Science Goes to the Movies

- Season 8

(2019)

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Symbiote as superhero: A look at "Venom" and "Captain Marvel" and why we're never getting the Wooly Mammoth back - with Dr. Mark Siddall, curator at the AMNH

Are coincidences the opposite of randomness or are they a naturally occurring part of chaos? with Yevgeniy Dodis of The Courant Institute.

In Andy Serkis' retelling of "The Jungle Book" Mowgli's first challenge is running on all fours. Dr. Ashley Hammond of the American Museum of Natural History explains why standing up was the first step towards civilization.

A look at robots v. mutants with two of the best from each field. Dr. Christopher Mason Associate Professor of Computational Genomics, The Weill Cornell Medical Center and Daniel H. Wilson Author

In this 2nd of 2 parts, Daniel H. Wilson, author and roboticist joins Christopher E. Mason, geneticist for a dive into the things we fear. With a look at "Gattaca," "iRobot," and human morality in the robot future.

In the 1999 movie "Lake Placid" Betty White was the only person who understood the crocodile. Two top biologists rant about major science errors in movies.

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