From cloning dinosaurs to the elastic properties of the Incredible Hulk’s trousers, science is often a crucial part of movies. Join a troupe of professional nerds (University of Bristol researchers) as they tackle the good, the bad and the ugly uses of science in the cinema. In ten short talks they’ll break down, explain and demonstrate the details behind cinema's greatest and not so greatest portrayals of science and tech. From teleportation to hover-boards, you’ll leave a little wiser about the realities behind some of the fictions. Following the talks will be a screening of Gattaca – the 1997 genetic dystopian sci-fi starring Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman, which was voted ‘Best Science Film’ in our survey of scientists. To top it off, during intermissions you’ll have the chance to 'get your science on' with some close-up experiments.

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