Contagion

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_scienceInstagram: @scienceatthemoviesReferences, resources and tidbits:Articles:How does virus genome sequencing help the response to COVID-19? - UK Research and InnovationPCR, antigen and antibody: Five things to know about coronavirus tests - Horizon, EU Research & InnovationCDC SARS Response Timeline - CDC2009 H1N1 Timeline - CDCBelief in Covid conspiracies linked with vaccine hesitancy - King's College LondonPapers:Petersen et al., Comparing SARS-CoV-2 with SARS-CoV and influenza pandemics, 2020, The Lancet, Vol 20, Issue 9, E238-E244. Doi: doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(20)30484-9Hematian et al., Traditional and Modern Cell Culture in Virus Diagnosis, 2016, Osong Public Health Res Perspect, 7(2), 77-82. Doi: 10.1016/j.phrp.2015.11.011Singh K, Mehta S. The clinical development process for a novel preventive vaccine: An overview. J Postgrad Med. 2016;62(1):4-11. Doi:10.4103/0022-3859.173187Mythbusters:Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) advice for the public: Mythbusters - World Health Organization Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Do you like science? Do you like movies? Well, have we got a combo for you! Every two weeks join us, real life physicists Freda and Abi, while we break down the science behind some of the best and worst movie plots out there. We also get real about the depiction of scientists and their working environment in movies and lay it all on the table with our WTF moments. We're not about debunking, we're here to show our appreciation to the art of movie magic but reserve the right to laugh and shout as well as applaud where deserved! Here comes the science... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.