We look at some of our least favourite movie science tropes. Can you use more than 10% of y... YES YOU CAN. NO PREDATORS DON'T ROAR BEFORE THEY ATTACK YOU. DON'T HAVE SEX WITH FISHMEN. GODDAMIT HOLLYWOOD.

03:23 - 10% of your brain?
08:36 - The 'perfect' organism
14:27 - Interspecies Relationships
22:39 - Animal Personality/Intelligence
32:05 - The search for Patient Zero
37:58 - Predator noise

We look at some of our least favourite movie science tropes. Can you use more than 10% of y... YES YOU CAN. NO PREDATORS DON'T ROAR BEFORE THEY ATTACK YOU. DON'T HAVE SEX WITH FISHMEN. GODDAMIT HOLLYWOOD. 03:23 - 10% of your brain? 08:36 - The 'perfect' organism 14:27 - Interspecies Relationships 22:39 - Animal Personality/Intelligence 32:05 - The search for Patient Zero 37:58 - Predator noise

S2E13: Bad Movie Science Tropes

Welcome to Cinematica Animalia! If you share our love of both science and movie monsters, then tune in as we - two ecologists, one veterinarian, and a writer - explore the ecology and physiology of cinematic creatures; explaining what works, what mostly doesn’t, and how the movie’s plot is subsequently affected. At the end of the day, we just love talking about science.

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