Emory Looks at Hollywood

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From the genetics of X-Men to the physics behind Iron Man and sociology of Sex and the City, Emory faculty apply their insight on some of Hollywoods biggest blockbusters hits.

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    • Jan 13, 2015 LATEST EPISODE
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    Interstellar: Starting Over On a New "Earth"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2015 3:32


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    Top 10 Movies of 2014

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2015 4:34


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    The Rise and Fall of Movie Genres

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2015 2:38


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    Dawn of the Planet of the Apes: Apes vs. Humans, Finding Common Ground

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2014 2:48


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    Noah and the Origin of the Biblical Origin Story

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2014 4:29


    In the latest episode of Emory Looks at Hollywood series, Jacob Wright, Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible at Emory's Candler School of Theology, explores interpretations and the origin of Noah's story in the Bible's book of Genesis.

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    The Monuments Men - Saving and Changing History

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2014 4:14


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    The Hunger Games - Violence is the Answer

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2014 5:20


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    A Psychoanalysis of Clark Kent (Superman)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2013 5:02


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    Star Trek: The Ethics of Space Exploration

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2013 6:21


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    A Psychoanalysis of Jay Gatsby - The Great Gatsby

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2013 5:34


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    Iron Man - The Reality of Extremis (Nanotechnology)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2013 4:57


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    The Hobbit - Becoming a Leader

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2012 6:09


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    A Psychoanalysis of Bruce Wayne (Batman)-1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2012 6:30


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    The Mathematics of Spider-Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2012 4:34


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    Brave- Pixar's Depiction of Adolescence

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2012 6:15


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    Prometheus - A Conversation on Extraterrestrial Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2012 9:44


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    Prometheus - Mythology Stimulating Scientific Discovery

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2012 5:39


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    Violence As Entertainment - The Hunger Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2012 5:28


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    WWII Era Race Relations (REDTAILS)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2012 11:12


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    Anonymous - Was Shakespeare a Fraud

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2012 4:42


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    Real Steel-Feasibility of Robot Boxing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2012 4:20


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    Is the Futuristic World of TRON Outdated

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2012 3:44


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    50/50: Live Like You Were Dying

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2012


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    Contagion From Simple Cough, to Global Pandemic

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2012 3:53


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    Contagion How Do You Avoid Something Thats Everywhere

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2012 4:16


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    In Time: Do the Poor Die Young?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2012 4:46


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    Captain America - American Mythology Rooted in Nazi Ideology

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2011 4:50


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    Planet of the Apes - Species Misunderstood

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2011 4:53


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    Friends with Benefits - What Can Monkeys Teach Us About Our Hookup Culture

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2011 3:28


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    Captain America - Does Technology Make Killing Too Easy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2011 4:23


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    Captain America - American Mythology Rooted in Nazi Ideology

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2011 4:50


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    Harry Potter- A Christ Figure

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2011 3:37


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    Transformers - Is Artificial Intelligence Dangerous without Emotions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2011 5:16


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    Transformers - When Should Robots Have Rights

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2011 3:16


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    X-Men Science Can Build Them

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2011 3:56


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    X-Men Origins

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2011 3:40


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    Marvel - Blurring The Lines

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2011 2:53


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    I Want To Be An X-Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2011 1:32


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    Finding Spirituality in Avatar (Part I)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2010 3:54


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    Finding Spirituality in Avatar (Part II)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2010 3:02


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    Sex and the City's Roots and Legacy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2010 5:14


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    The Reality of Iron Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2010 5:15


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    Twilight Taboos: Breaking the Rules of the Traditional Vampire

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2010 6:30


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    Toy Story and the Evolution of CGI, Professor of Film Studies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2010 5:18


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    The Romanticization of Hollywood Vampires: Nosferatu to the Twilight Saga

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2010 4:28


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