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Science Behind the Fiction
Did bad bread cause the Salem witch trials? The Science Behind the Fiction of 'The Witch'
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Could climate engineering really create Snowpiercer's frozen Earth? The Science Behind the Fiction
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How could you explode a head, Scanners-style? Perhaps with sound waves (But please don't. Why would you do that?)
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Bio-Dome was a stoner movie flop, but Biosphere 2 was a real experiment
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Can technology make you sick, like 'NAS' does in Johnny Mnemonic?
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Jan 6, 2021
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The Midnight Sky's apocalyptic disaster has us wondering: What cosmic threats are out there?
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Dec 30, 2020
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Why are some people immune to to the pandemic in The Stand or even real-life diseases?
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Dec 23, 2020
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Biodigital jazz, man! Tron: Legacy's ISOs are kind of like real-life biological algorithms
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Dec 16, 2020
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Would you need the Mandalorian's beskar armor to protect yourself from laser weapons?
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Dec 9, 2020
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Is Rapunzel's hair just fairy-tale magic, or could hair really grow that long and strong?
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Nov 25, 2020
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If a spacecraft launched accidentally, what could we do to abort the mission?
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Nov 19, 2020
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The Mandalorian's Frog Lady hops on the shoulders of real-life frogs in space
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Nov 11, 2020
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What do movies get wrong about the International Space Station?
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Nov 4, 2020
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