Reel Science Cast

Ep. 21 - Annihilation

What's up nerds!!

You better strap on your civilian-issued(??) automatic weapons and stock up on rations, because you're about to enter the Shimmer on our FAR TOO LONG review of the science in Annihilation!
We cover some of the science of genetics and mutagenesis, and discuss what it takes to turn a person into a plant-person.

In two weeks, we're gonna sit down to watch "Ex Machina," and talk about artificial intelligence! Hit us with questions over @reelsciencecast on Twitter, on our Facebook page, or at reelsciencecast@gmail.com!

Ep. 20 - Life

Good evening, scientists!

We're dropping into your atmosphere on America's birthday to bring you the swan song of Jake Gyllenhaal's career as an astronaut, in the 2017 science fiction horror flick "Life." The boys cover some science on single cells, how organisms react in a vacuum, and come down hard on Team Spooky Space Squid. 

Look for us again in two weeks when we come at you with the science of "Blindness!" Hit us up on Facebook, @reelsciencecast on Twitter, and at reelsciencecast@gmail.com with some questions on sight and lack thereof, and we'll answer them on the show!

Ep. 19 - Cast Away

Hail and well met you good, good science people!

We covered a doozy of a film this week when we watched Cast Away, featuring the beautiful and talented Tom Hanks and the snarky volleyball Wilson. In this episode, we tell you why Tom Hanks should have died on this island and why coconut milk is probably the greatest laxative and nutritional supplement known to mankind.

Look out for our next episode two weeks from now when we’ll be covering Life, which is sure to leave you star-struck as we discuss biogenesis and life on that red, red planet we call Mars. Also starring tiny boy Jake Gyllenhaal and sexy boy Ryan Reynolds.

As always, feel free to send us any questions, science-related or not, to @reelsciencecast on Twitter, via email at reelsciencecast@gmail.com, or on our Facebook page!

We love you.

Ep . 18 - Rise of the Planet of the Apes

What's up science nerds!

Kennon couldn't make it this week because he's trying to graduate, but Sean and Pace we'rent monkeyin' around when they reviewed the science in Rise of the Planet of the Apes! These boys cover the viral therapy vector used in the movie and discussed capabilities of non-human primates to speak english!

Join us next week for the thrilling reunification of the boyz, when we cover...Cast Away?! I leave for one episode and these guys saddle us with Cast Away? Ugh, okay I guess we're doing this.

Send us questions @reelsciencecast on Twitter, via email at reelsciencecast@gmail.com, or on our Facebook page!

Ep. 17 - Dallas Buyers Club

What's up science babies!
Join us this week as we walk through the science of HIV and AIDS, as depicted in the award-winning flick "Dallas Buyers Club!" We discuss Matty Mac's symptoms, the progression and life-cycle of HIV, and feature a special interview with Sean's sibling, Gabby Crosson, to get their take on Jared Leto's performance!

We'll be coming at you again in two weeks with James Franco's quest to cure neurological diseases in "Rise of the Planet of the Apes!" Get us questions @reelsciencecast, on Facebook, or at reelsciencecast@gmail.com!

Ep. 16 - Limitless

What's up, my good good science dudes!

Join us this week as we think through the science in the 2011 Neil Burger flick "Limitless!"

Pace talks about drug action in the brain, Kennon sits there and looks pretty, and Sean dishes out an absolute takedown of modern techniques in cinematography.

We'll be back again in two weeks with the science of HIV/AIDs, as covered in the movie "Dallas Buyer's Club."
Send us your questions on Twitter, Facebook, or at reelsciencecast@gmail.com, and we'll answer them on the show!

Ep. 15 - Reefer Madness

Woah, hey nerds, I didn't see you there.

Come on in, slip those Birkenstocks off and have a seat on our...bean bag chair?

This week, we cover the science of your favorite Arbor Day plant as we watched Reefer Madness, and discuss the chronic affliction clouding the minds of America's youth. We cover some of the more popular ways of THC delivery, the currently understood effects of marijuana use on the body, and Sean and Kennon hold a brief seance to get the unique perspective of something called a "weed ghost."

Join us again in two weeks, as we watch Bradley Cooper get wicked turnt on smart pills, in the movie Limitless! Send us your questions over @reelsciencecast on Twitter, at reelsciencecast@gmail.com, or on our Facebook page!

Special Announcement! - The Next Episode of RSC

What's up, science friends!

Listen up for a special announcement for our next episode, releasing April 24th!

We're putting the call out for your absolute dankest of questions, so send us some over @reelsciencecast on Twitter, on our Facebook page, or at reelsciencecast@gmail.com!

Ep. 14 - Contact

Greetings earthlings!

Strap into your very own weird ball machine and help us guide Jodie Foster through a world of radio science, a dash of physics, and men who are garbage to women in the 1997 sci-fi epic "Contact!"

We attempt to siphon what science discussion we can out of a movie that you lovely listeners shanghaied us into watching, while managing to somehow make this a longer episode.

Keep an eye on our feed for a special announcement for the next episode, and feel free to preload some of the dankest questions you can think of over at @reelsciencecast, reelsciencecast@gmail.com, or one our Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/reelsciencecast/!

Ep 13. - Memento

Happy Wednesday friends!

Get ready for a trip down memory lane, as we sit down this week and discuss Christopher Nolan's 2000 brain blaster, "Memento!"

Special guest Caesar Hernandez joins us to give Pace some back-up, so we can break down the science of memory and amnesia. Sean and Kennon remain utterly useless.

In two weeks, we'll be watching Jodie Foster's Big Space Adventure, or "Contact!" So get us some questions @reelsciencecast or over email at reelsciencecast@gmail.com!