Hollywood Chemistry

Abstract

Foreword Preface Science Reaches the Screen 1. Creation: When Art and Science Collide Natalia Reagan and Jon Amiel 2. Science Fictions and Fictional Science: A Brief Tour of Science in the Star Trek Universe Andre Bormanis 3. A Gram of Prevention Is Worth a Kilogram of Cure: Teaching Writers Science Michael S. Brotherton 4. How The Universe Is Made Colin Campbell 5. Narrative Alchemy: From Vision to Visual Alexis R. Gambis 6. The Science Advisor's Journey Kevin R. Grazier 7. Consonance and Dissonance: The Art and Science of Film Music Bear McCreary, Meghen Miles, and Kevin R. Grazier 8. The Science & Entertainment Exchange: The National Academy of Sciences Goes to Hollywood Ann G. Merchant 9. Making the Science of TV Meth Crystal Clear Donna J. Nelson and Melodie R. Lettkeman 10. Getting the Science Right: Tales from the Eureka Writers' Room J. Paglia Science Reaches the Public 11. Visions of the Past Stephen Cass 12. Constructing Crimes: How the CSI Effect Is Created Stephen Cass, Kevin R. Grazier, Bradley Thompson, and Corinne Marrinan 13. Cosmic Catastrophes in Movies Joshua Colwell 14. Solving for x When x Is the Audience: A Case Study within Fan Culture Carrie J. Cole 15. The Chemist as Anti-Hero: Walter White and Sherlock Holmes as Case Studies Declan Fahy 16. Using the Space Program from Mercury to Apollo as Portrayed in the Movies The Right Stuff and Apollo 13 and in the Mini-Series From the Earth to the Moon as a Teaching Tool James G. Goll 17. Using Movie Clips To Teach Chemistry Formally and Informally Mark A. Griep and Marjorie L. Mikasen 18. The Materials Science of Marvel's The Avengers-Some Assembly Required James Kakalios 19. Censoring Science in 1930s and 1940s Hollywood Cinema David A. Kirby 20. Entertainment Media Portrayals and Their Effects on the Public Understanding of Science Matthew C. Nisbet and Anthony Dudo 21. The Character of Science on Television Thomas Parham and Jovana J. Grbic 22. Hollywood Science: Good for Hollywood, Bad for Science? Sidney Perkowitz 23. Hollywood Aliens Seth Shostak 24. Beyond Teaching and Learning: Bringing Together Science and Society with and through Movies Erik Stengler 25. How Hollywood Inspires the Exploration of Space Randii R. Wessen Editors' Biographies Indexes Author Index Subject Index