Ghostbusters

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_scienceInstagram: @scienceatthemoviesReferences, resources and tidbits:Parapsychology: (you might need journal access! But Wikipedia has a pretty good article on it)J.B.Rhine's Extra-Sensory Perception and Its Background in Psychical Research - Vol. 67, No. 2 (Jun., 1976), pp. 160-189 (30 pages) Published By: The University of Chicago PressThe anomaly called psi: Recent research and criticism - Rao, K., & Palmer, J. (1987). The anomaly called psi: Recent research and criticism. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 10(4), 539-551. doi:10.1017/S0140525X00054455Science Topics:Penning Traps - Imperial College LondonThe do-it-yourself Cyclotron - SymmetryHow an accelerator works - CERNIt's Oobleck! - Scientific AmericanYoutube Fun Times:Science vs The Supernatural episode from The Infinite Monkey CageChanneling Spirits YouTube channel. 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.