Scientists Rate 65 Scenes from Movies and TV | How Real Is It? | Insider

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Scientists review scenes from movies and television and rate how realistic they are.

Keren Elazari, an internationally recognized security analyst and researcher, analyzes 12 hacking scenes from shows and movies such as "Mr. Robot," "Skyfall," "Hackers," "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" (2011), "The Matrix Reloaded," and "Silicon Valley."

Cosmologist and astrophysicist Paul M. Sutter discusses the science behind movies and TV shows set in space. He dissects string theory in "3 Body Problem," the portrayal of black holes in "Interstellar," and Mars survival in "The Martian," starring Matt Damon.

Nuclear-weapons physicist Greg Spriggs rates nuclear-explosion scenes in movies. He analyzes the portrayal of nuclear detonations and their effects in "Dr. Strangelove," Marvel’s "The Avengers," "Armageddon," and "Oppenheimer," starring Cillian Murphy.

Former NASA roboticist Ayanna Howard discusses the accuracy of robotics scenes from "Iron Man," "Spider-Man 2," "Transformers," and "Terminator 2: Judgment Day." She also comments on "I, Robot," "Black Mirror," "Westworld," and R2-D2 and C-3PO from "Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope."
Meteorologist and storm chaser Cyrena Arnold looks at hurricane and tornado scenes from TV shows and movies such as "Geostorm," "Twister," "Into the Storm," "The Day After Tomorrow" and "Sharknado."

Cosmic mineralogist, astrogeologist, and all-around asteroid expert Gretchen Benedix rates asteroid disaster scenes from "Armageddon," "The Expanse," "Deep Impact," "Don’t Look Up," and other movies and TV shows.

Artificial intelligence researcher Sasha Luccioni rates depictions of AI in movies and TV shows including "Ex Machina," "2001: A Space Odyssey," "Her," "Spider-Man: Homecoming," and "Westworld" (2016).

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You can find more information about Greg Spriggs and the Livermore National Laboratory at: www.llnl.gov

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Scientists Rate 65 Scenes from Movies and TV | How Real Is It? | Insider