This post originally appeared on the Science and Entertainment Exchange’s X-Change Files blog. One of the key conclusions in my book Lab Coats in Hollywood is that scientist/filmmaker collaborations work best when the scientists and entertainment professionals clearly respect each other’s expertise. This means that the scientists, in particular, need to keep in mind that they know very little about… Read more →
by David A. Kirby *An earlier version of this post originally appeared on the Science and Entertainment Exchange’s X-Change Files blog.* When I first moved to the United Kingdom I had a bit of a shock upon seeing a £10 note. Currency in the U.S. features revered presidents and revolutionary war heroes. Yet, staring back at me on another country’s… Read more →
This post originally appeared on Berfrois. For most people, the start of the summer blockbuster season would not be an ideal time to be examining movies for their scientific verisimilitude. Big, silly popcorn flicks are about explosions, muscled men in tights fighting CGI creatures, and witty one liners from action heroes, not about scientific integrity. Yet, there I was in… Read more →
I hope your journey to our secret castle lair nestled deep in the mountains was not too eventful. Please take a seat at the lab bench and I will tell you about our experimental program. Don’t mind the mutated monsters peeping from behind the glowing test tubes. They won’t harm you. On second thought maybe they will, so keep a… Read more →
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