Episode 33: Night at the Museum (2006)

On this episode we’re spending the Night at the Museum, the 2006 blockbuster where dinosaurs skeletons, historical dioramas, and ancient archaeological artifacts come to life. Josh is frustrated by the plot holes, but Ross uses all of his academic might to rationalize the inconsistent worldbuilding. Either way, this movie is a celebration of museums, and we can all get behind that. Get in touch with us! Twitter: @SotSA_Podcast Facebook: @SotSAPodcast Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/sotsa/ Email: [email protected] In this episode: The museum in the film is modelled after the American Museum of Natural History in New York: https://www.amnh.org/ Genghis Khan and Attila the Hun were different people: https://www.theclassroom.com/difference-between-genghis-khan-attila-hun-23102.html Neanderthals didn’t usually make cave paintings, but sometimes they did: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-02357-8 Alfred Russel Wallace was way cooler than Darwin: https://wallacefund.myspecies.info/content/biography-wallace Source: “This was once revealed to me in a dream”: https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/source-i-made-it-up Attendance to the AMNH increased in the weeks following this movie’s release: https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/14/nyregion/thecity/14muse.html Admission UK museums is free: https://www.centreforpublicimpact.org/case-study/free-entry-to-museums-in-the-uk Easter Islanders call for return of statue from British Museum: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/jun/04/easter-islanders-call-for-return-of-statue-from-british-museum Howard Carter stole Tutankhamun’s treasure: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/aug/13/howard-carter-stole-tutankhamuns-treasure-new-evidence-suggests Read Ross’s book, The Missing Lynx: https://www.bloomsbury.com/ca/missing-lynx-9781472957351/ Anton van Leeuwenhoek identified sperm cells under a microscope after making love to his wife: https://gizmodo.com/the-first-time-anyone-saw-sperm-1708170526 The Scully Effect: https://seejane.org/research-informs-empowers/the-scully-effect-i-want-to-believe-in-stem/