Why Movies Never Actually Show Science

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In this video I examine how some of the ideas Aldous Huxley laid out in his essay Literature and Science apply to film today.

// Research Papers Cited in the video:
"Films and Science: quantification and analysis of the use
of Science Fiction films in scientific papers"
(Luciano Guillermo Levin and Daniela De Filippo, 2014)

"The Future Is Now: Diegetic Prototypes and the Role of Popular Films in Generating Real-World Technological Development"
(David A. Kirby, 2010)

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