Science in cinema | The Royal Society

As far back as Georges Méliès' 1902 masterpiece A Trip to the Moon, science and technology have played a major role on storytelling on screen – in cinemas and on TV. But which movies have got the science right, which ones have fallen short, how does science fiction influence science fact, and vice versa?

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In this discussion, scientists, film and TV experts and sci-fi aficionados take a deep dive into the best in class to the worst offenders, from Interstellar to Armageddon.
Speakers include:

• Dr Alex Lathbridge – Award-winning science journalist, biochemist and host of the hit podcast Why Aren’t You a Doctor Yet?

• Professor Anne Simon (by live video link) – Professor of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics at the University of Maryland, founder of Silvec Biologics, science advisor on The X Files for 11 seasons and author of The Real Science of The X Files

• Dr Glyn Morgan – Head of Collections and Principal Curator at the Science Museum, and project curator of its 2023 exhibition Science Fiction: Voyage to the Edge of Imagination

• Helen O’Hara (Chair) – Editor-at-Large of Empire magazine and co-host of the Empire podcast and author of five books, most recently 50 Film Ideas You Really Need to Know

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