This edition: The Physics of "Hidden Figures"

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Original tape date: February 6, 2017. First aired: August 25, 2017.

Physicist Moiya McTier and astronaut Mike Massimino break down the math and social science in “Hidden Figures.”

Mike Massimino, Ph.D. Author, Astronaut, Professor, NASA, Columbia University

Moiya McTier Ph.D. candidate, Columbia University

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Science Goes to the Movies hosted by Lisa Beth Kovetz, looks at the science in contemporary motion pictures.

Will today's sci-fi fantasies become tomorrow’s science realities? Top working scientists review popular movies, resulting in lively and informative conversations about what science is happening now, what science is heading towards us in the future, and what’s just fun fiction.

Science Goes To The Movies is now available on many Public Television stations.
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