AGU Sciences Meet Hollywood

American Geophysical Union presents

AGU Sciences Meet Hollywood

Moscone Center South, Room 300

Panelists: Jon Amiel, director of "The Core" and "Creation," Bruce Joel Rubin, screenwriter for "Deep Impact," Seth Shostak, senior astronomer at SETI & science advisor to Hollywood, Sidney Perkowitz, Professor of Physics, Emory University & author of "Hollywood Science," and others.

What: Find out what goes on in minds of directors and screenwriters as they depict scientific subjects in mass-market films. Learn what influence-and how much-a scientist-advisor can have on the filmmaking process. How do films affect public awareness and acceptance of science? In this event, co-sponsored by the National Academies of Science, panelists will show film clips and take questions from the audience.

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