collect the extra lives and rack up the xps. It’s gonna be a pixelated ride!

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]]> Jane Jane Thu, 12 Aug 2021 08:00:36 GMT 1:15:53 6113b5df8ccb1a0014effdf2 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/jane 6113b5df8ccb1a0014effdf2 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 jane Our first ever documentary! full 4 3 It's our first every documentary - and what topic could be better than the one, the only: Jane Goodall.


A legend! But what do we really know about her? Thanks to Brett Morgen's amazing movie - now a lot! Should humans be entering into chimp territory? What did it mean that Jane observed personalities in chimps? We had so many questions, and we think we a fair job at answering them, and then some. Plus, we talk motherhood, scholarships, being advantageous and using your legs for science.


Never give up, girls!

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]]> It's our first every documentary - and what topic could be better than the one, the only: Jane Goodall.


A legend! But what do we really know about her? Thanks to Brett Morgen's amazing movie - now a lot! Should humans be entering into chimp territory? What did it mean that Jane observed personalities in chimps? We had so many questions, and we think we a fair job at answering them, and then some. Plus, we talk motherhood, scholarships, being advantageous and using your legs for science.


Never give up, girls!

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]]> Minisode: Zathura, A Space Adventure Minisode: Zathura, A Space Adventure Thu, 05 Aug 2021 06:00:39 GMT 35:45 60d5af1d9328f300193cd691 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/minisode-zathura-a-space-adventure 60d5af1d9328f300193cd691 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 minisode-zathura-a-space-adventure bonus 4 Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005). This is episode 2 of 5 from our miniseries 'Pixlexia and the Glitches!'


Something is not right in gamerville, players are afk, rpg is a little too real, and Felix can’t fix it! There’s only one thing to do, time to get on the star road to the special zone! Grab your boosters, collect the extra lives and rack up the xps. It’s gonna be a pixelated ride!

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]]> Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005). This is episode 2 of 5 from our miniseries 'Pixlexia and the Glitches!'


Something is not right in gamerville, players are afk, rpg is a little too real, and Felix can’t fix it! There’s only one thing to do, time to get on the star road to the special zone! Grab your boosters, collect the extra lives and rack up the xps. It’s gonna be a pixelated ride!

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]]> The Meg The Meg Thu, 29 Jul 2021 06:00:24 GMT 1:11:51 60d5ad923ef9af001ae071ae true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/the-meg 60d5ad923ef9af001ae071ae 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 the-meg Look out! Prehistoric shark! full 4 2 The Meg (2018)


What better way to take our inaugural trip into the ocean than with a shark movie! Jason Statham takes on a Megalodon and we are here for it! Freda is swooning, Abi is under pressure and we all learn how many teeth sharks have!


"Save the cheerleader, save the world!'


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YouTube:

  • Shark Attack Scenes from Movies - Melissa Cristina Marquez YouTube


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]]> The Meg (2018)


What better way to take our inaugural trip into the ocean than with a shark movie! Jason Statham takes on a Megalodon and we are here for it! Freda is swooning, Abi is under pressure and we all learn how many teeth sharks have!


"Save the cheerleader, save the world!'


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References, resources and tidbits:

Articles:

Websites:

YouTube:

  • Shark Attack Scenes from Movies - Melissa Cristina Marquez YouTube


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]]> Minisode: Wreck-It Ralph Minisode: Wreck-It Ralph Thu, 22 Jul 2021 06:00:42 GMT 35:16 60c8f334dc6c0e0019db9427 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/minisode-wreck-it-ralph 60c8f334dc6c0e0019db9427 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 minisode-wreck-it-ralph bonus 4 Wreck-It Ralph (2012). This is episode 1 of 5 from our miniseries 'Pixlexia and the Glitches!'


Something is not right in gamerville, players are afk, rpg is a little too real, and Felix can’t fix it! There’s only one thing to do, time to get on the star road to the special zone! Grab your boosters, collect the extra lives and rack up the xps. It’s gonna be a pixelated ride!

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]]> Wreck-It Ralph (2012). This is episode 1 of 5 from our miniseries 'Pixlexia and the Glitches!'


Something is not right in gamerville, players are afk, rpg is a little too real, and Felix can’t fix it! There’s only one thing to do, time to get on the star road to the special zone! Grab your boosters, collect the extra lives and rack up the xps. It’s gonna be a pixelated ride!

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]]> District 9 District 9 Thu, 15 Jul 2021 08:00:53 GMT 1:19:16 60ed8e448c0c31001917c534 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/district-9 60ed8e448c0c31001917c534 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 district-9 full 4 1 It's time for us and aliens to head to a new part of the world - South Africa!

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Aliens have arrived, and the humans are right there to exploit them! Freda and Abi wallow in despair over the state of humanity but not to worry - Freda's back with her accents to lighten the mood. Are the aliens aphids? Did MNU stick to the three Rs of Animal Experimentation?? We answer all your burning questions, as well as the questions you didn't have, such as why there are only two northern white rhinos left.

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It's the sweetie man!

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]]> It's time for us and aliens to head to a new part of the world - South Africa!

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Aliens have arrived, and the humans are right there to exploit them! Freda and Abi wallow in despair over the state of humanity but not to worry - Freda's back with her accents to lighten the mood. Are the aliens aphids? Did MNU stick to the three Rs of Animal Experimentation?? We answer all your burning questions, as well as the questions you didn't have, such as why there are only two northern white rhinos left.

-

It's the sweetie man!

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]]> Moon Rerelease Moon Rerelease Thu, 01 Jul 2021 08:00:46 GMT 1:21:06 60cec6ac3b25c200123d84f7 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/moon-rerelease 60cec6ac3b25c200123d84f7 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 moon-rerelease bonus Let's revisit our second ever episode, Moon, with an extended version!

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Back when we were podcast babies without radio voices, pop filters and with massive echo, we covered the Duncan Jones masterpiece from 2009 - Moon! Recorded about one month into 2020's COVID-19 pandemic, where we thought things were winding down, we thought we had already gained all the weight and Freda was struggling with re-entry into society, we spoke about cloning, mining, isolation, and the end of PhDs. Join us on this trip down memory lane, in this un-edited (or less-edited) version so you can hear Freda and Abi name ever clone movie ever before remembering they are recording a science podcast, and express some serious angst about their last-minute work habits.

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"We're like time-travellers!"

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]]> Let's revisit our second ever episode, Moon, with an extended version!

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Back when we were podcast babies without radio voices, pop filters and with massive echo, we covered the Duncan Jones masterpiece from 2009 - Moon! Recorded about one month into 2020's COVID-19 pandemic, where we thought things were winding down, we thought we had already gained all the weight and Freda was struggling with re-entry into society, we spoke about cloning, mining, isolation, and the end of PhDs. Join us on this trip down memory lane, in this un-edited (or less-edited) version so you can hear Freda and Abi name ever clone movie ever before remembering they are recording a science podcast, and express some serious angst about their last-minute work habits.

.

"We're like time-travellers!"

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]]> The Science of Moon with Dr. Aaron Wagen The Science of Moon with Dr. Aaron Wagen Thu, 01 Jul 2021 08:00:06 GMT 57:49 60c6f2826af5920019aecf65 false https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/the-science-of-moon-with-dr-aaron-wagen 60c6f2826af5920019aecf65 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 the-science-of-moon-with-dr-aaron-wagen bonus Enjoy the release of our extended Moon episode and then listen to Freda's conversation with loveable Dementia specialist Aaron Wagen.

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Both on their third viewing, Freda and Aaron go on a deep dive into all matters Moon. Why do Lunar Industries need to give their clones memories? What if they didn't? Do we all need to be motivated by personal conflict? Are we different people at different points in our lives? Why do they have a ping pong table to begin with???

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See you after our break!

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]]> Enjoy the release of our extended Moon episode and then listen to Freda's conversation with loveable Dementia specialist Aaron Wagen.

.

Both on their third viewing, Freda and Aaron go on a deep dive into all matters Moon. Why do Lunar Industries need to give their clones memories? What if they didn't? Do we all need to be motivated by personal conflict? Are we different people at different points in our lives? Why do they have a ping pong table to begin with???

.

See you after our break!

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]]> Gravity Gravity Thu, 17 Jun 2021 06:00:30 GMT 1:28:03 60c8e8f16ca008001a2ce70b true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/gravity 60c8e8f16ca008001a2ce70b 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 gravity Space therapy for the masses. full 3 6 Gravity (2013)


We're back in space and feeling the isolation and terror of Dr Ryan Stone. Gravity is an experience for science lovers and movie lovers alike and we both adored this movie! Abi fumbles through some orbital dynamics, Freda enters space therapy and we all learn that even great movies shouldn't steal scenes from animations about robots in love!


"It's space therapy!"


Twitter: @movies_science

Instagram: @scienceatthemovies


References, resources and tidbits:

Articles:

  • Soyuz Landing - NASA
  • Spacewalk Spacesuits - NASA
  • How Astronauts Work - How Stuff Works
  • The Cinematography of Gravity - Time
  • Does 'Gravity' violate simple physics? - Ask Ethan, Forbes

YouTube:

  • Astronaut Nicole Stott Breaks Down Movie Space Scenes - Wired, Youtube
  • Astronaut Chris Hadfield Reviews Space Movies - Vanity Fair, Youtube
  • Soyuz undocking, reentry and landing explained - European Space Agency, Youtube


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]]> Gravity (2013)


We're back in space and feeling the isolation and terror of Dr Ryan Stone. Gravity is an experience for science lovers and movie lovers alike and we both adored this movie! Abi fumbles through some orbital dynamics, Freda enters space therapy and we all learn that even great movies shouldn't steal scenes from animations about robots in love!


"It's space therapy!"


Twitter: @movies_science

Instagram: @scienceatthemovies


References, resources and tidbits:

Articles:

  • Soyuz Landing - NASA
  • Spacewalk Spacesuits - NASA
  • How Astronauts Work - How Stuff Works
  • The Cinematography of Gravity - Time
  • Does 'Gravity' violate simple physics? - Ask Ethan, Forbes

YouTube:

  • Astronaut Nicole Stott Breaks Down Movie Space Scenes - Wired, Youtube
  • Astronaut Chris Hadfield Reviews Space Movies - Vanity Fair, Youtube
  • Soyuz undocking, reentry and landing explained - European Space Agency, Youtube


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]]> Minisode: A Scanner Darkly Minisode: A Scanner Darkly Thu, 10 Jun 2021 06:00:28 GMT 32:38 60b93b86f37e4a001269254c true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/minisode-a-scanner-darkly 60b93b86f37e4a001269254c 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 minisode-a-scanner-darkly Nothing is real, except the sheep! bonus 3 A Scanner Darkly (2006). Episode 5 of 5 from our miniseries, 'Nothing is real, except the sheep!'


This series we’re stepping into a Phildickian frame of mind and exploring our perception of reality, identity, drugs and technology? But before we try to solve matters in the middle of the night, we must agree that the best response to reality... Is for us all to go insane. Now, would you like coffee with your empathy box today?

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]]> A Scanner Darkly (2006). Episode 5 of 5 from our miniseries, 'Nothing is real, except the sheep!'


This series we’re stepping into a Phildickian frame of mind and exploring our perception of reality, identity, drugs and technology? But before we try to solve matters in the middle of the night, we must agree that the best response to reality... Is for us all to go insane. Now, would you like coffee with your empathy box today?

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]]> Face/Off Face/Off Thu, 03 Jun 2021 08:00:11 GMT 1:09:27 60acecc37a5ead0013a346d2 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/faceoff 60acecc37a5ead0013a346d2 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 faceoff full 3 5 We've really gone and done it this time by covering 1997's Face/Off.


We have so many question! How can Nicholas Cage's face fit over John Travolta's chin? Can you transplant a face with gentle massage? Are the women okay? Abi and Freda both thought Face/Off was all all-time favourite but 20 years can do a lot to a movie.


Enough with the face touching!

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]]> We've really gone and done it this time by covering 1997's Face/Off.


We have so many question! How can Nicholas Cage's face fit over John Travolta's chin? Can you transplant a face with gentle massage? Are the women okay? Abi and Freda both thought Face/Off was all all-time favourite but 20 years can do a lot to a movie.


Enough with the face touching!

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]]> Minisode: The Adjustment Bureau Minisode: The Adjustment Bureau Thu, 27 May 2021 06:00:07 GMT 29:31 60abb0cac6d2420012f1c5ec true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/minisode-the-adjustment-bureau 60abb0cac6d2420012f1c5ec 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 minisode-the-adjustment-bureau Nothing is real, except the sheep! bonus 3 The Adjustment Bureau (2011). Episode 4 of 5 from our miniseries, 'Nothing is real, except the sheep!'


This series we’re stepping into a Phildickian frame of mind and exploring our perception of reality, identity, drugs and technology? But before we try to solve matters in the middle of the night, we must agree that the best response to reality... Is for us all to go insane. Now, would you like coffee with your empathy box today?

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]]> The Adjustment Bureau (2011). Episode 4 of 5 from our miniseries, 'Nothing is real, except the sheep!'


This series we’re stepping into a Phildickian frame of mind and exploring our perception of reality, identity, drugs and technology? But before we try to solve matters in the middle of the night, we must agree that the best response to reality... Is for us all to go insane. Now, would you like coffee with your empathy box today?

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]]> Jurassic Park Jurassic Park Thu, 20 May 2021 06:00:15 GMT 1:27:43 609fb8411424e14e8c3cbe14 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/jurassic-park 609fb8411424e14e8c3cbe14 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 jurassic-park Dinosaurs!!! And Jeff Goldblum! full 3 4 Jurassic Park (1993) ... we're so excited!


This week we're finally taking a trip to Isla Nublar to walk with the dinosaurs! We're back to the topic of cloning and genetics with a dash of mathematics and an attempt to understand chaos theory! Freda does a Spielberg turnaround, Abi wants a feathered T-Rex and we have Freda's own dino expert Raph in to explain those Velociraptors!


"Scaly and scary!"


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Instagram: @scienceatthemovies


References, resources and tidbits:

Articles:

Books/Papers:

  • Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton
  • Penney D, Wadsworth C, Fox G, Kennedy SL, Preziosi RF, et al. (2013) Absence of Ancient DNA in Sub-Fossil Insect Inclusions Preserved in ‘Anthropocene’ Colombian Copal. PLOS ONE 8(9): e73150. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0073150

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]]> Jurassic Park (1993) ... we're so excited!


This week we're finally taking a trip to Isla Nublar to walk with the dinosaurs! We're back to the topic of cloning and genetics with a dash of mathematics and an attempt to understand chaos theory! Freda does a Spielberg turnaround, Abi wants a feathered T-Rex and we have Freda's own dino expert Raph in to explain those Velociraptors!


"Scaly and scary!"


Twitter: @movies_science

Instagram: @scienceatthemovies


References, resources and tidbits:

Articles:

Books/Papers:

  • Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton
  • Penney D, Wadsworth C, Fox G, Kennedy SL, Preziosi RF, et al. (2013) Absence of Ancient DNA in Sub-Fossil Insect Inclusions Preserved in ‘Anthropocene’ Colombian Copal. PLOS ONE 8(9): e73150. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0073150

YouTube:


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]]> Minisode: Total Recall Minisode: Total Recall Thu, 13 May 2021 06:00:21 GMT 32:28 60834161d3be756c84355803 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/minisode-total-recall 60834161d3be756c84355803 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 minisode-total-recall Nothing is real, except the sheep! bonus 3 Total Recall (1990). Episode 3 of 5 from our miniseries, 'Nothing is real, except the sheep!'


This series we’re stepping into a Phildickian frame of mind and exploring our perception of reality, identity, drugs and technology? But before we try to solve matters in the middle of the night, we must agree that the best response to reality... Is for us all to go insane. Now, would you like coffee with your empathy box today?

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]]> Total Recall (1990). Episode 3 of 5 from our miniseries, 'Nothing is real, except the sheep!'


This series we’re stepping into a Phildickian frame of mind and exploring our perception of reality, identity, drugs and technology? But before we try to solve matters in the middle of the night, we must agree that the best response to reality... Is for us all to go insane. Now, would you like coffee with your empathy box today?

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]]> Big Hero 6 Big Hero 6 Thu, 06 May 2021 06:00:13 GMT 1:09:28 608d58d5671d6f6296deef88 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/big-hero-6 608d58d5671d6f6296deef88 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 big-hero-6 This week, its all about Baymax, the care-giving robot! full 3 3 This week, its all about Baymax, the care-giving robot!


The 2002 animated movie Big Hero 6 gave us a lot to smile about. We talk hyperspectral cameras, neurotransmitters, soft robotics and just about everything in between. Plus, we have a bonus counselling session to help you deal with your difficult feeling. Everyone has them!


Long live the space womb!

_______________________

A bit of further reading for you


Healthcare robots:

https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/medical-robots/home-robot-control-for-people-with-disabilities

https://interestingengineering.com/15-medical-robots-that-are-changing-the-world

https://medicalfuturist.com/robotics-healthcare/


Zora:

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/11/23/technology/robot-nurse-zora.html


Wearable Chair Exoskeleton:

https://venturebeat.com/2016/01/23/this-wearable-chair-from-japan-helps-surgeons-through-long-hours-of-surgery/


Hyperspectral cameras for brain imaging:

https://www.mdpi.com › pdf


Simulating light for Big Hero 6:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RRP6s7MSJc


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]]> This week, its all about Baymax, the care-giving robot!


The 2002 animated movie Big Hero 6 gave us a lot to smile about. We talk hyperspectral cameras, neurotransmitters, soft robotics and just about everything in between. Plus, we have a bonus counselling session to help you deal with your difficult feeling. Everyone has them!


Long live the space womb!

_______________________

A bit of further reading for you


Healthcare robots:

https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/medical-robots/home-robot-control-for-people-with-disabilities

https://interestingengineering.com/15-medical-robots-that-are-changing-the-world

https://medicalfuturist.com/robotics-healthcare/


Zora:

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/11/23/technology/robot-nurse-zora.html


Wearable Chair Exoskeleton:

https://venturebeat.com/2016/01/23/this-wearable-chair-from-japan-helps-surgeons-through-long-hours-of-surgery/


Hyperspectral cameras for brain imaging:

https://www.mdpi.com › pdf


Simulating light for Big Hero 6:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RRP6s7MSJc


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]]> Minisode: Minority Report Minisode: Minority Report Thu, 29 Apr 2021 06:00:47 GMT 30:36 607c76e9392deb276fe5eb29 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/minisode-minority-report 607c76e9392deb276fe5eb29 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 minisode-minority-report Nothing is real, except the sheep! bonus 3 Minority Report (2002). Episode 2 of 5 from our miniseries, 'Nothing is real, except the sheep!'


This series we’re stepping into a Phildickian frame of mind and exploring our perception of reality, identity, drugs and technology? But before we try to solve matters in the middle of the night, we must agree that the best response to reality... Is for us all to go insane. Now, would you like coffee with your empathy box today?

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]]> Minority Report (2002). Episode 2 of 5 from our miniseries, 'Nothing is real, except the sheep!'


This series we’re stepping into a Phildickian frame of mind and exploring our perception of reality, identity, drugs and technology? But before we try to solve matters in the middle of the night, we must agree that the best response to reality... Is for us all to go insane. Now, would you like coffee with your empathy box today?

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]]> Happy Death Day 2U Happy Death Day 2U Thu, 22 Apr 2021 06:00:38 GMT 1:14:46 607fe55024100c54b744f4cc true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/happy-death-day-2u 607fe55024100c54b744f4cc 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 happy-death-day-2u Abi is losing her mind! And maybe her PhD! full 3 2 Happy Death Day 2U (2019) ... Yes this movie has science in it!! No for real!!



This week we're talking scifi slashers, the movie genre you never knew you needed! Jessica Rothe is back and we are so here for it. Abi gets to talk about lasers, Freda spirals into another dimension and nobody can explain time loops! If you haven't watched this movie, do it! Even better, go back and watch the first one and listen to our minisode on it!


"Same day, same day"


Twitter: @movies_science

Instagram: @scienceatthemovies


References, resources and tidbits:

Articles:

Papers/Books:

  • C.J. Foot, Atomic Physics, Oxford University Press, 2005 - (This is Abi's academic supervisor so you should definitely read this, well if your a physics student and like textbooks...)
  • P. J. Ungar, D. S. Weiss, E. Riis, and Steven Chu, "Optical molasses and multilevel atoms: theory," J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 6, 2058-2071 (1989) - ( If you really want to learn about Sisyphus!)

YouTube:

  • Laser Cooling - Atoms and Sporks (possibly the best video on youtube that explains the process)



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]]> Happy Death Day 2U (2019) ... Yes this movie has science in it!! No for real!!



This week we're talking scifi slashers, the movie genre you never knew you needed! Jessica Rothe is back and we are so here for it. Abi gets to talk about lasers, Freda spirals into another dimension and nobody can explain time loops! If you haven't watched this movie, do it! Even better, go back and watch the first one and listen to our minisode on it!


"Same day, same day"


Twitter: @movies_science

Instagram: @scienceatthemovies


References, resources and tidbits:

Articles:

Papers/Books:

  • C.J. Foot, Atomic Physics, Oxford University Press, 2005 - (This is Abi's academic supervisor so you should definitely read this, well if your a physics student and like textbooks...)
  • P. J. Ungar, D. S. Weiss, E. Riis, and Steven Chu, "Optical molasses and multilevel atoms: theory," J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 6, 2058-2071 (1989) - ( If you really want to learn about Sisyphus!)

YouTube:

  • Laser Cooling - Atoms and Sporks (possibly the best video on youtube that explains the process)



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]]> Minisode: Blade Runner Minisode: Blade Runner Thu, 15 Apr 2021 06:00:08 GMT 32:38 60774a67206eb75c7bf7f74c true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/minisode-blade-runner 60774a67206eb75c7bf7f74c 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 minisode-blade-runner Nothing is real, except the sheep! bonus 3 Blade Runner (1982). Episode 1 of 5 from our miniseries, 'Nothing is real, except the sheep!'


This series we’re stepping into a Phildickian frame of mind and exploring our perception of reality, identity, drugs and electronics? But before we try to solve matters in the middle of the night, we must agree that the best response to reality... Is for us all to go insane. Now, would you like coffee with your empathy box today?

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]]> Blade Runner (1982). Episode 1 of 5 from our miniseries, 'Nothing is real, except the sheep!'


This series we’re stepping into a Phildickian frame of mind and exploring our perception of reality, identity, drugs and electronics? But before we try to solve matters in the middle of the night, we must agree that the best response to reality... Is for us all to go insane. Now, would you like coffee with your empathy box today?

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]]> Enemy of the State Enemy of the State Thu, 08 Apr 2021 06:00:13 GMT 1:15:48 605c1f9a5c5a2960e2eb08bd true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/enemy-of-the-state 605c1f9a5c5a2960e2eb08bd 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 enemy-of-the-state Will Smith teams up with another grumpy old man in Enemy of the State! full 3 1 Will Smith teams up with another grumpy old man in Enemy of the State! We just can't stay away.


We're back from a break and, in this episode, Abi and Freda show off their knowledge. We answer every one of your burning questions: Is a dedicated satellite enough to surveil an on-the-run Will Smith? Can you use a pretzel packet to escape the government? Most importantly: Can you rotate us 75 degrees around the vertical, please????


Btw, Lisa Bonet was in the movie....

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Extra content:


3D construction of 2D images

https://arxiv.org/pdf/1906.06543.pdf


Let's Enhance! Supercut

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxq9yj2pVWk


Making of Enemy of the State

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpHhPaVHhxw


Man ditches work with help of Twisties Faraday Cage

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/11/australian-man-uses-snack-bags-as-faraday-cage-to-block-tracking-by-employer/

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]]> Will Smith teams up with another grumpy old man in Enemy of the State! We just can't stay away.


We're back from a break and, in this episode, Abi and Freda show off their knowledge. We answer every one of your burning questions: Is a dedicated satellite enough to surveil an on-the-run Will Smith? Can you use a pretzel packet to escape the government? Most importantly: Can you rotate us 75 degrees around the vertical, please????


Btw, Lisa Bonet was in the movie....

_____

Extra content:


3D construction of 2D images

https://arxiv.org/pdf/1906.06543.pdf


Let's Enhance! Supercut

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxq9yj2pVWk


Making of Enemy of the State

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpHhPaVHhxw


Man ditches work with help of Twisties Faraday Cage

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/11/australian-man-uses-snack-bags-as-faraday-cage-to-block-tracking-by-employer/

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]]> Science of Spectral with Dr David Garrick Science of Spectral with Dr David Garrick Thu, 25 Mar 2021 07:00:57 GMT 48:49 605b7a720e56a64a74c75b39 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/science-of-spectral-with-david-garrick 605b7a720e56a64a74c75b39 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 science-of-spectral-with-david-garrick bonus Hey SatMs! We're on a short break but we know we can't leave you high and dry!


We're throwing back to our second ever episode, Spectral, and bringing you this companion piece to extend your listening pleasure!

In this minisode Abi talks with a real life Quantum Physicist, David Garrick. There's a lot of lols in this one and David does an excellent job of accurately explaining both Bose-Einstein condensate and why the science in this movie is just straight bonkers!


Grab your hyperspectral goggles!

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]]> Hey SatMs! We're on a short break but we know we can't leave you high and dry!


We're throwing back to our second ever episode, Spectral, and bringing you this companion piece to extend your listening pleasure!

In this minisode Abi talks with a real life Quantum Physicist, David Garrick. There's a lot of lols in this one and David does an excellent job of accurately explaining both Bose-Einstein condensate and why the science in this movie is just straight bonkers!


Grab your hyperspectral goggles!

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]]> Spectral Rerelease Spectral Rerelease Thu, 25 Mar 2021 07:00:45 GMT 1:06:48 6059a9d03d39fe269d8b3234 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/spectral-rerelease 6059a9d03d39fe269d8b3234 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 spectral-rerelease bonus It's a rerelease!!


We're brining you back to our first days as baby podcasters with a rerelease of our second ever episode Spectral (2016). Listen back to our complete shock and awe at the use of science in this movie!


In this episode we're talking about the 2016 Netflix movie 'Spectral'.Abi attempts to explain what Bose Einstein Condensate is, Freda explains why safety goggles are important around microwaves and we all establish that we had...fun.Why do they have boobs

Summary

In this episode we're talking about the 2016 Netflix movie 'Spectral'.


Abi attempts to explain what Bose Einstein Condensate is, Freda explains why safety goggles are important around microwaves and we all establish that we had...fun.


Why do they have boobs?


Some articles for reference:


https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive/2018-featured-story-archive/top-10-cia-myths.html

https://science.howstuffworks.com/delta-force.htm

https://www.theverge.com/2016/12/9/13902914/spectral-review-netflix-aliens-sci-fi-movie-nic-mathieu

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/07/spectral-movie-science-review/

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]]> It's a rerelease!!


We're brining you back to our first days as baby podcasters with a rerelease of our second ever episode Spectral (2016). Listen back to our complete shock and awe at the use of science in this movie!


In this episode we're talking about the 2016 Netflix movie 'Spectral'.Abi attempts to explain what Bose Einstein Condensate is, Freda explains why safety goggles are important around microwaves and we all establish that we had...fun.Why do they have boobs

Summary

In this episode we're talking about the 2016 Netflix movie 'Spectral'.


Abi attempts to explain what Bose Einstein Condensate is, Freda explains why safety goggles are important around microwaves and we all establish that we had...fun.


Why do they have boobs?


Some articles for reference:


https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive/2018-featured-story-archive/top-10-cia-myths.html

https://science.howstuffworks.com/delta-force.htm

https://www.theverge.com/2016/12/9/13902914/spectral-review-netflix-aliens-sci-fi-movie-nic-mathieu

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/07/spectral-movie-science-review/

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]]> Science of Annihilation with Dr Ezgi Kunttas Science of Annihilation with Dr Ezgi Kunttas Thu, 18 Mar 2021 07:00:50 GMT 26:42 605117a398633049330db986 false https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/science-of-annihilation-with-dr-ezgi-kunttas 605117a398633049330db986 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 science-of-annihilation-with-dr-ezgi-kunttas bonus Hey SatMs! We're on a short break but we know we can't leave you high and dry!


We're throwing back to our first ever episode on Annihilation and bringing you this companion piece to extend your listening pleasure!

In this minisode Abi talks with a real life Cell Developmental Biologist, Dr Ezgi Kunttas, who does a much better job of explaining the science behind Hox genes!


Welcome back to the shimmer!

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]]> Hey SatMs! We're on a short break but we know we can't leave you high and dry!


We're throwing back to our first ever episode on Annihilation and bringing you this companion piece to extend your listening pleasure!

In this minisode Abi talks with a real life Cell Developmental Biologist, Dr Ezgi Kunttas, who does a much better job of explaining the science behind Hox genes!


Welcome back to the shimmer!

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]]> Annihilation Extended Annihilation Extended Thu, 18 Mar 2021 07:00:43 GMT 1:19:49 604f28dea616ad453c23977a true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/annihilation-extended 604f28dea616ad453c23977a 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 annihilation-extended bonus It's a rerelease!!


We're giving you a (slightly) extended version of our very first episode on Annihilation (2018)! Listen back to our first days as baby podcasters!


In this episode, we talk about the queen that is Natalie Portman, exploding aliens, mesmerising synth music and our love for a movie monster! Freda coins the term 'sexy-science pillow talk' while Abi has a PPE concern in her WTF moment. But did we really get the refracting concept? Were our concerns about female science representation real or did our biases get in the way?


It's a trick of the light!


Some articles for reference:


https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/annihilation-stranger-than-fiction/

https://www.indiewire.com/2018/03/annihilation-science-explained-adam-rutherford-alex-garland-1201934047/

https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-the-science-consultant-of-annihilation-reimagined-dna


https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2018/06/03/this-is-what-its-like-to-be-a-science-adviser-on-a-sci-fi-movie/#7f6e56716524


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We're giving you a (slightly) extended version of our very first episode on Annihilation (2018)! Listen back to our first days as baby podcasters!


In this episode, we talk about the queen that is Natalie Portman, exploding aliens, mesmerising synth music and our love for a movie monster! Freda coins the term 'sexy-science pillow talk' while Abi has a PPE concern in her WTF moment. But did we really get the refracting concept? Were our concerns about female science representation real or did our biases get in the way?


It's a trick of the light!


Some articles for reference:


https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/annihilation-stranger-than-fiction/

https://www.indiewire.com/2018/03/annihilation-science-explained-adam-rutherford-alex-garland-1201934047/

https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-the-science-consultant-of-annihilation-reimagined-dna


https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2018/06/03/this-is-what-its-like-to-be-a-science-adviser-on-a-sci-fi-movie/#7f6e56716524


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]]> Just a small announcement Just a small announcement Thu, 11 Mar 2021 05:00:44 GMT 1:00 6048c34964128a33aec15b02 false https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/just-a-small-announcement 6048c34964128a33aec15b02 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 just-a-small-announcement bonus

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]]> <![CDATA[Minisode: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]> Thu, 04 Mar 2021 07:00:43 GMT 33:55 60193f8ade2c5a0796575a1c true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/minisode-the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy 60193f8ade2c5a0796575a1c 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 minisode-the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy bonus 2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005). Ep 4 of 4 from our Ack! Ack! It's an Alien! miniseries.


We’ve made it through so far, but If anything is going to top the last year, it’s definitely going to be an alien invasion. So before we panic and start drawing straws for “leader of the welcoming party”...let’s take a trip through some comedy favourites with our miniseries Ack! Ack! It’s an alien!

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]]> The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005). Ep 4 of 4 from our Ack! Ack! It's an Alien! miniseries.


We’ve made it through so far, but If anything is going to top the last year, it’s definitely going to be an alien invasion. So before we panic and start drawing straws for “leader of the welcoming party”...let’s take a trip through some comedy favourites with our miniseries Ack! Ack! It’s an alien!

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]]> Contagion Contagion Thu, 25 Feb 2021 07:00:25 GMT 1:28:27 6031080184bc351af249132e true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/contagion 6031080184bc351af249132e 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 contagion full 2 6 We're finally doing it...Contagion (2011)


Don't worry, we're in this together, we'll take care of you. Freda has jokes, Abi gets mad at some kids and there's a game of conspiracy bingo to keep us all clam, or incite mass panic. Who knows?!?


"Quark! Quark!"


Twitter: @movies_science

Instagram: @scienceatthemovies


References, resources and tidbits:

Articles:

  • How does virus genome sequencing help the response to COVID-19? - UK Research and Innovation
  • PCR, antigen and antibody: Five things to know about coronavirus tests - Horizon, EU Research & Innovation
  • CDC SARS Response Timeline - CDC
  • 2009 H1N1 Timeline - CDC
  • Belief in Covid conspiracies linked with vaccine hesitancy - King's College London

Papers:

  • Petersen et al., Comparing SARS-CoV-2 with SARS-CoV and influenza pandemics, 2020, The Lancet, Vol 20, Issue 9, E238-E244. Doi: doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30484-9
  • Hematian et al., Traditional and Modern Cell Culture in Virus Diagnosis, 2016, Osong Public Health Res Perspect, 7(2), 77-82. Doi: 10.1016/j.phrp.2015.11.011
  • Singh K, Mehta S. The clinical development process for a novel preventive vaccine: An overview. J Postgrad Med. 2016;62(1):4-11. Doi:10.4103/0022-3859.173187

Mythbusters:

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]]> We're finally doing it...Contagion (2011)


Don't worry, we're in this together, we'll take care of you. Freda has jokes, Abi gets mad at some kids and there's a game of conspiracy bingo to keep us all clam, or incite mass panic. Who knows?!?


"Quark! Quark!"


Twitter: @movies_science

Instagram: @scienceatthemovies


References, resources and tidbits:

Articles:

  • How does virus genome sequencing help the response to COVID-19? - UK Research and Innovation
  • PCR, antigen and antibody: Five things to know about coronavirus tests - Horizon, EU Research & Innovation
  • CDC SARS Response Timeline - CDC
  • 2009 H1N1 Timeline - CDC
  • Belief in Covid conspiracies linked with vaccine hesitancy - King's College London

Papers:

  • Petersen et al., Comparing SARS-CoV-2 with SARS-CoV and influenza pandemics, 2020, The Lancet, Vol 20, Issue 9, E238-E244. Doi: doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30484-9
  • Hematian et al., Traditional and Modern Cell Culture in Virus Diagnosis, 2016, Osong Public Health Res Perspect, 7(2), 77-82. Doi: 10.1016/j.phrp.2015.11.011
  • Singh K, Mehta S. The clinical development process for a novel preventive vaccine: An overview. J Postgrad Med. 2016;62(1):4-11. Doi:10.4103/0022-3859.173187

Mythbusters:

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]]> Minisode: Men In Black Minisode: Men In Black Thu, 18 Feb 2021 07:00:29 GMT 29:55 60193e3ef7901f5461eb0f23 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/minisode-men-in-black 60193e3ef7901f5461eb0f23 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 minisode-men-in-black bonus 2 Men In Black (1997). Ep 3 of 4 from our Ack! Ack! It's an Alien! miniseries.


We’ve made it through so far, but If anything is going to top the last year, it’s definitely going to be an alien invasion. So before we panic and start drawing straws for “leader of the welcoming party”...let’s take a trip through some comedy favourites with our miniseries Ack! Ack! It’s an alien!

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]]> Men In Black (1997). Ep 3 of 4 from our Ack! Ack! It's an Alien! miniseries.


We’ve made it through so far, but If anything is going to top the last year, it’s definitely going to be an alien invasion. So before we panic and start drawing straws for “leader of the welcoming party”...let’s take a trip through some comedy favourites with our miniseries Ack! Ack! It’s an alien!

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]]> Honey, I Shrunk the Kids! Honey, I Shrunk the Kids! Thu, 11 Feb 2021 05:00:49 GMT 1:12:14 6023d3d28a585059ce939652 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/honey-i-shrunk-the-kids 6023d3d28a585059ce939652 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 honey-i-shrunk-the-kids full 2 5 It's back to the 80s with this Rick Moranis family favourite...and we're here for it.


This episode has everything: a game show, an acronym contest and the return of Were The Jews Correct? Abby is still not over Rick Moranis getting punched in the head, Freda sizes up Lego, and somewhere an ant is dying under the weight of the Szalinski kids.


Was it to scale???

__________


Some things you might be interested:


The making of HISTK:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYQgaJ1MZFg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zy85AUFF9kE&t=55s


You are NOT mostly empty space:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2020/04/16/you-are-not-mostly-empty-space/?sh=a51961b2c2b0

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]]> It's back to the 80s with this Rick Moranis family favourite...and we're here for it.


This episode has everything: a game show, an acronym contest and the return of Were The Jews Correct? Abby is still not over Rick Moranis getting punched in the head, Freda sizes up Lego, and somewhere an ant is dying under the weight of the Szalinski kids.


Was it to scale???

__________


Some things you might be interested:


The making of HISTK:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYQgaJ1MZFg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zy85AUFF9kE&t=55s


You are NOT mostly empty space:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2020/04/16/you-are-not-mostly-empty-space/?sh=a51961b2c2b0

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]]> Minisode: Galaxy Quest Minisode: Galaxy Quest Thu, 04 Feb 2021 07:00:27 GMT 28:36 60193cdacd5a3a2d357465ca true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/minisode-galaxy-quest 60193cdacd5a3a2d357465ca 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 minisode-galaxy-quest bonus 2 Galaxy Quest (1999). Ep 2 of 4 from our Ack! Ack! It's an Alien! miniseries.


We’ve made it through so far, but If anything is going to top the last year, it’s definitely going to be an alien invasion. So before we panic and start drawing straws for “leader of the welcoming party”...let’s take a trip through some comedy favourites with our miniseries Ack! Ack! It’s an alien!


For Lols!

  • Galaxy Quest: The Mockumentary - YouTube

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]]> Galaxy Quest (1999). Ep 2 of 4 from our Ack! Ack! It's an Alien! miniseries.


We’ve made it through so far, but If anything is going to top the last year, it’s definitely going to be an alien invasion. So before we panic and start drawing straws for “leader of the welcoming party”...let’s take a trip through some comedy favourites with our miniseries Ack! Ack! It’s an alien!


For Lols!

  • Galaxy Quest: The Mockumentary - YouTube

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]]> Iron Man Iron Man Thu, 28 Jan 2021 07:00:46 GMT 1:09:31 6011d9249ad22a3c4525364d true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/iron-man 6011d9249ad22a3c4525364d 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 iron-man Abi tortures Freda: Episode 2 full 2 4 This week it's back to the MCU for Iron Man (2008).


The military want some weapons and Tony Stark is happy to oblige. We're talking military funding (again), nuclear fusion and 680kg exoskeletons! Freda is shvitzing, Abi has Covid...it's a mess!


"Manic pixie dream boy"


Twitter: @movies_science

Instagram: @scienceatthemovies

References, resources and tidbits:

Articles:

Science Topics:

  • ARC: A compact, high-field, fusion nuclear science facility and demonstration power plant with demountable magnets, Sorbom et al, 2015, Fusion Engineering and Design, Vol 100, pp 378-405 doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2015.07.008
  • Exoskeletons: State-of-the-Art, Design Challenges, and Future Directions, Agarwal & Deshpande, 2019, Book Chapter: Human Performance Optimization, pp 234-259 DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780190455132.003.0011

Youtube Fun Times:

  • First Full Flight Test of Real Life Iron Man Suit, Savage Builds by Discovery UK

Disney+ has a bunch of short behind the scenes documentaries as extras for Iron Man.

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]]> This week it's back to the MCU for Iron Man (2008).


The military want some weapons and Tony Stark is happy to oblige. We're talking military funding (again), nuclear fusion and 680kg exoskeletons! Freda is shvitzing, Abi has Covid...it's a mess!


"Manic pixie dream boy"


Twitter: @movies_science

Instagram: @scienceatthemovies

References, resources and tidbits:

Articles:

Science Topics:

  • ARC: A compact, high-field, fusion nuclear science facility and demonstration power plant with demountable magnets, Sorbom et al, 2015, Fusion Engineering and Design, Vol 100, pp 378-405 doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2015.07.008
  • Exoskeletons: State-of-the-Art, Design Challenges, and Future Directions, Agarwal & Deshpande, 2019, Book Chapter: Human Performance Optimization, pp 234-259 DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780190455132.003.0011

Youtube Fun Times:

  • First Full Flight Test of Real Life Iron Man Suit, Savage Builds by Discovery UK

Disney+ has a bunch of short behind the scenes documentaries as extras for Iron Man.

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]]> Minisode: Mars Attacks! Minisode: Mars Attacks! Thu, 21 Jan 2021 07:00:56 GMT 30:01 60071d98a348eb570e092ed7 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/minisode-mars-attacks 60071d98a348eb570e092ed7 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 minisode-mars-attacks bonus 2 Mars Attacks (1996). Ep 1 of 4 from our Ack! Ack! It's an Alien! miniseries.


We’ve made it through so far, but If anything is going to top the last year, it’s definitely going to be an alien invasion. So before we panic and start drawing straws for “leader of the welcoming party”...let’s take a trip through some comedy favourites with our miniseries Ack! Ack! It’s an alien!

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]]> Mars Attacks (1996). Ep 1 of 4 from our Ack! Ack! It's an Alien! miniseries.


We’ve made it through so far, but If anything is going to top the last year, it’s definitely going to be an alien invasion. So before we panic and start drawing straws for “leader of the welcoming party”...let’s take a trip through some comedy favourites with our miniseries Ack! Ack! It’s an alien!

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]]> Contact Contact Thu, 14 Jan 2021 05:00:35 GMT 1:18:55 5ffed7bf2c5e290bd832742b true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/contact 5ffed7bf2c5e290bd832742b 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 contact full 2 3 We're kicking off new year with an all-time favourite! Robert Zemeckis' Contact from 1997.


There's so much going on in the movie, where do we start? Freda is rude enough to mention Fourier transforms, Abby tries to hear what the Universe (or maybe Pulsars) is trying to say and we play tribute to Arecibo.


I like it's bigness!

__________


Extra stuff 4 the extra listeners:


Carl Sagan supercut

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZmafy_v8g8&t=73s


Arecibo Collapse from Now This

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5h-f9PNe_ww


Can space slow down cancer?

https://newatlas.com/medical/low-gravity-kill-cancer-cells-space/


Eugene Hecht's Optics, buy used:

Australia:

https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-au/books/eugene-hecht/optics/9780201838879

UK:

https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/books/eugene-hecht/optics/9780201838879

US:

https://www.betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/Optics--4-e-9788131718070

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]]> We're kicking off new year with an all-time favourite! Robert Zemeckis' Contact from 1997.


There's so much going on in the movie, where do we start? Freda is rude enough to mention Fourier transforms, Abby tries to hear what the Universe (or maybe Pulsars) is trying to say and we play tribute to Arecibo.


I like it's bigness!

__________


Extra stuff 4 the extra listeners:


Carl Sagan supercut

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZmafy_v8g8&t=73s


Arecibo Collapse from Now This

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5h-f9PNe_ww


Can space slow down cancer?

https://newatlas.com/medical/low-gravity-kill-cancer-cells-space/


Eugene Hecht's Optics, buy used:

Australia:

https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-au/books/eugene-hecht/optics/9780201838879

UK:

https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/books/eugene-hecht/optics/9780201838879

US:

https://www.betterworldbooks.com/product/detail/Optics--4-e-9788131718070

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]]> <![CDATA[Holiday Special: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]> Thu, 24 Dec 2020 07:00:54 GMT 58:36 5fe09390fb6167731b203793 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/holiday-special-harry-potter-and-the-philosophers-stone 5fe09390fb6167731b203793 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 holiday-special-harry-potter-and-the-philosophers-stone bonus 2 For one Christmas only, its Magic at the Movies!


It's time to take a trip to Hogwarts for some magical chit chat! So gather your wands, ready your patronus and hop onto your broom! It's time for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.


Happy holidays everyone!

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]]> For one Christmas only, its Magic at the Movies!


It's time to take a trip to Hogwarts for some magical chit chat! So gather your wands, ready your patronus and hop onto your broom! It's time for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.


Happy holidays everyone!

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]]> Minisode: Live Free or Die Hard Minisode: Live Free or Die Hard Thu, 17 Dec 2020 05:00:17 GMT 27:58 5fd9e47b1439856522623b13 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/minisode-live-free-or-die-hard 5fd9e47b1439856522623b13 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 minisode-live-free-or-die-hard bonus 2 It's the final instalment of our Hacking miniseries and this time it's Live Free or Die Hard.


It's a hack paradox!

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]]> It's the final instalment of our Hacking miniseries and this time it's Live Free or Die Hard.


It's a hack paradox!

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]]> Ghostbusters Ghostbusters Thu, 10 Dec 2020 07:00:53 GMT 1:10:43 5fce440dd0f5184590a44e07 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/ghostbusters 5fce440dd0f5184590a44e07 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 ghostbusters Who you gonna call?...The Physicists! full 2 2 This week we're talking Ghostbusters (1984). It's ghost science!!


The old gods are coming and they're spewing ectoplasm everywhere so load up the traps, ready the proton packs and get ready to make some s'mores! Freda stans the marketing tactics, Abi solves ghosts and we're all just thinking...damn, they don't make 'em like this anymore!


"Who you gonna call....parapsychologists!"


Twitter: @movies_science

Instagram: @scienceatthemovies

References, resources and tidbits:

Parapsychology: (you might need journal access! But Wikipedia has a pretty good article on it)

Science Topics:

Youtube Fun Times:

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]]> This week we're talking Ghostbusters (1984). It's ghost science!!


The old gods are coming and they're spewing ectoplasm everywhere so load up the traps, ready the proton packs and get ready to make some s'mores! Freda stans the marketing tactics, Abi solves ghosts and we're all just thinking...damn, they don't make 'em like this anymore!


"Who you gonna call....parapsychologists!"


Twitter: @movies_science

Instagram: @scienceatthemovies

References, resources and tidbits:

Parapsychology: (you might need journal access! But Wikipedia has a pretty good article on it)

Science Topics:

Youtube Fun Times:

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]]> Minisode: The Net Minisode: The Net Thu, 03 Dec 2020 05:00:26 GMT 24:17 5fc85515d963a26a7778f6a0 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/minisode-the-net 5fc85515d963a26a7778f6a0 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 minisode-the-net bonus 2

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]]> Wall-e Wall-e Thu, 26 Nov 2020 05:00:19 GMT 1:11:10 5fbe39ab0782766cff9313cc true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/wall-e 5fbe39ab0782766cff9313cc 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 wall-e full 2 1 It's our first animated adventure, Wall-e!


What can we say about Wall-e apart from awwwww??? Freda geeks out about geeking out about sound, Abi gives some Twinkie science, and somewhere there's a glimmer of hope that everyone is capable of change (barf).


Get off your bum!


________________________

Some things you might enjoy:


Ben Burtt Sound Design:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IPxIvbc_cs


Wall-e production notes:

http://www.pixartalk.com/feature-films/walle/wall-e-production-notes/


Pop Culture Detective; Sociological Storytelling

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1-vPQKwXbY


Everything Great About Wall-e including Phil K's theory on sentience in the comments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-DKXTC_6K8&t=2s


NASA twins study

https://science.sciencemag.org/content/364/6436/eaau8650


Wall-e Fire Extinguisher Science

https://journals.le.ac.uk/ojs1/index.php/jist/article/view/3079

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What can we say about Wall-e apart from awwwww??? Freda geeks out about geeking out about sound, Abi gives some Twinkie science, and somewhere there's a glimmer of hope that everyone is capable of change (barf).


Get off your bum!


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Some things you might enjoy:


Ben Burtt Sound Design:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IPxIvbc_cs


Wall-e production notes:

http://www.pixartalk.com/feature-films/walle/wall-e-production-notes/


Pop Culture Detective; Sociological Storytelling

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1-vPQKwXbY


Everything Great About Wall-e including Phil K's theory on sentience in the comments

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-DKXTC_6K8&t=2s


NASA twins study

https://science.sciencemag.org/content/364/6436/eaau8650


Wall-e Fire Extinguisher Science

https://journals.le.ac.uk/ojs1/index.php/jist/article/view/3079

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]]> Minisode: Hackers Minisode: Hackers Thu, 19 Nov 2020 05:00:35 GMT 29:14 5fb518241dcc8f1f09bd1bc5 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/minisode-hackers 5fb518241dcc8f1f09bd1bc5 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 minisode-hackers bonus 2

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]]> The Martian The Martian Thu, 12 Nov 2020 07:00:06 GMT 1:26:50 5fac60ba0c9e586fd374ac53 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/the-martian 5fac60ba0c9e586fd374ac53 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 the-martian Having a spudtastic time! full 1 12 This week we're talking about the scientific extravaganza that is The Martian (2015)!


From dust storms and martian crops to admin drama, testing fails and gravity assists. There is so much in this movie, so much! Freda tries out a Russian accent, Abi reveals a potato based grudge and we check in on our Benedict Wong movies count.


"Calculations Correct"


References, resources and tidbits:

First things first - The Martian, book by Andy Weir - Read It!!

Some articles on the science of the movie:

Do you want to know how much Matt Damon would cost us?

  • Quora post about the finances of getting Matt Damon home.

Real life connections:

  • What cased the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster? - BBC Future
  • The maths that made Voyager possible - Michael Minovitch and gravity assist - BBC
  • An Examination of 'The Martian' Trajectory by Laura Burke of NASA Glenn Research Centre - ResearchGate

NASA Spam - if you want to nerd out about space travel and Mars plans:

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From dust storms and martian crops to admin drama, testing fails and gravity assists. There is so much in this movie, so much! Freda tries out a Russian accent, Abi reveals a potato based grudge and we check in on our Benedict Wong movies count.


"Calculations Correct"


References, resources and tidbits:

First things first - The Martian, book by Andy Weir - Read It!!

Some articles on the science of the movie:

Do you want to know how much Matt Damon would cost us?

  • Quora post about the finances of getting Matt Damon home.

Real life connections:

  • What cased the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster? - BBC Future
  • The maths that made Voyager possible - Michael Minovitch and gravity assist - BBC
  • An Examination of 'The Martian' Trajectory by Laura Burke of NASA Glenn Research Centre - ResearchGate

NASA Spam - if you want to nerd out about space travel and Mars plans:

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]]> Minisode: Happy Death Day Minisode: Happy Death Day Thu, 05 Nov 2020 07:00:03 GMT 30:50 5fa31b28a9de0b1df6b842b0 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/minisode-happy-death-day 5fa31b28a9de0b1df6b842b0 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 minisode-happy-death-day bonus 1 Happy Death Day (2017). The final instalment of our Science at the Slashers miniseries. Ep 4 of 4


This miniseries we’re talking about some of the best slasher movies across the decades and bringing the science to some of our favourite death scenes! So let’s talk gore, pre-pandemic mask culture and pretty girls running up the stairs! 

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This miniseries we’re talking about some of the best slasher movies across the decades and bringing the science to some of our favourite death scenes! So let’s talk gore, pre-pandemic mask culture and pretty girls running up the stairs! 

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]]> The Fly The Fly Thu, 29 Oct 2020 05:00:01 GMT 1:13:14 5f9812f0723b3619d04d078f false https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/the-fly 5f9812f0723b3619d04d078f 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 the-fly full 1 11 It's Halloween and we're bringing you some extra scares with David Cronenberg's The Fly.


Guess who's back? Schrodinger's cat—as well as Jeff Goldblum, who's more fly than ever (sorry). Freda tries her hardest to convince us that teleportation is NOT cloning, Abi ponders the stupidity of arms wrestling, and somewhere there's a black nylon in a tangled mess.


But can ants do amazing gymnastics?

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Some things you might find interesting:


The Fly Science:https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/ct-ent-the-fly-cinema-science-20171019-story.html

Quantum Teleportation:https://www.bbvaopenmind.com/en/science/physics/teleportation-is-here-but-its-not-what-we-expected/How to Teleport Schrödinger's Cat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxQK1WDYI_k


The No Cloning Theorem

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owPC60Ue0BE&t=158s


Original Quantum Teleportation paper

https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.70.1895


CRISPR Ted Talk by Jennifer Doudna (Nobel Laureate 2020!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdBAHexVYzc&t=162sCRISPR readinghttp://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2014/crispr-a-game-changing-genetic-engineering-technique/

https://theconversation.com/what-is-crispr-gene-editing-and-how-does-it-work-84591


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Guess who's back? Schrodinger's cat—as well as Jeff Goldblum, who's more fly than ever (sorry). Freda tries her hardest to convince us that teleportation is NOT cloning, Abi ponders the stupidity of arms wrestling, and somewhere there's a black nylon in a tangled mess.


But can ants do amazing gymnastics?

_______________________________

Some things you might find interesting:


The Fly Science:https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/movies/ct-ent-the-fly-cinema-science-20171019-story.html

Quantum Teleportation:https://www.bbvaopenmind.com/en/science/physics/teleportation-is-here-but-its-not-what-we-expected/How to Teleport Schrödinger's Cat

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxQK1WDYI_k


The No Cloning Theorem

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owPC60Ue0BE&t=158s


Original Quantum Teleportation paper

https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.70.1895


CRISPR Ted Talk by Jennifer Doudna (Nobel Laureate 2020!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdBAHexVYzc&t=162sCRISPR readinghttp://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2014/crispr-a-game-changing-genetic-engineering-technique/

https://theconversation.com/what-is-crispr-gene-editing-and-how-does-it-work-84591


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]]> Minisode : Halloween Minisode : Halloween Thu, 22 Oct 2020 06:00:39 GMT 30:36 5f8d5547c6b1db6be69c4901 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/minisode-halloween 5f8d5547c6b1db6be69c4901 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 minisode-halloween bonus 1 Halloween (1978). The third instalment of our Science at the Slashers miniseries. Ep 3 of 4


This miniseries we’re talking about some of the best slasher movies across the decades and bringing the science to some of our favourite death scenes! So let’s talk gore, pre-pandemic mask culture and pretty girls running up the stairs! 

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]]> Halloween (1978). The third instalment of our Science at the Slashers miniseries. Ep 3 of 4


This miniseries we’re talking about some of the best slasher movies across the decades and bringing the science to some of our favourite death scenes! So let’s talk gore, pre-pandemic mask culture and pretty girls running up the stairs! 

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]]> Captain America Captain America Thu, 15 Oct 2020 06:00:58 GMT 1:16:21 5f85b1df7c62104c751f4a1d true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/captain-america 5f85b1df7c62104c751f4a1d 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 captain-america Abi tortures Freda: Episode 1 full 1 10 This week we enter the wonderful world of superheroes with the 2011 film Captain America: The First Avenger.


We're talking world war two, the advent of comic book heroes, vita rays and super serums! Abi get's down with gene therapy while Freda goes on a journey with Hugo and his german accent.


'Gibt es das pretzel?!'


References:

  • Is it right to use Nazi research if it can save lives? - BBC Future
  • Operation Paperclip - Book review: CIA Library
  • More Than Human? The Ethics of Biologically Enhancing Soldiers - The Atlantic
  • Nazis Dosed Soldiers with Performance-Boosting 'Superdrug' - Live Science
  • The 10 Most Outrageous Military Experiments - Live Science
  • Muscles in a Vial: Can a Single Shot Turn You Into Captain America - Live Science



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We're talking world war two, the advent of comic book heroes, vita rays and super serums! Abi get's down with gene therapy while Freda goes on a journey with Hugo and his german accent.


'Gibt es das pretzel?!'


References:

  • Is it right to use Nazi research if it can save lives? - BBC Future
  • Operation Paperclip - Book review: CIA Library
  • More Than Human? The Ethics of Biologically Enhancing Soldiers - The Atlantic
  • Nazis Dosed Soldiers with Performance-Boosting 'Superdrug' - Live Science
  • The 10 Most Outrageous Military Experiments - Live Science
  • Muscles in a Vial: Can a Single Shot Turn You Into Captain America - Live Science



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]]> Minisode: The Cabin in the Woods Minisode: The Cabin in the Woods Thu, 08 Oct 2020 06:00:34 GMT 29:38 5f7de095b82872187de5a71c true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/minisode-the-cabin-in-the-woods 5f7de095b82872187de5a71c 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 minisode-the-cabin-in-the-woods bonus 1 The Cabin in the Woods (2011). The second instalment of our Science at the Slashers miniseries. Ep 2 of 4


This miniseries we’re talking about some of the best slasher movies across the decades and bringing the science to some of our favourite death scenes! So let’s talk gore, pre-pandemic mask culture and pretty girls running up the stairs! 

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This miniseries we’re talking about some of the best slasher movies across the decades and bringing the science to some of our favourite death scenes! So let’s talk gore, pre-pandemic mask culture and pretty girls running up the stairs! 

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]]> The Girl with all the Gifts The Girl with all the Gifts Thu, 01 Oct 2020 06:18:16 GMT 1:11:15 5f7574a8e2824f6eb7d3ce67 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/the-girl-with-all-the-gifts 5f7574a8e2824f6eb7d3ce67 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 the-girl-with-all-the-gifts full 1 9 This week: 2016's modern retelling of the zombie film, The Girl with all the Gifts!


Hurry up, because we have apocalyptic fungi (how do you say that?), too many box analogies and ravenous children to discuss. Abi loses the science, Freda scares the living daylights out of herself while researching the episode, and somewhere Miss Justineau is still stuck in an airlock.


Zombie babies????



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Hurry up, because we have apocalyptic fungi (how do you say that?), too many box analogies and ravenous children to discuss. Abi loses the science, Freda scares the living daylights out of herself while researching the episode, and somewhere Miss Justineau is still stuck in an airlock.


Zombie babies????



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]]> Minisode : Scream Minisode : Scream Thu, 24 Sep 2020 06:00:00 GMT 28:18 c3940342-8d65-4dee-a374-19ea59013a19 false https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/5f743ac0d18aac699b86a233 5f743ac0d18aac699b86a233 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 Scream (1996). The first instalment of our Science at the Slashers miniseries. Ep 1 of 4 bonus 1
Some Episode Resources:

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Some Episode Resources:

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]]> Geostorm Geostorm Thu, 17 Sep 2020 06:00:00 GMT 1:08:36 7ff7104d-6d49-40bc-a472-e1f8d4023e70 true https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/5f743ac0d18aac699b86a234 5f743ac0d18aac699b86a234 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 full 1 8
We've got frozen deserts, exploding cities, giant tsunamis and #airlockdrama! Abi tries to understand the scientific and economic logistics of a space net while Freda just wants this movie to flush itself out of her brain. It hurts all the science parts.

"I want it dead, I want it's whole family dead, I want it down in the ground!"

Things you might find interesting:

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We've got frozen deserts, exploding cities, giant tsunamis and #airlockdrama! Abi tries to understand the scientific and economic logistics of a space net while Freda just wants this movie to flush itself out of her brain. It hurts all the science parts.

"I want it dead, I want it's whole family dead, I want it down in the ground!"

Things you might find interesting:

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]]> Minisode: Titanic Minisode: Titanic Thu, 10 Sep 2020 06:00:00 GMT 24:03 26ea5ddd-f4c0-4427-8cd5-fa257b21924c false https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/5f743ac0d18aac699b86a235 5f743ac0d18aac699b86a235 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 bonus 1

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]]> 12 Monkeys 12 Monkeys Thu, 03 Sep 2020 06:00:00 GMT 1:08:59 977a134f-1cd9-4259-839a-a4510bb0b824 false https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/5f743ac0d18aac699b86a236 5f743ac0d18aac699b86a236 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 full 1 7
Psychiatry, causal loops and human fallibility, we go deep this time and reach a milestone: our first disagreement over a movie. Freda tries and fails to solve time travel, Abi gushes over set decorators and Brad Pitt has a googly eye. Well done, Brad Pitt!

Sir Ig-Knows-a-lot?????

Some things you might enjoy:

The Hamster Factor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufyWxk5__YI

Psychiatry and Cinema: What Can we Learn from the Magical Screen
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5738520/

John Lister: father of modern surgery
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3468637/

Why 12 Monkeys is so relevant today
https://www.vulture.com/2020/03/12-monkeys-why-terry-gilliams-movie-is-so-relevant-today.html

On Being Sane in Insane Places
https://www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2018/02/26/sane-insane-places/


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Psychiatry, causal loops and human fallibility, we go deep this time and reach a milestone: our first disagreement over a movie. Freda tries and fails to solve time travel, Abi gushes over set decorators and Brad Pitt has a googly eye. Well done, Brad Pitt!

Sir Ig-Knows-a-lot?????

Some things you might enjoy:

The Hamster Factor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufyWxk5__YI

Psychiatry and Cinema: What Can we Learn from the Magical Screen
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5738520/

John Lister: father of modern surgery
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3468637/

Why 12 Monkeys is so relevant today
https://www.vulture.com/2020/03/12-monkeys-why-terry-gilliams-movie-is-so-relevant-today.html

On Being Sane in Insane Places
https://www.brightwalldarkroom.com/2018/02/26/sane-insane-places/


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]]> <![CDATA[Minisode : Volcano & Dante's Peak]]> Thu, 27 Aug 2020 06:00:00 GMT 29:59 d128b0ea-998c-4d9e-b307-fdf8d8c8d812 false https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/5f743ac0d18aac699b86a237 5f743ac0d18aac699b86a237 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 bonus 1

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]]> Sunshine Sunshine Thu, 20 Aug 2020 06:00:00 GMT 1:17:49 c4972e17-f1ec-401c-b397-5a362e7a5df2 false https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/5f743ac0d18aac699b86a238 5f743ac0d18aac699b86a238 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 full 1 6
It may not have smashed the box office but it's a slow burn cult classic that's worth the watch. Abi gets into some trajectory info, Freda thinks it's all in his head, and buckle up for an Irish and Aussie in space!

'Anybody got some factor 50?'

Some Articles for Reference: 

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It may not have smashed the box office but it's a slow burn cult classic that's worth the watch. Abi gets into some trajectory info, Freda thinks it's all in his head, and buckle up for an Irish and Aussie in space!

'Anybody got some factor 50?'

Some Articles for Reference: 

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]]> <![CDATA[Minisode: Armageddon & Deep Impact]]> Thu, 13 Aug 2020 06:00:00 GMT 29:39 e70e8100-876e-4101-89b0-7f8d07da997d false https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/5f743ac0d18aac699b86a239 5f743ac0d18aac699b86a239 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 bonus 1
Some links you might like:
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Some links you might like:
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]]> Altered States Altered States Thu, 06 Aug 2020 07:00:00 GMT 1:09:35 910aef3c-4738-4744-9f0e-b24a13496f41 false https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/5f743ac0d18aac699b86a23a 5f743ac0d18aac699b86a23a 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 full 1 5
Pseudoscience meets hallucinogenic drugs, need we say more!? Freda explains about cellular memory, Abi wants to be harpooned by a raging monk and somewhere in there is a caveman.

Wait, did you just say L Ron Hubbard?!?

Some articles for reference:

https://www.wired.com/2009/10/hallucinations/

https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1468060/1/Mason_439379.pdf 


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Pseudoscience meets hallucinogenic drugs, need we say more!? Freda explains about cellular memory, Abi wants to be harpooned by a raging monk and somewhere in there is a caveman.

Wait, did you just say L Ron Hubbard?!?

Some articles for reference:

https://www.wired.com/2009/10/hallucinations/

https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1468060/1/Mason_439379.pdf 


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]]> Minisode: Twister Minisode: Twister Thu, 30 Jul 2020 06:00:55 GMT 16:31 5f218974c869ee384ce54fe6 false https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/5f743ac0d18aac699b86a23b 5f743ac0d18aac699b86a23b 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 bonus 1 Over the next four minisodes we're delving into the excitement that is 90s Disaster Movies! So let's talk flying cows, flying jeeps and badly written female characters! Oh there'll be a nod to some science, obvs.

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]]> Independence Day Independence Day Thu, 23 Jul 2020 06:00:06 GMT 1:11:54 5f1865605d77e40a31fa92de false https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/5f743ac0d18aac699b86a23c 5f743ac0d18aac699b86a23c 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 full 1 4 This week we're talking about the 1996 wonder that is Independence Day!


We gush over Goldblums charisma, Abi tries to explain who Brent Spiner is and Freda has a new segment! Oh and we talk about aliens, telepathy and computer viruses...science stuff!


Just who is Weird Al Yankovic?!



Some articles for reference:



https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/nov/08/how-we-made-independence-day-roland-emmerich


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQ0LBOPZoLI


https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/scientists-prove-that-telepathic-communication-is-within-reach-180952868/


http://personal.bgsu.edu/~swellsj/xenolinguistics/telepathy.html


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We gush over Goldblums charisma, Abi tries to explain who Brent Spiner is and Freda has a new segment! Oh and we talk about aliens, telepathy and computer viruses...science stuff!


Just who is Weird Al Yankovic?!



Some articles for reference:



https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/nov/08/how-we-made-independence-day-roland-emmerich


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQ0LBOPZoLI


https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/scientists-prove-that-telepathic-communication-is-within-reach-180952868/


http://personal.bgsu.edu/~swellsj/xenolinguistics/telepathy.html


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]]> Moon Moon Thu, 09 Jul 2020 06:00:35 GMT 52:15 5f059b85c2df3f269fe35ed4 false https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/5f743ac0d18aac699b86a23d 5f743ac0d18aac699b86a23d 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 full 1 3 This weeks movie is Moon (2009) directed by Duncan Jones, starring Sam Rockwell


There was a massive downpour in Australia so there's some rain sound effects throughout!



We talk about cloning and space mining, while glorifying the wonder that is Sam Rockwell. Freda opens a bottle of wine and gives Abi some insight into what to expect in the final days of a phd. The ptsd might explain the need for wine.



Cloning, though?


Some Articles for Reference:


https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/a4154/4313243/


https://www.gq.com/story/moon-retrospective


https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Preparing_for_the_Future/Space_for_Earth/Energy/Helium-3_mining_on_the_lunar_surface


https://www.livescience.com/40080-brain-science-movie-rankings.html


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]]> This weeks movie is Moon (2009) directed by Duncan Jones, starring Sam Rockwell


There was a massive downpour in Australia so there's some rain sound effects throughout!



We talk about cloning and space mining, while glorifying the wonder that is Sam Rockwell. Freda opens a bottle of wine and gives Abi some insight into what to expect in the final days of a phd. The ptsd might explain the need for wine.



Cloning, though?


Some Articles for Reference:


https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/gadgets/a4154/4313243/


https://www.gq.com/story/moon-retrospective


https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Preparing_for_the_Future/Space_for_Earth/Energy/Helium-3_mining_on_the_lunar_surface


https://www.livescience.com/40080-brain-science-movie-rankings.html


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]]> Spectral Spectral Thu, 25 Jun 2020 06:00:02 GMT 1:06:48 5ef07f3f707a90219e08b3c4 false https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/5f743ac0d18aac699b86a23e 5f743ac0d18aac699b86a23e 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 full 1 2 In this episode we're talking about the 2016 Netflix movie 'Spectral'.


Abi attempts to explain what Bose Einstein Condensate is, Freda explains why safety goggles are important around microwaves and we all establish that we had...fun.


Why do they have boobs?


Some articles for reference:


https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive/2018-featured-story-archive/top-10-cia-myths.html

https://science.howstuffworks.com/delta-force.htm

https://www.theverge.com/2016/12/9/13902914/spectral-review-netflix-aliens-sci-fi-movie-nic-mathieu

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/07/spectral-movie-science-review/


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]]> In this episode we're talking about the 2016 Netflix movie 'Spectral'.


Abi attempts to explain what Bose Einstein Condensate is, Freda explains why safety goggles are important around microwaves and we all establish that we had...fun.


Why do they have boobs?


Some articles for reference:


https://www.cia.gov/news-information/featured-story-archive/2018-featured-story-archive/top-10-cia-myths.html

https://science.howstuffworks.com/delta-force.htm

https://www.theverge.com/2016/12/9/13902914/spectral-review-netflix-aliens-sci-fi-movie-nic-mathieu

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/07/spectral-movie-science-review/


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]]> Annihilation Annihilation Thu, 11 Jun 2020 06:00:56 GMT 1:09:28 5ee134b1a964fb7a615c1d66 false https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/5f743ac0d18aac699b86a23f 5f743ac0d18aac699b86a23f 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 full 1 1 Annihilation is our first movie!


In this episode, we talk about the queen that is Natalie Portman, exploding aliens, mesmerising synth music and our love for a movie monster! Freda coins the term 'sexy-science pillow talk' while Abi has a PPE concern in her WTF moment. But did we really get the refracting concept? Were our concerns about female science representation real or did our biases get in the way?


It's a trick of the light!


Some articles for reference:


https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/annihilation-stranger-than-fiction/

https://www.indiewire.com/2018/03/annihilation-science-explained-adam-rutherford-alex-garland-1201934047/

https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-the-science-consultant-of-annihilation-reimagined-dna


https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2018/06/03/this-is-what-its-like-to-be-a-science-adviser-on-a-sci-fi-movie/#7f6e56716524


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]]> Annihilation is our first movie!


In this episode, we talk about the queen that is Natalie Portman, exploding aliens, mesmerising synth music and our love for a movie monster! Freda coins the term 'sexy-science pillow talk' while Abi has a PPE concern in her WTF moment. But did we really get the refracting concept? Were our concerns about female science representation real or did our biases get in the way?


It's a trick of the light!


Some articles for reference:


https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/annihilation-stranger-than-fiction/

https://www.indiewire.com/2018/03/annihilation-science-explained-adam-rutherford-alex-garland-1201934047/

https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-the-science-consultant-of-annihilation-reimagined-dna


https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2018/06/03/this-is-what-its-like-to-be-a-science-adviser-on-a-sci-fi-movie/#7f6e56716524


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]]> Trailer Trailer Fri, 05 Jun 2020 11:24:50 GMT 3:41 5eda2b823318bf40cf51fdbc false https://shows.acast.com/science-at-the-movies/episodes/5f743ac0d18aac699b86a240 5f743ac0d18aac699b86a240 5f743ab6e2824f6eb7d3cbe6 trailer 1 Science at the movies is a podcast that looks at the role of science in movies. Join us every two weeks as we chat about what we loved, hated and all the bits in between. First episode is coming next week and we'll be chatting about the 2018 Netflix movie Annihilation.


Get the popcorn on!


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]]> Science at the movies is a podcast that looks at the role of science in movies. Join us every two weeks as we chat about what we loved, hated and all the bits in between. First episode is coming next week and we'll be chatting about the 2018 Netflix movie Annihilation.


Get the popcorn on!


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