From King Kong to Crouching Tiger: A Physicist Goes to the Movies
Hollywood is well known for exercising poetic license in its depiction of many aspects of the natural world. Surprisingly such films provide a remarkably fertile environment for the exploration of many aspects of science and scientific reasoning. By examining selected scenes from a few such films we can experience the kind of quantitative analysis employed by scientists in their approach to understanding the world around us. Join Dr. Cohen for an analytical look at the movies on Friday, August 11 when he explores science in films.
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