Summary: Stream the movie:<br><br> <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/movie/the-prestige/id209960866?mt=6&at=1001l7hP" target="_new" rel="nofollow external noopener noreferrer" class="ext-link wpel-icon-right">iTunes<span class="wpel-icon wpel-image wpel-icon-3"></span></a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Prestige-Hugh-Jackman/dp/B003QS67F0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1493071122&sr=8-1&keywords=the+prestige&tag=decsci05-20" target="_blank" rel="nofollow external noopener noreferrer" class="ext-link wpel-icon-right">Amazon<span class="wpel-icon wpel-image wpel-icon-3"></span></a><br> The Prestige<br> What: Magic and obsession and Tesla and scifi all happen and it’s really just excellent.<br><br> Directed by: Christopher Nolan<br><br> Starring: Huge Jackedman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Scarlett Johansson<br> Recommended and Related Media<br> <br> The Prestige – Hiding in Plain Sight by nerdwriter<br> <br> The Trouble with Teleporters by CGP Grey<br> <br> Show Notes<br> This movie is so good!<br> Just a warning: we really think you should watch this before listening to the episode. It’s so good!<br> Magic as skeptical training<br> Taking advantage of human intuition. Taking advantage of our sensory aparatus. Inoculating against credulity and being fooled.<br> Penn & Teller<br> Excellent showmen who have been at it forever and who are just great. They are “honest liars” and a lot of their media is great training in cognitive biases.<br> <br> Saving people from drowning<br> Attempts to derive scientific guidelines for chest compressions and mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to save drowning victims might go back further than you’d expect.<br> Tesla<br> David Bowie as the perfect dandy to play the rather dandy-ish Tesla.<br> <a href="https://i1.wp.com/www.decipherscifi.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/nikolatesla.jpg" target="_new" rel="nofollow external noopener noreferrer" class="ext-link wpel-icon-right"><span class="wpel-icon wpel-image wpel-icon-3"></span></a><br> <br> Modern railguns might be in a similar vein to Tesla’s “Death Ray”<br> Taming electricity<br> The wonderment of the period. Misconceptions about the rivalry between Tesla and Edison.<br> Dedication and obsession and sacrifice<br> The difference between simple and easy. Going over the top to solve a problem with technology where it isn’t necessary.<br> <br> Feedback? Please Contact Us<br> <a href="mailto:contact@decipherscifi.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">contact@decipherscifi.com</a><br> Amazon and iTunes links include our affiliate codes. If you wouldn’t mind helping us out a tiny bit, go ahead and use them to buy/stream something. Thanks!
