CUNY TV's Science Goes to the Movies

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Ssn 3; Epsd 10: Zootopia/TMNT - James Hanken Feb 17, 2017

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In episode #310 of Science Goes to the Movies, Director of the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology, James Hanken, joins the show to talk about animal behavior as its depicted, and not depicted, in the animated Walt Disney film, Zootopia.

Ssn 3; Epsd 9: The Accountant - Dr. Pilar Trelles Feb 10, 2017

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In episode #309 of Science Goes to the Movies, Dr. Pilar Trelles, a child psychiatrist at the Seaver Autism Center at Mount Sinai, joins the show to talk about Autism as it’s depicted in the Ben Affleck film, The Accountant.

Dr. Yasmin Hurd - Trainspotting/Cheech n Chong Feb 03, 2017

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In episode #308 of Science Goes to the Movies, the Director of the Center for Addictive Disorders at Mount Sinai, Dr. Yasmin Hurd, joins the show to talk about addiction as its portrayed in films like Danny Boyle’s Trainspotting and the sequel.

Tarzan Jan 27, 2017

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Paleoanthropologist William Harcourt-Smith, a researcher at the American Museum of Natural History and Lehman College professor, joins host Faith Salie to talk about David Yates’ The Legend of Tarzan and its scientific implications.

Zero Days / Mr. Robot Jan 20, 2017

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Director of City College’s Center for Algorithms and Interactive Scientific Software, Rosario Gennaro, joins the show to talk about cyber security and hacking as they’re depicted in the hit USA show, Mr. Robot.

Lynda Obst Part Two Jan 13, 2017

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In episode #305 of Science Goes to the Movies, legendary film producer Lynda Obst returns to the show for part two of a conversation about her career in movies.

Ep 1 of 2 Lynda Obst - Producing the Science Movie in Holl Jan 06, 2017

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Legendary film producer Lynda Obst joins the show for part one of a conversation about her career in movies and working closely with iconic scientists Carl Sagan and Kip Thorne to develop and produce hit scientific films, Contact and Interstellar.

Star Trek/Tony Stark's Lab Dec 30, 2016

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In episode #303 of Science Goes to the Movies, Dr. Vinod Menon joins the show to talk about holograms as they appear in the films of the Iron Man, Star Wars and Star Trek franchises.

Ready Player One Dec 23, 2016

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In episode #302 of Science Goes to the Movies, astrophysicist and host of PBS’ Space Time, Matt O’Dowd, and NYU computer science professor Ken Perlin, join host Faith Salie to talk about the nature of reality and the possibility of alternate universes.

Ice Age/For the Love of Spock Dec 16, 2016

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In episode #301 of Science Goes to the Movies, Neil deGrasse Tyson joins host Faith Salie to talk about two science-related films in which he’s featured.