Science at the Movies

We're finally doing it...Contagion (2011) Don't worry, we're in this together, we'll take care of you. Freda has jokes, Abi gets mad at some kids and there's a game of conspiracy bingo to keep us all clam, or incite mass panic. Who knows?!? "Quark! Quark!" Twitter: @movies_science Instagram: @scienceatthemovies References, resources and tidbits: Articles: How does virus genome sequencing help the...

Men In Black (1997). Ep 3 of 4 from our Ack! Ack! It's an Alien! miniseries. We’ve made it through so far, but If anything is going to top the last year, it’s definitely going to be an alien invasion. So before we panic and start drawing straws for “leader of the welcoming party”...let’s take a trip through some comedy favourites with our miniseries Ack! Ack! It’s an alien! Hosted on Acast. See ac...

It's back to the 80s with this Rick Moranis family favourite...and we're here for it. This episode has everything: a game show, an acronym contest and the return of Were The Jews Correct? Abby is still not over Rick Moranis getting punched in the head, Freda sizes up Lego, and somewhere an ant is dying under the weight of the Szalinski kids. Was it to scale??? __________ Some things you might be i...

Galaxy Quest (1999). Ep 2 of 4 from our Ack! Ack! It's an Alien! miniseries. We’ve made it through so far, but If anything is going to top the last year, it’s definitely going to be an alien invasion. So before we panic and start drawing straws for “leader of the welcoming party”...let’s take a trip through some comedy favourites with our miniseries Ack! Ack! It’s an alien! For Lols! Galaxy Quest:...

This week it's back to the MCU for Iron Man (2008). The military want some weapons and Tony Stark is happy to oblige. We're talking military funding (again), nuclear fusion and 680kg exoskeletons! Freda is shvitzing, Abi has Covid...it's a mess! "Manic pixie dream boy" Twitter : @movies_science Instagram : @scienceatthemovies References, resources and tidbits: Articles: Iron Man: The science behin...

Mars Attacks (1996). Ep 1 of 4 from our Ack! Ack! It's an Alien! miniseries. We’ve made it through so far, but If anything is going to top the last year, it’s definitely going to be an alien invasion. So before we panic and start drawing straws for “leader of the welcoming party”...let’s take a trip through some comedy favourites with our miniseries Ack! Ack! It’s an alien! Hosted on Acast. See ac...

We're kicking off new year with an all-time favourite! Robert Zemeckis' Contact from 1997. There's so much going on in the movie, where do we start? Freda is rude enough to mention Fourier transforms, Abby tries to hear what the Universe (or maybe Pulsars) is trying to say and we play tribute to Arecibo. I like it's bigness! __________ Extra stuff 4 the extra listeners: Carl Sagan supercut https:/...

For one Christmas only, its Magic at the Movies ! It's time to take a trip to Hogwarts for some magical chit chat! So gather your wands, ready your patronus and hop onto your broom! It's time for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Happy holidays everyone! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the final instalment of our Hacking miniseries and this time it's Live Free or Die Hard. It's a hack paradox! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we're talking Ghostbusters (1984). It's ghost science!! The old gods are coming and they're spewing ectoplasm everywhere so load up the traps, ready the proton packs and get ready to make some s'mores! Freda stans the marketing tactics, Abi solves ghosts and we're all just thinking...damn, they don't make 'em like this anymore! "Who you gonna call....parapsychologists!" Twitter : @movies...

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It's our first animated adventure, Wall-e! What can we say about Wall-e apart from awwwww??? Freda geeks out about geeking out about sound, Abi gives some Twinkie science, and somewhere there's a glimmer of hope that everyone is capable of change (barf). Get off your bum! ________________________ Some things you might enjoy: Ben Burtt Sound Design: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IPxIvbc_cs Wall-...

We're kicking off our Hackers minisode with the mother of all hacker films and miniseries namesake: Hackers!!!!!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we're talking about the scientific extravaganza that is The Martian (2015)! From dust storms and martian crops to admin drama, testing fails and gravity assists. There is so much in this movie, so much! Freda tries out a Russian accent, Abi reveals a potato based grudge and we check in on our Benedict Wong movies count. "Calculations Correct" References, resources and tidbits: First thin...

Happy Death Day (2017). The final instalment of our Science at the Slashers miniseries. Ep 4 of 4 This miniseries we’re talking about some of the best slasher movies across the decades and bringing the science to some of our favourite death scenes! So let’s talk gore, pre-pandemic mask culture and pretty girls running up the stairs!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...

It's Halloween and we're bringing you some extra scares with David Cronenberg's The Fly. Guess who's back? Schrodinger's cat—as well as Jeff Goldblum, who's more fly than ever (sorry). Freda tries her hardest to convince us that teleportation is NOT cloning, Abi ponders the stupidity of arms wrestling, and somewhere there's a black nylon in a tangled mess. But can ants do amazing gymnastics? _____...

Halloween (1978). The third instalment of our Science at the Slashers miniseries. Ep 3 of 4 This miniseries we’re talking about some of the best slasher movies across the decades and bringing the science to some of our favourite death scenes! So let’s talk gore, pre-pandemic mask culture and pretty girls running up the stairs!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we enter the wonderful world of superheroes with the 2011 film Captain America: The First Avenger. We're talking world war two, the advent of comic book heroes, vita rays and super serums! Abi get's down with gene therapy while Freda goes on a journey with Hugo and his german accent. 'Gibt es das pretzel?!' References: Is it right to use Nazi research if it can save lives? - BBC Future O...

The Cabin in the Woods (2011). The second instalment of our Science at the Slashers miniseries. Ep 2 of 4 This miniseries we’re talking about some of the best slasher movies across the decades and bringing the science to some of our favourite death scenes! So let’s talk gore, pre-pandemic mask culture and pretty girls running up the stairs!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...

This week: 2016's modern retelling of the zombie film, The Girl with all the Gifts! Hurry up, because we have apocalyptic fungi (how  do  you say that?), too many box analogies and ravenous children to discuss. Abi loses the science, Freda scares the living daylights out of herself while researching the episode, and somewhere Miss Justineau is still stuck in an airlock. Zombie babies????...

This miniseries we’re talking about some of the best slasher movies across the decades and bringing the science to some of our favourite death scenes! So let’s talk gore, pre-pandemic mask culture and pretty girls running up the stairs!  Some Episode Resources: Seven facts about domestic violence and strangulation : CEB Why do people fall down when shot : Real Clear Science Hosted on Acast. See ac...

This week we're talking about the 2017 cli-fi movie, Geostorm! We've got frozen deserts, exploding cities, giant tsunamis and #airlockdrama! Abi tries to understand the scientific and economic logistics of a space net while Freda just wants this movie to flush itself out of her brain. It hurts all the science parts. "I want it dead, I want it's whole family dead, I want it down in the ground!" Thi...

The last episode in our Minisode Series on 90's Disaster movie, and it's the mother of them all: Titanic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we are talking about the 1995 film by Terry Gilliam, 12 Monkeys! Psychiatry, causal loops and human fallibility, we go deep this time and reach a milestone: our first disagreement over a movie. Freda tries and fails to solve time travel, Abi gushes over set decorators and Brad Pitt has a googly eye. Well done, Brad Pitt! Sir Ig-Knows-a-lot????? Some things you might enjoy: The Hamster F...

Minisode 3/4 of our 90s Disaster Movies Miniseries! We're letting the lava flow as we talk about Volcano and Dante's Peak.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.