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EPISODE · May 31, 2025 · 11 MIN

Are disaster movies backed up by good science?

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Dr Michelle McKeown, Lecturer in Environmental Geography & Principal Investigator at the Environmental Research Institute at UCC joins Anton to explore the science - and in some cases the lack thereof - that underpins some of Hollywood's best and worst disaster blockbuster movies.

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Are disaster movies backed up by good science?

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Dr Michelle McKeown, Lecturer in Environmental Geography & Principal Investigator at the Environmental Research Institute at UCC joins Anton to explore the science - and in some cases the lack thereof - that underpins some of Hollywood's best and...

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