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Here Comes The Science Bit
Manage episode 181667489 series 1466979
The worst offenders might be shampoo adverts, but egregious pseudo-science is not exactly rare in fiction. Joined by The Science Of Fiction regular Djuke Veldhuis, we take a look at what gets scribbled in beside the bits in the script marked “technobabble”.
- BBC News: Tackling the trade in human flesh pills
- io9: Remember when we thought we’d get all our nutrition from pills and bars?
- Wired: Physicist uses maths to avoid traffic penalty
- That Mitchell and Webb Look on brushing tongues
Tracklist
- Death Cab for Cutie – Crooked Teeth
- Placebo – Every You Every Me
- Clint Mansell – Leaving Earth
Send feedback and comments to show@scienceoffiction.co.uk.
47 episodes
Manage episode 181667489 series 1466979
The worst offenders might be shampoo adverts, but egregious pseudo-science is not exactly rare in fiction. Joined by The Science Of Fiction regular Djuke Veldhuis, we take a look at what gets scribbled in beside the bits in the script marked “technobabble”.
- BBC News: Tackling the trade in human flesh pills
- io9: Remember when we thought we’d get all our nutrition from pills and bars?
- Wired: Physicist uses maths to avoid traffic penalty
- That Mitchell and Webb Look on brushing tongues
Tracklist
- Death Cab for Cutie – Crooked Teeth
- Placebo – Every You Every Me
- Clint Mansell – Leaving Earth
Send feedback and comments to show@scienceoffiction.co.uk.
47 episodes
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