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Episode 8: Thankful for Soil with Director Suzannah Cowley and Dr. Ivanah Oliver
This month's episode of Sci Flicks looks at the short film Thankful for Soil, released just this year! On this instalment of the Sci Flicks podcast, Bridgette is joine...
Episode 7: From Dusk Til Dawn with Dr Zenon Czenze and Ruvi De Mel
Associated with vampires, the night, and sadly disease, bats get a bit of a bad rap. Diving into the world of these nocturnal hunters and their physiology is Dr Zenon ...
Episode 6: Volcano with Dr. Kieran Meaney
Let's begin the Trimester in style! This month's Sci Flicks is all about volcanoes, and what better movie to watch than Volcano, the 1997 disaster film all about an er...
Episode 5: Arrival with Dr. Sally Dixon and Dr. Piers Kelly
After nearly 3 years and 17 episodes, Dr. Marissa Betts is stepping down as Sci Flicks Coordinator. We cannot thank her enough for all she has done for the show and th...
Episode 4: Eight Legged Freaks with Dr. James O'Hanlon
Sci Flicks continues this month with a screening of the 2002 comedic monster film Eight Legged Freaks! Marissa's guest this month is Dr James O'Hanlon; a researcher wi...
Episode 3: Everything Everywhere All at Once - Interview with Kate Armstrong-Smith
We're looking at a recent film this month! May's episode of Sci Flicks examines the smash hit that swept the 2023 Academy Awards; the film with the most nominations, m...
Episode 2: Contagion - Interview with Professor Kim Usher
Our April episode of Sci Flicks sees Marissa looking at the 2011 film that proved to be well and truly ahead of its time, Contagion! She's not doing it alone though; s...
Episode 1: Fire of Love - Interview with Dr. Nick Tailby
Sci Flicks is back and better than ever! Our first episode of 2023 sees Marissa sit down with Dr. Nick Tailby to look at a film released just last year.
Episode 9: Ratatouille - Interview with Dr. Gal Winter
The final episode of Sci Flicks for 2022 sees Marissa and guest microbiologist Dr. Gal Winter talk about the food science in Ratatouille!
Episode 8: Alien - Interview with Dr. Tommy Leung
Dr. Tommy Leung and Marissa look into the science behind one of the best known horror films out there, the iconic 1979 film Alien.
Episode 7: Night at the Museum - Interview with Rachel Parsons
Marissa is joined by NERAM Art Director Rachel Parsons for this episode of Sci Flicks - a fitting choice, considering we're looking at Night at the Museum!
Episode 6: Jurassic World Dominion - Interview with Kai Allison and Timothy Frauenfelder
Marissa is joined by Honours student Kai Allison and PhD candidate Timothy Frauenfelder to discuss palaeontology and the implications behind the scientific themes in J...
Episode 5: River - Interview with Associate Professor Melissa Parsons
The fifth chapter in our collaboration between TuneFM, UNE, and the Belgrave Cinema sees Marissa joined by Associate Professor Melissa Parsons to enlighten us with her...
Episode 4: Robocop - Interview with Dr. Eddie Sadgrove
The next instalment of the Sci Flicks collaboration sees Marissa chat to Dr. Eddie Sadgrove about Robocop, this month's Sci Flicks feature, and the science behind the ...
Episode 3: Close Encounters of the Third Kind - Interview with Dr. Stephen Bosi
UNE's own Dr. Stephen Bosi discusses the classic Spielberg film, Close Encounters of the Third Kind from his unique perspective as a researcher and lecturer in the fie...
Episode 2: Finding Nemo - Interview with Chris Goatley
Dr. Chris Goatley discusses his research as a marine biologist and how it relates to the classic children's film, Finding Nemo.
Episode 1B: The Martian - Introductory Talk and Post-Film Q and A with Chris Guppy and Richard Flavel
The introductory talk before the screening of The Martian at Belgrave Cinema, and the Q and A session held at the end of the film.
Episode 1A: The Martian - Interview with Chris Guppy and Richard Flavel
Dr. Chris Guppy and Dr. Richard Flavel discuss agronomy, the properties of soil, and whether or not interplanetary agriculture would be possible, drawing from the cent...
The Meg (Season 1, Episode 4)
Dr. Marissa Betts celebrates the fourth episode of UNE Sci Flicks with a look at a more... silly scientific film; The Meg!
San Andreas (Season 1, Episode 3)
Dr. Marissa Betts sits down with UNE geologists Dr. Luke Milan and Dr. Tim Chapman to discuss geoscience and its relation to the film San Andreas.
Gattaca (Season 1, Episode 2)
Dr. Marissa Betts sits down with Dr. Mary McMillan to discuss genetics in and how they drive the narrative behind the film Gattaca.
Jurassic Park (Season 1, Episode 1)
Dr Marissa Betts sits down with Dr Phil Bell and Dr Nicolas Campione to discuss dinosaurs in preparation for the screening of Jurassic Park at the Belgrave Cinema.