Science at the Movies

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"couda been smart coulda gone to college, been cool...all these circuits get crossed ZAP" - Bruce Willis explains autism Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We deal with work stress before heading into the streams of our conciousness...Normalise Emotional Meltdowns!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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'TikTok: @scienceatthemoviesInstagram: @scienceatthemoviesEmail: scienceatthemovies@gmail.comRecommendations:Behind the Bastards Podcast on MK UltraAmerican Scandal Podcast on Tuskagee Siphylus Study Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 inInterview with Joseph B Keller about underwater nuclear testing: https://www.ams.org/notices/200407/fea-keller.pdfProduction hell of The Abyss: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RyLikHFh78Liquid breathing: https://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2021/08/can-humans-breathe-liquid-like-in-the-abyss/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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'TikTok: @scienceatthemoviesInstagram: @scienceatthemoviesEmail: scienceatthemovies@gmail.comSome Reading:Moving through matter with Buckaroo Banzai by Cary I SneiderBuckaroo Banzai Press Kit Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back! Back with another Spielberg alien film, this time Close Encounters of the Third Kind. We are derailed at several points by conspiracy theorists, especially this one commenter called Daisy. Eric wasn't there to protect us. Bob Balaban returns to Science at the Movies. We talk about mental health, music, and the fact that we are both over Einstein. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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..TikTok: @scienceatthemoviesInstagram: @scienceatthemoviesEmail: scienceatthemovies@gmail.comFurther Reading:American Rocketry Pioneer One giant lie.. why so many people still think the moon landings were fakedArthur C Clarke 2001 trilogy of books and the short story Sentinel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Small Soldiers a.k.a Freda dies on her hillMicrochips (what are they), non-technical bosses, viagra and...the biathlon? That escalated quickly. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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?"TikTok: @scienceatthemoviesInstagram: @scienceatthemoviesEmail: scienceatthemovies@gmail.comArticles of Interest:20 years later and the world has finally caught up with Starship Troopers - Darren MooneyCould the Bugs in Starship Troopers really exist? - Cassidy Ward Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 4/6 of our miniseries - James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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..Here's the video Freda talks about regarding the Asian-American experience told thematically through After Yang: https://youtu.be/6jr2fMWywIQ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction: Monsters Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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'TikTok: @scienceatthemoviesInstagram: @scienceatthemoviesEmail: scienceatthemovies@gmail.comSafe Technician rates Heist MoviesIf you want to learn quantum mechanics, Leonard Susskind book series 'The Theoretical Minimum' is a great resource. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For over two years Abi has tried to encourage Freda to cross into Sci-Fi fandom, and in this episode, she gives it her best shot. Green planets, muddy aliens, not knowing about fan fiction, not knowing the difference between using The Force and being Force-Sensitive...at least we have ET's phone to talk about. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.