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In this episode of "Popcorn Science," John and Catherine discuss thescience behind the 1997 movie "Contact".
Based on the 1985 novel of the same name by Carl Sagan, Contactexplores what would happen if humanity were to receive a message froman extraterrestrial civilization.
TopicsScience Gripes (4:37)Headphones? (6:01)Opening Sequence (9:40)Hitler, Messenger of Earth (11:20)Arecibo Message (12:28)Arecibo Geography (16:00)Ellie the Astronaut (17:28)Funding (20:08)Arecibo v. VLA (21:15)Timeline Issue (48:35)The Good Things (24:59)On Location (25:05)Science Culture (27:40)Signal from Vega (30:32)Is Space Exploration Worth it? (34:48)Crewed Spaceflight (38:50)Transit Network / Wormholes (#42:25)Of Their Time (44:35)Computer Technology (44:53)Bill Clinton (47:00)Space Industrialists (49:56)Science v. Faith (52:52)Fragile Institutions (54:59)Accuracy and Significance (56:39)ReferencesContact (film)Contact (book)Kent CullersFrank DrakeArecibo MessageArecibo Telescope (RIP)Project PhoenixJill TarterRendezvous with RamaRobert ZemeckisCarl SaganThe Demon Haunted WorldCosmos -
ReferencesEnder's Game (film)Ender's Game (book)Misc
In this episode of "Popcorn Science," John and Catherine discuss the science behind the 2013 movie "Ender's Game".Based on the 1985 novel by Orson Scott Card, Ender's Game follows a young boy as he learns to defend theEarth from an invasion by a mysterious alien species known as the Formics.
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TopicsAntarctic Meteorite SurveyTunguskaReferencesTunguska EventTunguska EpisodeTerma EpisodeMisc
In our first episode of "Popcorn Science," John and Catherine discuss the science behind The X-Files two-parter "Tunguska/Terma".These episodes first aired in November 1996, and follow Mulder and Scully around the world as they try to get their hands on a rock filled witha mysterious alien oil.
