In 1968, an already 38-year-old Clint Eastwood was made a producer of a movie that was going to be the “bridge” back to the states […]Mike Wilkerson & Specialists of All Kinds from a Variety of Specialized Industries

Baseball certainly isn’t the same game it was even 5 years ago. If we go back to 10 years ago, rule changes, personalities and focuses […]Mike Wilkerson & Specialists of All Kinds from a Variety of Specialized Industries

The sprawling city of Chicago. A bad cop. A dead kid… and Chuck Norris? There’s something magnetic about Chuck Norris. It’s why we can all […]Mike Wilkerson & Specialists of All Kinds from a Variety of Specialized Industries

How many of you LIKE our current President of the United States? Whether you’re a fan or not, the fact is that feature films galore […]Mike Wilkerson & Specialists of All Kinds from a Variety of Specialized Industries

The concept of a “Superhero Team” had been thought about, drawn up, and shown to human eyes millions of times and satisfied every eye that […]Mike Wilkerson & Specialists of All Kinds from a Variety of Specialized Industries

The Law. The city of Boston. Crime, and the process of solving it. The value of a Perspective Review via 2GuysTalking, is being able to […]Mike Wilkerson & Specialists of All Kinds from a Variety of Specialized Industries

It was literally one of the generation points for all-things-2GuysTalking! You’ve already listened to Part 1 and hopefully – you’ve shared it with friends, family […]Mike Wilkerson & Specialists of All Kinds from a Variety of Specialized Industries

Indiana Jones continues to be one of the most beloved properties of all feature film time. From the original in 1981, to the sequels in […]Mike Wilkerson & Specialists of All Kinds from a Variety of Specialized Industries

Have aliens visited Earth? This question has always been an intriguing one. From the first “contact” we may have had in 1947, the various incidents […]Mike Wilkerson & Specialists of All Kinds from a Variety of Specialized Industries

In 1980, we learned the POWER of “The Empire” when it struck back against the Rebel forces for 2 hours and 7 minutes. That […]Mike Wilkerson & Specialists of All Kinds from a Variety of Specialized Industries

Frozen Tundra was a pretty normal phrase for me when I was a kid. Having grown up in Chicago, then Wisconsin, Frozen Tundras were a regular, icy occurrence but – […]Mike Wilkerson & Specialists of All Kinds from a Variety of Specialized Industries

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STAR WARS might have begun long, long ago in a galaxy far, far away, but the franchise, the zeal and FANDOM of Star Wars Fans […]Mike Wilkerson & Specialists of All Kinds from a Variety of Specialized Industries

Tornadoes: We’ll likely never experience one in real life and for that, we can consider ourselves lucky. In 1996, masses across North America were given, […]Mike Wilkerson & Specialists of All Kinds from a Variety of Specialized Industries

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The act of dreaming is an important part of our sleeping habits. Dreams are thought of as the brain’s way of helping us decompress from […]Mike Wilkerson & Specialists of All Kinds from a Variety of Specialized Industries

What is – The Matrix? In 1999, and still to this day on commercial networks across the world, many find out still to this day […]Mike Wilkerson & Specialists of All Kinds from a Variety of Specialized Industries

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Jurassic Park is a classic favorite of many scientists. Except for Anne, who apparently still hasn't seen the movie to this day! In this episode, Scientist Becca Mellema teaches us how to make a dinosaur using cloning techniques! Well... not exactly. But we do talk about the awesomeness of gene editing, the ethics of cloning, and debate what creatu…

We are BACK for Season 2! We're starting our season with a quick (maybe?) episode on Dredd. Neuroscience graduate student Kevin Huang walks us through this dystopian future by teaching us how bees perceive time, why the good times end early, and why meetings feel like they take forever! Follow us on Twitter: @CinemaSciCast Theme Music by Kagan Brei…

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This week is:#6 Magnolia [11:45]#5 Mulholland Drive [34:39] Next week we cover:#4 Boogie Nights#3 Swiss Army ManMy Favorite Movies

This week is:#8 Dogtooth [6:56]#7 Before Sunrise [20:41] Next week we cover:#6 Magnolia#5 Mulholland DriveMy Favorite Movies

My Favorite Movies

My Favorite Movies

Fight Club is riddled with commentary on modern society, and it's explosive ending suggested a main character with schizophrenia or dissociative identity disorder. But is the movie's depiction of multiple personalities accurate or even fair? Neuroscientist Jenifer Einstein joins us in this season finale to help us understand these disorders, the ps…

Join us for weekly reviews of the biggest movies of pop culture! This week we cover Avengers Endgame, discussing the plot, some fan theories and overall opinions on the last 21 movies of the MCU! Join us next week for our review of The Longest Ride.

With our ever evolving technology, Black Mirror addresses the potential dark future of our society's relationship with advanced technology. We discuss "all the cool dark science" (as Anne puts it) in this television series. Dr. Marsa Taheri helps us understand the difference between artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, how a robot cou…

This is our second episode in a two part series on neurotoxins! Check out Episode 12 where we talk about Toxic Shark and toxins from an evolutionary perspective. In this episode, we summarized all of Game of Thrones to Anne, who has never seen the show. Ana Santos joins us to help us understand how poisons work, why we study poisons in the lab, why…

This is the first episode in a two-part special on neurotoxins! We watched Toxic Shark, a trashterpiece comparable to Sharknado. Peter joins us to help us better understand the difference between poison vs venom, how he'd become best friends with an immortal snail bro, what toxins can do to your brain, and his endless supply of puns! To learn more,…

The Walking Dead portrays the complexities of life following a zombie apocalypse. Naturally, chaos ensues, but how dangerous are zombies... really? Evan teaches us about zombie-like diseases that occur in real life, why zombies eat, what to do if you see a drooling deer, and how he would survive a zombie apocalypse. Diseases discussed include: mad …

James Cameron's epic science fiction film Avatar was a breakthrough in 3D technology when it was released. In it, Jake Sully is a parapalegic former marine who takes control of an Avatar to explore a planet that is essentially a... brain. In this episode, Deeptha joins us to help us learn about spinal cords, what happens when they become damaged, h…

If they hear you, they hunt you. We watched the movie A Quiet Place in which a post-apocalyptic world of silence is overrun by creatures that hunt using sound. A bearded-John Krasinski and his family navigate this quiet world, surviving games of Monopoly, grain silos, and babies. Bioengineering Graduate Student Marta Iversen joins us to help us und…

Rick and Morty: Rick Potion #9, Rick creates a love serum for Morty to use at the school dance; as per usual, a mantis-disaster occurs leading to a world of hurt and destruction. Rick confesses the delicate balance of designing a love potion, but what does neuroscientist Joshua Barrios think? In this episode, Josh talks about monogamous voles, whet…

Because our first season is all about the brain, it's no surprise that we would ultimately watch Lucy. This movie stems from the myth that living creatures use 10% of their brain, and unlocking the rest of the brain results in reality-altering abilities. Neuroscientist Danielle Giangrasso helps us understand how much of our brain we use, whether we…

We watched Alien, a movie about parasitic Xenomorphs that can use anything and anyone as their host. Jaycie Loewen joins us to discuss the various parasites that are searching for a home. Could you be their next host? To learn more, check out our website: cinemasciencepodcast.com Follow us on Twitter: @CinemaSciCast Theme Music by Kagan Breitenbach…

There is a strange entry that is classified as “the Best Christmas Movie of All Time”, and while it features the words, “Ho, Ho, Ho”, […]Mike Wilkerson & Specialists of All Kinds from a Variety of Specialized Industries

Christopher Nolan’s Inception ignited a worldwide debate on spinning tops and made us question our dream security. Neuroscience graduate student Kyle Jenks joins us to reveal what our brain is doing while we sleep, why we dream, how we study sleep in the laboratory, and who he would incept, given the chance. To learn more, check out our website: ci…

We watched Men in Black, an unforgettable movie that caused 90s kids everywhere to question whether or not their parents are aliens. Graduate student Ariadne Penalva teaches us how we store and retrieve memories, why it's hard to forget that embarrassing thing you did 10 years ago, and whether or not neurolyzers can erase your memory of an alien. C…

Aliens (Xenomorphs) and Predators (Yautjas) have been battling each other for thousands of years, resulting in an evolutionary arms race. For whatever reason, humans find themselves in the middle of this war and are the clear loser. Special guest Andrew Moran joins us to explore the sensory biology of these species and we debate which alien reigns …

We watched Drunken Master, and worshiped Jackie Chan’s comedic kung fu youthfulness. In this episode of Cinema Science, Andrew Taibi demonstrates that he is not only the biggest kung fu fan in the world, but he’s also incredibly knowledgeable in traumatic brain injury (TBI) and alcohol. How do they affect your fighting technique and your brain? Lis…

In this episode of Cinema Science, we watched Gattaca, a science fiction movie from 1997 that asks the question: what if we could alter our destiny with a little genetic engineering? Sasha Luks-Morgan helps us understand how exactly genetic editing works, what the heck CRISPR stands for, and whether or not we can actually splice super powers into o…