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11.21.09

PopSci's Guide to Summer Sci-Tech Movies 2009

Will antimatter destroy the Catholic Church? Will Kirk beat up aliens? Will any of it sound even slightly plausible?

By Gregory Mone Posted 05.08.2009 at 10:54 am 0 Comments

Summer is coming, and that means robots, teleportation, antimatter bombs, dinosaurs, an elite high-tech fighting force, fictional metals with unearthly properties ... we love it!

Here’s a look at the Hollywoodified science hitting the big screen this summer, complete with our highly scientific Expected Gibberish Quotient (EGQ).

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PopSci’s Guide to Sci-Tech Summer Movies

From the gadgets in Get Smart to the gamma rays in The Hulk, we rate the scientific jargon quotient of the summer's hottest flicks

By Gregory Mone Posted 04.11.2008 at 1:48 pm 0 Comments

Its blockbuster season, and that means mad scientists, angry robots and a certain flexibility with the laws of physics. Heres our guide to movies made especially with PopSci fans in mind. In it, a roundup of the season's best (and worst) geek candy, along with our expected gibberish quotient, so youll know which lines are pure comedy—even if no one else is laughing.

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