Warp speed no simple enterprise
GREAT MOMENTS IN SCIENCE: By now we're all familiar with the speed factors achieved in the science-fiction 'franchise' Star Trek. But Dr Karl thinks that the science behind space travel is so...
View ArticleWatch this space for holographic movies
You might one day be able to immerse yourself in 3D holographic movies thanks to new technology reported today.
View ArticleMovies manipulate our primal response
Evolutionary biologists on say they had scientific backing to confirm suspicions that movies exploit our innate response to alarm and distress calls.
View ArticleThe bold new wave of 3D
SCIENCE FEATURE: 3D technology has made a splash on our cinema screens, but is it really the next big technological leap or simply another marketing ploy?
View ArticleAmityville truth a shocking horror
GREAT MOMENTS IN SCIENCE: Many people enjoy being scared out of their skin at the movies. Dr Karl peeks from behind his hands to reveal the truth behind one of the most famous horror stories of all.
View ArticleAmityville authors' haunt a hoax
GREAT MOMENTS IN SCIENCE: Tales of demonic manifestations abound in modern culture. Dr Karl raises from the ashes a popular paranormal fabrication.
View ArticleAnti-pirating ad music stolen
GREAT MOMENTS IN SCIENCE: You wouldn't steal a movie, so why would you put stolen music on an anti-piracy ad? Dr Karl investigates a curious case of copyright theft.
View ArticleScientists create world's 'smallest movie'
MOVIE MAGIC: Scientists have unveiled what is believed to be the world's smallest movie, made with atoms.
View ArticleThe science of monsters
OPINION: Why do we love scary stories? Matt Kaplan looks at the science behind monsters old and new, and our perverse love of a good fright.
View ArticleHomer 3D: the maths behind The Simpsons
SMALL SCREEN SMARTS: The Simpsons episode where Homer enters a 3D world is not just a classic animation, it's also a treasure trove of high-end mathematics, writes Simon Singh.
View ArticleBest black hole in sci-fi?
ACCURATE PORTRAYAL: A new science fiction movie - 'Interstellar' - is getting attention for its accurate depiction of how a black hole would appear if we could view it up close.
View ArticleA Jurassic World of science fiction
OPINION: Depictions of the science in Jurassic World seem to have fossilised in the early 1990s, writes Paul Willis.
View ArticleFive things we would need for people to go to Mars
ASK AN EXPERT: In the new film The Martian, marooned astronaut Mark Watney has to survive the Red Planet's harsh environment. Just how close to reality is a manned mission to Mars?
View ArticleColourising black and white movies
VIDEO FROM THE VAULT: The introduction of colour television was bad news for black and white movies, but what if there was a way to convert black and white into colour?
View ArticleHow long would it take a vampire to drain you of blood?
GREAT MOMENTS IN SCIENCE: If you're a sucker for a good vampire movie, be warned ... Dr Karl takes two big bites out of the legend.
View ArticleMovie releases of a chemical kind
GREAT MOMENTS IN SCIENCE: Scientists can tell the tense moments in a movie just by the chemicals given off by the audience. Dr Karl explains how scary movies led to a fundamental discovery about human...
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