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Physicist says Hollywood movies hurt students' understanding of science

physorg.com — Movies such as Spiderman 2 and Speed generate excitement among audiences with their cool special effects. But they also defy the laws of physics, contributing to students’ ignorance about science.

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  • FeartheKnighted, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1UCF has a really cool course about this very subject called "Physics in movies". It's designed to teach non-technical students real world physics, and it has been very successful.
    • FeartheKnighted, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Sorry, I didn't see that the course was already mentioned in the article, and it's actually called "Physics in Film". It's just that I go to UCF and remember seeing flyer's advertising this class in the math and physics building.
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