Episode 14: Blockbuster Science
About this episode
Is science on the silver screen any less real than science in the lab? A crew from CHF attempts to answer this question with a visit to a new Star Wars exhibit at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia.
SHOW CLOCK
00:00 Opening Credits
00:32 Introduction
00:50 Element of the Week: Krypton
02:28 Commentary: Cartoons as Science?
06:15 Exhibit Review: Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination
11:10 Quote: Lex Luthor
11:30 Closing Credits
CREDITS
Special thanks to Jody Roberts, Jennifer Landry, and Tori Indivero for researching this show. Additional credits available at distillations.org.
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