Episode 116: And That’s Where It All Goes Gooey

This week, dear listeners, we return with guest Duck Washington for a conversation about science gone wrong in movies! We discuss many of our favorite sci-fi films in terms of ethics, real-life dilemmas, and copious amounts of wine. If you would like to drink along (and you very well might), we suggest either the classy …

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This week, dear listeners, we return with guest Duck Washington for a conversation about science gone wrong in movies! We discuss many of our favorite sci-fi films in terms of ethics, real-life dilemmas, and copious amounts of wine.

If you would like to drink along (and you very well might), we suggest either the classy Piattelli Vineyards Malbec or the ever-reliable Low Hanging Fruit Merlot Reserve.

Edited June 23rd, 2016 to add:

One of our fine Brians, Mr. Donohue, has created a lovely title card for this episode. Witness its kaijutastic glory!

Show notes behind the cut!

Movies mentioned:

The Fly

Re-Animator

Gattaca

Snowpiercer

The Truman Show

Orphan Black (TV)

Ghost in the Shell

A.I.: Artificial Intelligence

Moon

Anti-Viral

eXistenZ

Pi

Demon Seed

Better Call Saul (TV)

People mentioned:

Jeff Goldblum

David Cronenberg

Jeffrey Combs

H. P. Lovecraft

Andrew Niccol

Ana Voog

Haley Joel Osment

Jude Law

Stanley Kubrick

Steven Spielberg

Duncan Jones

Brandon Cronenberg

Darren Aronofsky

Fritz Weaver

Julie Christie

Links:

Article about the A.I. game:

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/sci-fi-fantasy/you-missed-your-chance-to-play-a-massive-internet-puzzle-game-about-a-i-murders/

Wikipedia article about the court case that negated the patents on BRCA1 and BRCA2:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myriad_Genetics

Carlton Beer commercial “Beer Chase”:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo5zwV6_yVs

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