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FEATURED ENTERTAINER: ASHLEY MILLER

Posted by The Exchange on Sep 12, 2012 | 0 comments

Middle school English teacher, television writer/producer, and screenwriter for Thor and X-Men First Class – Ashley Miller shares his thoughts on science, inspiration, and the creative process. 

Tell us about your background. Where are you from, and what did you want to do when you grew up?

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Scientist Spotlight: Sean M. Carroll

Posted by The Exchange on Dec 12, 2011 | 0 comments

Sean M. Carroll has invented time travel. How do we know?

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Featured Entertainers: Glen Whitman & Rob Chiappetta

Posted by The Exchange on Sep 27, 2011 | 0 comments

To be clear, Glen Whitman and Rob Chiappetta, executive story editors on the hit Fox series Fringe want viewers to know not all of the science on Fringe is accurate. But it is as accurate and grounded in reality as it can be for a show that takes on parallel universes, mind control, and super-sized viruses. The series depicts science by imagining how far it can go, which has called for a few science consultants from The Exchange.

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Under the Microscope: Fringe

Posted by The Exchange on Jul 20, 2011 | 2 comments

How much science can you fit into an hour-long television show? When you talk to Glen Whitman and Rob Chiappetta, executive story editors on the hit Fox series Fringe, it almost seems like the answer is “an unlimited amount.” Science seems to be crammed into every nook and cranny of Fringe, so much, in fact, that Fox offers high school lesson plans that explore the science of specific episodes.

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Scientist Spotlight: Ricardo Gil da Costa

Posted by The Exchange on Sep 27, 2011 | 0 comments

As part of the “rapid response” team for the hit TV show Fringe, neurobiologist Ricardo Gil da Costa is “on call” to answer questions for the science-curious Fringe writers. Not an easy task when you’re also researching neuroscience and biology in your laboratory at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies – but Ricardo pulls it off with ease. Since joining The Exchange as a science consultant in 2008, he’s consulted on Fringe, as well as a number of film and TV projects to be announced.

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