Ask Theory
020: [Popularizing Science] Sumusunod Ba Talaga Sa Science Ang Science Fiction? (with Dr. Ronald Allan Cruz)
30 Apr 2021
This episode of Ask Theory features Dr. Ronald Allan Cruz, an Assistant Professor of Biology at Ateneo de Manila University. A biologist, science writer, and speculative fiction author, he marries his two passions — science and pop culture — in order to effectively popularize and communicate science to the public, whether through his published works or via his YouTube channel. We talked about incorporating pop culture into science communication, a fundamental rule of science that people tend to neglect, the science behind films like Interstellar, Contagion, and Jurassic Park, science fiction tropes that are likely to happen in real life, why it’s not bad to “overthink” science fiction, and more. Check out Dr. Ron's YouTube channel, PopScicle, here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCddjB1ShrLPWYUb_x8xExxA
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