TWISTER, Michael Crichton, and Making Science Fun Again

(Note: This episode was originally released under the old podcast title "This is the End: Pop Culture & Collapse." As of July 2025 the show is now titled, "Strange Days, Here We Come: Pop Culture, Dystopia & Collapse.") **No spoilers** for any of the works discussed in this episode.

LINKS:

• Breaking Down: Collapse "Episode 70 - Pop Culture & Collapse" https://collapsepod.buzzsprout.com/1403161/9909499

 

• "Climate science meets a stubborn obstacle: Students" https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/04/us/education-climate-change-science-class-students.html

 

• "Before and after 'The Day After Tomorrow': A U.S. study of climate change risk perception." https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/before-and-after-the-day-after-tomorrow/

 

• "Cli-fi (climate fiction) on the big screen changes minds about real climate change" https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/08/world/climate-change-movies-eprise/index.html

 

• "Michael Crichton on science and storytelling" https://statmodeling.stat.columbia.edu/2019/02/13/michael-crichton-on-science-and-storytelling/

 

• "Sci-fi and Jurassic Park have driven research, scientists say" https://theconversation.com/sci-fi-and-jurassic-park-have-driven-research-scientists-say-42864

 

• "Many paleontologists today are part of the 'Jurassic Park' generation" https://www.npr.org/2018/07/10/627782777/many-paleontologists-today-are-part-of-the-jurassic-park-generation
• "The death of Bill Paxton reminds us that 'Twister' changed meteorology" https://www.forbes.com/sites/marshallshepherd/2017/02/26/the-death-of-bill-paxton-reminds-us-that-twister-changed-meteorology/?sh=8d2d28e6b7e0

 

• "25-Year Anniversary of Twister and Its Far-Reaching Impacts" https://okcfox.com/weather/fox-25-weather-wise/25-year-anniversary-of-twister-its-far-reaching-impacts#:~:text=Meteorology%20majors%20increased%20by%2010,and%20her%20team%20chase%20tornadoes

 

• "How 'Twister' made metereology cool in Oklahoma and beyond" https://www.oklahoman.com/article/5499438/how-twister-made-meteorology-cool-in-oklahoma-and-beyond

 

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