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What’s Going On In Your Dog’s Mind? HouseBroken and The Thin Apr 07, 2022

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In “HouseBroken,” Lisa Kudo’s poodle, “Honey” psychoanalyzes the pups who come to her couch for group therapy. At the Hunter Thinking Dog Center, Sarah Elizabeth Byosiere studies the behavior and cognition of domestic dogs.

Hank Zipzer, Henry Winkler and the Neuroscience of Dyslexia Mar 10, 2022

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Author/Actor Henry Winkler and neuroscientist Dr. Sally Shaywitz (Yale Center for Dyslexia and Creativity) discuss the underlying causes of dyslexia through the lens of the BBC TV series, “Hank Zipzer,” based on Winkler’s semi-autobiographical novels.

Authors of "30 Second Space Travel" discuss The Expense Feb 03, 2022

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On the next Science goes to the Movies, we’re looking at the science of the Expanse with Charles Liu, Karen Masters and Allen Lui, three astrophysics who wrote the book on the key ideas, inventions, and destinations that inspired Space Travel.

Dune's Ornithopters and How Real Dragonflies Fly with Prof. Jan 06, 2022

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In the movie “Dune” the Ornithopters move like real dragonflies, but could a machine that size and weight ever really move like that? Our guest, Prof. Jane Wang of Cornell’s Department and Physics and Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering explains.

“Free Guy” Meets Real A.I. Dec 09, 2021

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In the fun flick “Free Guy” Ryan Reynolds plays a bit of intelligent computer code that achieves sentience, SORT OF. CUNY Prof. Anita Raja explains the real life limits of machine learning and what parts of Blue Shirt Guy could actually be true.

“The Aeronauts” and Measuring Real Climate Change Nov 04, 2021

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In the 1860’s people believed the weather was too chaotic to ever be predicted, but today our smart phones update weather conditions to the hour. CUNY’s own Dr. James Booth discusses the film “The Aeronauts,” meteorology, and our changing climate.

Genetics and the "Next 500 Years" with Dr. Chris Mason Sep 16, 2021

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In X-Men or Jupiter’s Legacy, genetically altered superheroes push the limits of human biology to save the world. IRL, geneticist, Dr. Christopher E. Mason, thinks we should alter our biological limits to save our species.

“Forgiveness and “Uncle Frank” with Dr .Mark D’Agostino Jun 03, 2021

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In the movie, "Uncle Frank" after years of psychic abuse both large and small the titular Uncle Frank finds it in his heart to forgive his family. And that's great for a movie. But how does it translate to real life?

Robotic Surgery! May 06, 2021

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When the 2-DASH-1B surgical robot attached Luke Skywalker’s new arm, our collective creative minds were blown, and visions of autonomous robotic surgery begin appearing across the sci fi spectrum! A look what’s happening in real robotic surgery!

Dystopian Worlds and the Game Stop Short Sale Apr 08, 2021

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SciFi money is either the utopian “plenty for all” or worlds of shortages and the very, very powerful crushing everyone else. With that in mind we're look at the GME Short Sale that became a short squeeze for some wealthy hedge fund investors.

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