Jurassic Park

Jurassic Park (1993) ... we're so excited! This week we're finally taking a trip to Isla Nublar to walk with the dinosaurs! We're back to the topic of cloning and genetics with a dash of mathematics and an attempt to understand chaos theory! Freda does a Spielberg turnaround, Abi wants a feathered T-Rex and we have Freda's own dino expert Raph in to explain those Velociraptors! "Scaly and scary!"Twitter: @movies_scienceInstagram: @scienceatthemoviesReferences, resources and tidbits:Articles:Could scientists bring dinosaurs back to life? - Natural History MuseumThe Real Scientific History Behind the Jurassic Park Dinosaurs - TimePaleontology - National Geographic Resource LibraryThe Most Ridiculous Scene in Jurassic Park - SlateBooks/Papers:Jurassic Park, Michael CrichtonPenney D, Wadsworth C, Fox G, Kennedy SL, Preziosi RF, et al. (2013) Absence of Ancient DNA in Sub-Fossil Insect Inclusions Preserved in ‘Anthropocene’ Colombian Copal. PLOS ONE 8(9): e73150. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0073150YouTube:Jurassic Park: Color in Storytelling - Youtube, CosmavoidJeff Goldblum Is Always Up For Explaining Chaos Theory - Youtube, The Late Late Show with James Corden 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.