Summary: <p><span class="caps">ENCORE</span> <i>The Day After. 2001. Prometheus.</i> There are sci-fi films a’plenty … but how much science is in the fiction? We take the fact checkers to Hollywood to investigate the science behind everything from space travel to human cloning.</p> <p>Plus, guess what sci-fi film is the most scientifically accurate (hint: we’ve already mentioned it). Also, why messing with medical facts on film can be dangerous … and the inside scoop from a writer of one of television’s most successful sci-fi franchises.</p> <p>And, a robot who surpasses even Tinseltown’s lively imagination: a humanoid that may become a surrogate you.</p> <h2>Guests:</h2> <ul> <li> <strong><a href="http://davidakirby.com/">David Kirby</a></strong> – Senior lecturer in science communication studies at the University of Manchester in the U.K. and author of <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0262014785/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0262014785&linkCode=as2&tag=arweal-20">Lab Coats in Hollywood: Science, Scientists, and Cinema</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=arweal-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0262014785" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style=""></i> </li> <li> <strong><a href="http://lucaskavner.com/">Lucas Kavner</a></strong> – Reporter, <i>Huffington Post</i>, author of a piece on the rise of <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/17/you-robot-personal-robots_n_1660362.html">robot surrogates</a> </li> <li> <strong><a href="https://www.uclaaccess.ucla.edu/Faculty.aspx?rv_FacultyId=45">Wayne Grody</a></strong> – Medical geneticist, director of the <span class="caps">DNA</span> diagnostic Laboratory, <span class="caps">UCLA</span> Medical Center</li> <li> <strong><a href="http://www.startrek.com/database_article/bormanis">Andre Bormanis</a></strong> – Television writer and science consultant for <i>Star Trek</i> </li> </ul><p><strong><a href="http://www.seti.cl/big-picture-science-ciencia-ficcion-en-hollywood/">Descripción en español</a></strong></p> <p>First released July 30, 2012.</p>
