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The Martian

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Episode 12 of the Science at the Movies podcast, hosted by Abigail James and Freda Werdiger, titled "The Martian" was published on November 12, 2020 and runs 86 minutes.

November 12, 2020 ·86m · Science at the Movies

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This week we're talking about the scientific extravaganza that is The Martian (2015)!From dust storms and martian crops to admin drama, testing fails and gravity assists. There is so much in this movie, so much! Freda tries out a Russian accent, Abi reveals a potato based grudge and we check in on our Benedict Wong movies count. "Calculations Correct"References, resources and tidbits:First things first - The Martian, book by Andy Weir - Read It!!Some articles on the science of the movie:What The Martian Gets Right About Science - Time MagazineHow scientifically accurate is The Martian? - The GuardianDo you want to know how much Matt Damon would cost us?Quora post about the finances of getting Matt Damon home. Real life connections:What cased the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster? - BBC FutureThe maths that made Voyager possible - Michael Minovitch and gravity assist - BBCAn Examination of 'The Martian' Trajectory by Laura Burke of NASA Glenn Research Centre - ResearchGateNASA Spam - if you want to nerd out about space travel and Mars plans:Ion propulsion Journey to Mars Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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This week we're talking about the scientific extravaganza that is The Martian (2015)!


From dust storms and martian crops to admin drama, testing fails and gravity assists. There is so much in this movie, so much! Freda tries out a Russian accent, Abi reveals a potato based grudge and we check in on our Benedict Wong movies count.


"Calculations Correct"


References, resources and tidbits:

First things first - The Martian, book by Andy Weir - Read It!!

Some articles on the science of the movie:

Do you want to know how much Matt Damon would cost us?

  • Quora post about the finances of getting Matt Damon home.

Real life connections:

  • What cased the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster? - BBC Future
  • The maths that made Voyager possible - Michael Minovitch and gravity assist - BBC
  • An Examination of 'The Martian' Trajectory by Laura Burke of NASA Glenn Research Centre - ResearchGate

NASA Spam - if you want to nerd out about space travel and Mars plans:

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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