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Ethan A. Kruse ’12 may spend hours each week in front of a computer screen??but he’s not dallying on virtual playgrounds like World of Warcraft or Counterstrike. The astrophysics concentrator has far loftier preoccupations —literally...
...They often cite the waning attention span of younger generations arising from technology. Harold Bloom said in an interview that the problem is primarily a result of technological change: “People are trapped in the age of what you might call the triple screen: the motion-picture screen??and this is in ascending order of evil in terms of what it does to their minds throughout the world—the television screen, and finally the computer screen, which is the real villain.” Mr. Bloom extends his argument further in his book...
...Coolidge Corner Theatre presents the “Science on Screen?? series, in its fifth year, in association with The Museum of Science and New Scientist Magazine. “The aim of the series is to educate about science while entertaining through movies, presenting a feature film or feature-length documentary on a science/medical-related topic,” theatre’s associate director Elizabeth Taylor-Mead said in an email...
...projected onto the giant silver screen,” says Taylor-Mead. “The pairings between film and world-class scientist or medical researcher are always dynamic and entertaining.” These components combine into a recipe for success, and the “Science on Screen?? series has certainly proven...
According to Taylor-Mead, Professor Wrangham’s appearance at “Science on Screen?? will provide a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to audiences. “At home, audiences won’t get this surprising combination of edu-tainment,” Taylor-Mead explains. “[They’ll get] a private seminar only shared with 400 people sitting together in the dark eating the best popcorn in greater Boston...