A @TheCoolidge Corner Theatre @SloanPublic grant program sponsoring cinemas nationwide to creatively pair film screenings with expert-led science presentations.
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Dr. Omar Ahmed, discusses the neural basis of memories, why they can be considered subjective, and how they can be altered.
Science On Screen: Subjectivity of Memories and the Influence of Emotion
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
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How close are we to finding extraterrestrial life?
youtube.com/watch?v=k2K93odT…
Science On Screen:
"The Enduring Enigma of Extraterrestrial Life"
Austin Film Society, Austin, TX: May 21, 2025
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
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Explore the extraordinary underlying physics, like quantum theory and relativity, as well as the scientific history of the atom bomb and the key personalities featured in Oppenheimer:
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Science On Screen
The Frida Cinema, Santa Ana, CA: March 25, 2025
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What makes a dinosaur a dinosaur? This, and more, with the non-profit Dinosaurs Will Always Be Awesome.
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Science On Screen: "Dinosaurs Will Always Be Awesome"
Enzian Theatre, Maitland, FL: June 29, 2025
The Land Before Time (1988) See less
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A fascinating look at the history of malls—their rise and fall—that explores possible uses for the ones that closed, including affordable housing, public centers, and other socially conscious ideas:
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Science On Screen: "Living in Malls?"
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Science On Screen: "The Curious Success of Failure"
Avalon Theatre, Washington, DC: May 7, 2025
Film: BlackBerry (2023) See less
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Happy Star Wars Day!
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A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... could all that really happen? STAR WARS EPISODE IV
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Dave Goldberg, Professor and Department Head at Drexel University in the Department of Physics, discusses the various theories of how time travel could hypothetically work.
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"How was tomorrow? – The Theory of Time Travel"
County Theater
Primer (2005)
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As neurotechnology evolves, it raises crucial questions: What does it mean to be human when our thoughts can be accessed by machines?
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"Neuroscience and Cinema"
Cinema Arts Centre
Film: Theatre of Thought (2022)
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16 Oct 2025
October is for our annual rewatch of Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960)!
Pair your viewing with this panel lecture on the visual techniques of mind control.
Science on Screen recorded at
The Little Theatre, 2016
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6 Oct 2025
If it's in a word or it's in a look, you can't get rid of the Babadook. Time for an October rewatch! Brain Changes in Parenthood: THE BABADOOK (2014) Science on Screen lecture recorded at Coolidge Corner Theatre, 2024:
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29 Sep 2025
"What would be the scientific purpose of killing it?"
Steve Zissou: "Revenge."
Join The Colonial Theatre for a Science on Screen presentation of Wes Anderson's The Life Aquatic (2004):
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25 Sep 2025
Want to know what a real twister is like?
Rewatch Twisters (2024) and this Science on Screen lecture featuring the real-life experiences of former storm chaser, Rich Ruggiero.
Science on Screen lecture recorded at Bridgeport Film Fest, 2024:
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24 Sep 2025
Before you see ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER this weekend, rewatch this delicious lecture on PTA's Phantom Thread:
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17 Sep 2025
In memory of Robert Redford, what's your favorite performance?
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8 Sep 2025
Think you could pull off the perfect crime?
Join Dr. Josh Wakeham, Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, for a discussion on con artists and their techniques.
Science on Screen:
The Sting (1973)
The Colonial Theatre in Bethlehem, New Hampshire
Fri, Sep 12, 7pm
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4 Sep 2025
When a cartoon character runs off a cliff, they won’t fall – until they look down. How does that work?
The Rules of Cartoon Physics: LOONEY TUNES
Science on Screen recorded @colonialtheatre, 2019:
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3 Sep 2025
It's the 20th anniversary of Herzog's Grizzly Man (2005).
Pair your rewatch with one of our most popular lectures.
Science on Screen recorded @LoftCinema, 2015:
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1 Sep 2025
Happy Labor Day.
We're taking Office Space (1999) lecture proposals:
Science of Productivity (I'm going to have to ask you to come in on Saturday)
Science of Paper Jams
Science of That's My Stapler
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