When science gets the movies wrong
Issue 394 | Page 78 | Published Jul 2025
Description
Michael Hal Sosabowski suggests critically analysing science in films to encourage healthy scepticism.
References
Farrell, I. (2021) The highly corrosive world of superacids. Education in Chemistry.
https://edu.rsc.org/everyday-chemistry/whats-the-strongest-acid-in-the-world/4014526.article
Ross, K. (2023) Acids, pH and earthquakes – the scales that are not linear. SSR in Practice, 104(388), 21–23.
Thorne, K. (2014) The Science of Interstellar. W. W. Norton.
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