Friends Christopher Stern and Nathan Yim host the science club for movie nerds and movie club for science nerds. Every other week we watch a sci-fi film and talk about it, breaking down its science and comparing it with present day technologies.
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Friends Christopher Stern and Nathan Yim host the science club for movie nerds and movie club for science nerds. Every other week we watch a sci-fi film and talk about it, breaking down its science and comparing it with present day technologies.
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1/26/2021
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December 14, 2021
Galaxy Quest (1999) and History
<p>Who knew Galaxy Quest offered such a deep exploration on the nature of history and truth. In today's landscape, Chris and Nathan discuss the Star Trek homage and parody Galaxy Quest. With a great cast of character and funny story, they dissect what Galaxy Quest says about truth, documenting history and how bad actors take advantage of our information.</p>
October 27, 2021
Dune (2021) and Desert Technology
<p>One "who controls the spice, controls the universe." You guessed it! This week we're talking about Denis Villeneuve's latest film, Dune. Chris and Nathan get on their stillsuits and share their thoughts on Part One of this political epic about young Paul Atreides and his family's time on the desert planet Arrakis. Looking at the technology of the Dune universe, Nathan remarks on its uniquely mechanical and manual nature as we discuss ornithopters, stillsuits and Holtzman shields. Note: we recorded before the announcement that Part 2 has been confirmed!</p>
October 19, 2021
A Scanner Darkly (2006) and Surveillance
<p>This week, Chris and Nathan watch Richard Linklater's A Scanner Darkly and compare its technologies to our contemporary world. From surveillance and scramblesuits to the dangerous Substance D they find current tech that is similar to what they see in the movie. You'll also learn about the merits of the interpolated rotoscoping that Linklater used to animate the film.</p>
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