TagChristopher Nolan

Somnacin, the powerful sleeping pill in the movie ‘Inception’: what are the real-world possibilities and problems of scientific imagination?

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We explore the real-world possibilities of Somnacin, the powerful sleeping pill used in the movie Inception, and discuss what ethical and scientific issues the movie’s scientific imagination might raise in the real world.   If you enjoy movies to any degree, you’ve probably seen the movie Inception, and you’ve probably felt the after-effects for a while afterward. More than...

What is relativity as seen in the movie Interstellar?

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The movie Interstellar explores wormholes and black holes and crosses the boundaries of time and space. But what does the movie have to say about Einstein’s theory of relativity? Let’s explore the core of relativity through the scientific concepts in the movie.   Interstellar is a movie about the search for a habitable planet in space to overcome the problem of food shortage on...