Science Goes to the Movies Season 8 Episodes

Episode 1

Dictators, Bannerman, and Math!

Thu, Mar 21, 2019

Episode 2

Super Hero Symbiotes

Thu, Apr 4, 2019

Symbiote as superhero: A look at "Venom" and "Captain Marvel" and why we're never getting the Wooly Mammoth back - with Dr. Mark Siddall, curator at the AMNH

Episode 3

Randomness and Coincidence

Thu, Apr 18, 2019

Are coincidences the opposite of randomness or are they a naturally occurring part of chaos? with Yevgeniy Dodis of The Courant Institute.

Episode 4

Fossils and Fictional Feral Children

Thu, May 2, 2019

In Andy Serkis' retelling of "The Jungle Book" Mowgli's first challenge is running on all fours. Dr. Ashley Hammond of the American Museum of Natural History explains why standing up was the first step towards civilization.

Episode 5

Robots and Genetics - Part 1

Thu, May 16, 2019

A look at robots v. mutants with two of the best from each field. Dr. Christopher Mason Associate Professor of Computational Genomics, The Weill Cornell Medical Center and Daniel H. Wilson Author

Episode 6

Robots and Genetics Part 2

Thu, May 30, 2019

In this 2nd of 2 parts, Daniel H. Wilson, author and roboticist joins Christopher E. Mason, geneticist for a dive into the things we fear. With a look at "Gattaca," "iRobot," and human morality in the robot future.

Episode 8

Screaming at the Screen - Biology Edition

Thu, Jun 20, 2019

In the 1999 movie "Lake Placid" Betty White was the only person who understood the crocodile. Two top biologists rant about major science errors in movies.

Episode 9

Screaming at the Screen: Physics Edition

Thu, Sep 12, 2019

Episode 10

Autonomous Navigating and the Alien Robot Invasion

Thu, Sep 26, 2019

Episode 11

How Did Voldemort Get So Evil?

Thu, Oct 10, 2019

Episode 12

How Does an Elephant - Or a Space Ship - Fly?

Thu, Oct 24, 2019

Episode 13

How Technology Changed Music

Thu, Nov 7, 2019