{"id":233,"date":"2009-07-20T02:11:20","date_gmt":"2009-07-19T15:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brainsmatter.com\/?p=233"},"modified":"2009-07-20T02:11:20","modified_gmt":"2009-07-19T15:11:20","slug":"098-dr-seth-shostak-science-and-the-movies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brainsmatter.com\/?p=233","title":{"rendered":"098 – Dr Seth Shostak – Science and the movies"},"content":{"rendered":"

I talk to Dr Seth Shostak, from the SETI Institute, on the topic of science and the movies. We cover:
\n– The portrayal and accuracy of science in entertainment
\n– Seth’s role as science adviser in the movie remake of “The Day the Earth Stood Still”<\/strong>
\n– What does a science adviser in a movie do?
\n– Why is Hollywood using science advisers more of late?
\n– How important is it to get the science right in movies?
\n– Society and its view of science versus other pursuits – the difference in attitudes between the west and the east
\n– Seth’s new book, “Confessions of an Alien Hunter”<\/p>\n

Seth’s book:
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