Sidney Perkowitz Book Signing - "Hollywood Science" December 1, 2007

In Hollywood Science, Emory University physicist Sidney Perkowitz discusses the portrayal of science in more than one hundred films, including scientific biographies and documentaries. Beginning with early films like Voyage to the Moon and Metropolis and concluding with more recent offerings like The Matrix, War of the Worlds, A Beautiful Mind, and An Inconvenient Truth, Perkowitz questions how much faith we can put into Hollywood's depiction of scientists and their work; how accurately these films capture scientific fact and theory; whether cataclysms like our collision with a comet can actually happen; and to what extent these films influence public opinions about science and the future. During the week of this event, Wordsmiths Books will be screening several films. Join us for what should be a fascinating night.

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