Jurassic Park
Dinosaurs!!! And Jeff Goldblum!
Episode 4 of the Science at the Movies podcast, hosted by Abigail James and Freda Werdiger, titled "Jurassic Park" was published on May 20, 2021 and runs 87 minutes.
May 20, 2021 ·87m · Science at the Movies
Summary
Jurassic Park (1993) ... we're so excited! This week we're finally taking a trip to Isla Nublar to walk with the dinosaurs! We're back to the topic of cloning and genetics with a dash of mathematics and an attempt to understand chaos theory! Freda does a Spielberg turnaround, Abi wants a feathered T-Rex and we have Freda's own dino expert Raph in to explain those Velociraptors! "Scaly and scary!"Twitter: @movies_scienceInstagram: @scienceatthemoviesReferences, resources and tidbits:Articles:Could scientists bring dinosaurs back to life? - Natural History MuseumThe Real Scientific History Behind the Jurassic Park Dinosaurs - TimePaleontology - National Geographic Resource LibraryThe Most Ridiculous Scene in Jurassic Park - SlateBooks/Papers:Jurassic Park, Michael CrichtonPenney D, Wadsworth C, Fox G, Kennedy SL, Preziosi RF, et al. (2013) Absence of Ancient DNA in Sub-Fossil Insect Inclusions Preserved in ‘Anthropocene’ Colombian Copal. PLOS ONE 8(9): e73150. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0073150YouTube:Jurassic Park: Color in Storytelling - Youtube, CosmavoidJeff Goldblum Is Always Up For Explaining Chaos Theory - Youtube, The Late Late Show with James Corden Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episode Description
Jurassic Park (1993) ... we're so excited!
This week we're finally taking a trip to Isla Nublar to walk with the dinosaurs! We're back to the topic of cloning and genetics with a dash of mathematics and an attempt to understand chaos theory! Freda does a Spielberg turnaround, Abi wants a feathered T-Rex and we have Freda's own dino expert Raph in to explain those Velociraptors!
"Scaly and scary!"
Twitter: @movies_science
Instagram: @scienceatthemovies
References, resources and tidbits:
Articles:
- Could scientists bring dinosaurs back to life? - Natural History Museum
- The Real Scientific History Behind the Jurassic Park Dinosaurs - Time
- Paleontology - National Geographic Resource Library
- The Most Ridiculous Scene in Jurassic Park - Slate
Books/Papers:
- Jurassic Park, Michael Crichton
- Penney D, Wadsworth C, Fox G, Kennedy SL, Preziosi RF, et al. (2013) Absence of Ancient DNA in Sub-Fossil Insect Inclusions Preserved in ‘Anthropocene’ Colombian Copal. PLOS ONE 8(9): e73150. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0073150
YouTube:
- Jurassic Park: Color in Storytelling - Youtube, Cosmavoid
- Jeff Goldblum Is Always Up For Explaining Chaos Theory - Youtube, The Late Late Show with James Corden
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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