http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/artscience/2012/09/top-5-science-done-right-moments-in-movies/ Where the studio meets the research lab Fri, 17 May 2013 18:47:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/artscience/2012/09/top-5-science-done-right-moments-in-movies/#comment-29 George Claxton Mon, 01 Oct 2012 16:58:05 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/artscience/?p=131#comment-29 If only all film makers would bother to be accurate in their portrayal of science. After this summer's horrible monstrosity that was "Total Recall," in which they had a 100m wide train traveling through the core of the planet, and poison gases that wiped out all life on Earth, save for Britain and Australia (which were somehow immune to moving air masses), we could use some actual science in film. If only all film makers would bother to be accurate in their portrayal of science.
After this summer’s horrible monstrosity that was “Total Recall,” in which they had a 100m wide train traveling through the core of the planet, and poison gases that wiped out all life on Earth, save for Britain and Australia (which were somehow immune to moving air masses), we could use some actual science in film.

]]> http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/artscience/2012/09/top-5-science-done-right-moments-in-movies/#comment-26 Dave Sun, 30 Sep 2012 16:30:55 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/artscience/?p=131#comment-26 "A Beautiful Mind" was horribly astray on John Nash's mental illness and on the psychiatric treatment he received, particularly in the latter part of the film. Whether psychiatry is a science, however, is debatable. “A Beautiful Mind” was horribly astray on John Nash’s mental illness and on the psychiatric treatment he received, particularly in the latter part of the film. Whether psychiatry is a science, however, is debatable.

]]> http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/artscience/2012/09/top-5-science-done-right-moments-in-movies/#comment-25 Rob Sun, 30 Sep 2012 13:48:46 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/artscience/?p=131#comment-25 It's ridiculous to put A Beautiful Mind on this list. As the previous comment points out, the movie got the Nash equilibrium concept -- which is Nash's most important contribution to science -- totally wrong. Any game theorist would put the movie on a top-5 list of movies that got the science totally wrong. It’s ridiculous to put A Beautiful Mind on this list. As the previous comment points out, the movie got the Nash equilibrium concept — which is Nash’s most important contribution to science — totally wrong. Any game theorist would put the movie on a top-5 list of movies that got the science totally wrong.

]]> http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/artscience/2012/09/top-5-science-done-right-moments-in-movies/#comment-18 juan foxley rioseco Sat, 22 Sep 2012 17:13:39 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/artscience/?p=131#comment-18 Beautiful mind fails to explain the Nash equilibrium concept. The brunettes story, amusing but misleading http://variagate.com/equilib.htm?beaumind Beautiful mind fails to explain the Nash equilibrium concept. The brunettes story, amusing but misleading http://variagate.com/equilib.htm?beaumind

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