".....like MYTHBUSTERS, live and in-concert!"
-Barry Weiss, former VP of Animation at SONY Pictures Imageworks
8/5/10 ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS & SCIENCES
The Samuel Goldwyn Theater, 7:30pm, Beverly Hills, sponsored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
10/23/10 THE INAUGURAL USA SCIENCE & ENGINEERING FESTIVAL
Saturday, 3 pm, The Mall, Washington, DC, stage location: TBA
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
San Francisco, Details TBA
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SUMMER '09:
7/10/09 SOLD OUT!! STANDING ROOM ONLY!!
Reuben H. Fleet Science Center, 6:30pm, Grayson Boehm Hall, San Diego
7/23 FULL HOUSE!! STANDING ROOM ONLY!! COMIC-CON DEBUT!
5:30pm, Rm 30 CDE, SD Convention Center
8/6/09 SOLD OUT DEBUT!!
The Samuel Goldwyn Theater, 7:30pm, Beverly Hills, sponsored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
How many times have you asked yourself while watching some phenomenal stunt in an action movie, or some amazing technological achievement in a science fiction movie: is that possible, or could that really happen? Well, with a rudimentary knowledge of some basic physics, and a sense of humor, you can answer many of these questions yourself. Why not use film scenes as a springboard into learning fundamental principles of physics? And we need to hold the movies accountable when they cross over from the realm of the maybe possible, to the completely, insultingly, ridiculous. That's what Hollywood Movie Physics is all about.
About Adam
Adam Weiner is a physics teacher at The Bishops School in La Jolla, CA and author of the book Don't Try This at Home! The Physics of Hollywood Movies. He writes a blog called The Breakdown for PopSci.com, Popular Science Magazine online: a review of the physics behind selected youtube videos and Hollywood blockbusters. Adam has also written for WIRED UK.
The Book: Don't Try This at Home! The Physics of Hollywood Movies
Adam's Blog: PopSci.com
Contact Adam: adam@hollywoodmoviephysics.com
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- Using Movies to Teach Physics in the Classroom
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