Is there any science in science-fiction movies?
Event Start:
2020-03-12T16:00:00
Event End:
2020-03-12T17:00:00
Event Information:
Most of us have favourite science-fiction films - and usually we're happy to turn our scientist brains off when we watch them! But there's actually some interesting physics buried in there. I will focus on space-based movies and ask what they have to say about three things: (1) Space is big; (2) Space is curved; and (3) Space is expanding. Can you guess what movies will be used to illustrate these ideas?
Event Location:
Hennings 201
Speaker:
Douglas Scott (UBC)
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Event Start:
2020-03-12T16:00:00
Event End:
2020-03-12T17:00:00
Is there any science in science-fiction movies?
Event Information:
Most of us have favourite science-fiction films - and usually we're happy to turn our scientist brains off when we watch them! But there's actually some interesting physics buried in there. I will focus on space-based movies and ask what they have to say about three things: (1) Space is big; (2) Space is curved; and (3) Space is expanding. Can you guess what movies will be used to illustrate these ideas?
Event Location:
Hennings 201