Big Picture Science: Your Mind On Movies
REPEAT
By one estimate we spend
a fifth of our lives watching movies or TV. In fact, we consume entertainment
almost as habitually as we eat or sleep, activities that receive scientific
scrutiny and study. So why not consider the effects that watching movies and TV
have on our minds and bodies too? When we do, we find that they are not mere
escapism. A data scientist reveals why we are what we watch, and how scientists
and filmmakers work, often with competing agendas, to create sci-fi
entertainment.
Guest:
- Walt Hickey - journalist, data scientist, and author of “You Are What You Watch: How Movies and TV Affect Everything”
This repeat podcast originally aired on January 8, 2024
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