2 hr 7 min
Episode 24 - Avatar: The Way of Water | A blue-tiful mind Neurratives - A Podcast about Neuroscience in Fiction
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Enough of weird obscure old movies that Stephen digs up from the dregs of IMDB-it's time for a big commercial hit movie! The third-biggest commercial movie ever (as of recording) in fact! That's right, it's time for us to cover Avatar: The Way of Water. In the first Avatar movie, still the highest-grossing movie ever, we saw characters use brain-computer interfaces to remotely operate giant blue genetically-engineered bodies on a planet whose fauna is connected through a planet-wide neural gestalt consciousness. With the first movie laying that foundation, what fun new neuroscience will James Cameron's epic sci-fi sequel cover? Join Nick and Stephen as they talk whales, neurology referral pathways, and the Salt Lake valley east-west blood feud.
Enough of weird obscure old movies that Stephen digs up from the dregs of IMDB-it's time for a big commercial hit movie! The third-biggest commercial movie ever (as of recording) in fact! That's right, it's time for us to cover Avatar: The Way of Water. In the first Avatar movie, still the highest-grossing movie ever, we saw characters use brain-computer interfaces to remotely operate giant blue genetically-engineered bodies on a planet whose fauna is connected through a planet-wide neural gestalt consciousness. With the first movie laying that foundation, what fun new neuroscience will James Cameron's epic sci-fi sequel cover? Join Nick and Stephen as they talk whales, neurology referral pathways, and the Salt Lake valley east-west blood feud.
2 hr 7 min