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Reel Science Cast
Hosted by Reel Science · EN
A biweekly podcast where three highly qualified, intelligent, and decent looking scientists watch movies and talk about science! Send us movie questions and suggestions or just plain ol' feedback @reelsciencecast on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook or at reelsciencecast@gmail.com
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Ep. 64 - The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Jul 1, 202001:09:54Tap to summarizeHello all you beautiful nerds! We're at it again this week, talking about the story of HeLa cells and a small part of the history of racism in science and medicine! We love you all very much and take care of yourselves out there!
Transcribe →Ep. 63 - Volcano
Jun 18, 202001:00:35Tap to summarizeWhat's up nerds! This episode is hot hot hot and the movie was not not not. Join Pace, Sean, Kennon, and Tommy Lee Jones as they discuss the science of VOLCANO. The toast, dear audience, is indeed toast. Join us again in two weeks as we watch the movie "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" and discuss some of the racial injustices in the medical and scientific fields as well as the science of the film! xoxo
Transcribe →Ep. 62 - Apollo 13
Jun 3, 202000:54:53Tap to summarizeHappy Wednesday, nerds. This week's episode is on the accurate-to-a-fault "Apollo 13!" We chat about carbon dioxide scrubbers and physics in space. Join us next week and get us questions for the...blockbuster film? "Volcano!" Contact us at reelsciencecast@gmail.com or any of our social media. Everyone stay safe out there and we love you!
Transcribe →Ep. 61 - Minority Report
May 20, 202000:56:08Tap to summarizeWELCOME TO THE FUTURE, NERDS. Tom Cruise is here and he's got his eyes on you and also rolling across the floor, so don't even THINK about murdering anyone. We talked about "Minority Report" today and broke down some eye science and eye-identification. Join us in a week when we discuss the science of "Apollo 13," or "The Martian but with Tom Hanks" for the teens.
Transcribe →Ep. 60 - Doom
May 7, 202001:10:39Tap to summarizeHappy Doom Day, nerds! Thanks for your patience with us getting out this wild episode, wherein we discuss the absolute dearth of science in the 2005 action movie "DOOM." We talk about chromosomes and neurotransmitters, and want to deeply apologize to our parents and loved ones for the first 8 minutes of content. Get questions us about the future, eye surgery, and precognition this week when we record the next episode on "Minority Report!" Stay safe xoxo
Transcribe →Ep. 59 - The Core
Apr 22, 202001:12:29Tap to summarizeHeyo nerdos! We're diving straight through the planet this week to bring you the 2003....series of images, "The Core!" We cover some planetary and geological science but REALLY just spend most of our time baffled at the science portrayed in this film. Please watch this movie, it is terrible. We'll be back again in two weeks as we cover the Patreon-requested action film "Doom!" Get us your questions about guns, aliens, and THE ROCK. Head over to our various social media and www.reelsciencecast.com!
Transcribe →Ep. 58 - A Quiet Place
Apr 8, 202001:14:02Tap to summarizeGreetings nerds! Hope everyone is staying safe and sound. Speaking of, we watched "A Quiet Place" this week! Special guest, Dr. Sarah Crosson, makes an appearance and schools us on the accuracies or otherwise, and discusses the function of cochlear implants, like the one we see in the movie! Join us next week as we cover the science of the movie "The Core!" Hit us with your questions about plate tectonics, geology, and the center of the EARTH ITSELF. Visit our website at www.reelsciencecast.com or find us @reelsciencecast on Twitter or Instagram!
Transcribe →Ep. 57 - Outbreak
Mar 26, 202001:42:32Tap to summarizeStrap in and get cozy, nerds, this is a long one. We're back at it again with the science of "Outbreak!" We talk about Ebola virus, virus properties, and drop a few facts about the virus responsible for the current COVID-19 outbreak. Join us next week when we watch "A Quiet Place" and talk about the science of sound and audiology, with special guest, Dr. Sarah Crosson! Hit us with your questions about hearing and we'll answer them on the show. Everyone stay safe out there and wash your hands!
Transcribe →Ep. 56 - Arrival
Mar 11, 202001:20:33Tap to summarizeWhat's up nerds! We've got a longer episode coming at you this week because we sat down with another expert! The boys welcome Kelly McArdle, grad student of classic philology, in interrogating the science behind linguistics for "Arrival." Next week, we'll sit down and discuss the science of viral outbreaks for the movie..."Outbreak." Get us some questions and wash your hands!
Transcribe →Ep. 55 - Weird Science
Feb 26, 202001:10:53Tap to summarizeWe're Back: A Scientist Story!! Get in here and listen to this episode about the bad bad movie we watched; "Weird Science!" This basically turned into a mailbag episode, so we caught up on some listener questions. We snuck in some goofs, truths, and science nugs. Join us in a week, when we cover the science of linguistics and communication in "Arrival!"
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