http://www.sciencecentric.com/entertainment/ Science, technology and health related film news en-gb Copyright 2009, Science Centric contact@sciencecentric.com (Stanislav Abadjiev) Tue, 09 Jun 2009 08:42:00 GMT Tue, 09 Jun 2009 08:42:00 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss/ http://www.sciencecentric.com/images/sc_logo_news.jpg http://www.sciencecentric.com/entertainment/ 60 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Soeren Prell admits to being amused by some of the high energy physics portrayed in 'Angels and Demons,' the summer thriller starring science, religion and Tom Hanks. Take, for example, scenes depicting CERN, the European Organisation for Nuclear Research near Geneva, Switzerland, and its Large Hadron Collider, the $8 billion, 17-miles-around particle accelerator... http://www.sciencecentric.com/entertainment/09060901-physicists-discuss-the-science-angels-demons.html http://www.sciencecentric.com/entertainment/09060901-physicists-discuss-the-science-angels-demons.html Tue, 09 Jun 2009 08:42:00 GMT Not all monsters are big. In fact, some of the most deadly organisms in the world are invisible to the human eye. Using size to their advantage, microscopic parasites quietly invade their hosts without fear of inhibition or detection. Once inside, these creatures wait in concealment for months, or sometimes years, before striking - all the while, silently feeding off their victims... http://www.sciencecentric.com/entertainment/09053001-animal-planet-new-series-monsters-inside-me.html http://www.sciencecentric.com/entertainment/09053001-animal-planet-new-series-monsters-inside-me.html Sat, 30 May 2009 13:08:00 GMT The Vacationeers, a four person comedic film group based in Los Angeles, have struck viral and comedy gold with Google. They have been hired by the Internet giant to write and produce a series of short videos, the first of which launches today at youtube.com/thevacationeers... http://www.sciencecentric.com/entertainment/09052601-google-hires-the-vacationeers-start-googling-themselves-again.html http://www.sciencecentric.com/entertainment/09052601-google-hires-the-vacationeers-start-googling-themselves-again.html Tue, 26 May 2009 13:14:00 GMT Honouree Tony Bennett and Honorary Chair Kristin Davis will join St. Jude Children's Research Hospital on Thursday, 28 May, 20:00 at Capitale to present their inaugural wine and chocolate gala 'A Chocolat au Vin Affair.' It's a first for New York as guests and celebrities gather to enjoy a live orchestra with a musical performance by the legendary Tony Bennett, gourmet tastings by chef extraordinaire, Daniel Boulud along with some of the most intricate wine, chocolate and cheese pairings ever assembled... http://www.sciencecentric.com/entertainment/09052501-celebrities-at-st-jude-inaugural-wine-chocolate-gala.html http://www.sciencecentric.com/entertainment/09052501-celebrities-at-st-jude-inaugural-wine-chocolate-gala.html Mon, 25 May 2009 11:17:00 GMT All those symbols flashing in Web site promos and posters promoting Ron Howard's new film 'Angels and Demons,' based on the novel by Dan Brown, were created by a professor of typography at Drexel University. John Langdon, who, not by coincidence, shares the same last name as the film's protagonist played by Tom Hanks, has been creating ambigrams - words that can be read from left to right, upside down or from multiple viewpoints - since the 1970s. The follow up to the international blockbuster 'The DaVinci Code' features Langdon's ambigrams, which were first seen by the public in Brown's novel, Angels and Demons, published in 2000... http://www.sciencecentric.com/entertainment/09051701-angels-demons-film-inspired-by-philadelphia-ambigram-artist.html http://www.sciencecentric.com/entertainment/09051701-angels-demons-film-inspired-by-philadelphia-ambigram-artist.html Sun, 17 May 2009 17:02:00 GMT