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Stuff To Blow Your Mind

From the Vault: 2001: A Space Odyssey

Stuff To Blow Your Mind

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Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, Science, Life Sciences

4.36K Ratings

🗓️ 23 November 2019

⏱️ 95 minutes

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Summary

No discussion of great sci-fi cinema is complete without mention of “2001: A Space Odyssey.” The 1968 classic is 50 years old this year, so Robert and Joe figured it the perfect time to board the Discovery One and discuss its many scientific and futurist elements, as well as the legacy of Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke’s creation. (Originally published Aug. 14, 2018)

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1:26.0

Hey, welcome to Stuff to Blow Your Mind. My name is Robert Lam. And I'm Joe McCormick. It's

1:47.2

Saturday, time to venture into the vault this time for a movie episode that originally aired August 14,

1:53.0

2018. This was our episode about the science of 2001, a space Odyssey.

1:57.9

Yeah, this was of course a tremendous amount of fun. It's one of the greatest movies ever made

2:04.0

based on a fantastic book. And this was also like really our first our first true movie episode

2:10.0

getting into this pattern we've we've kept up over the past year. Where every month or so will

2:14.6

devote an entire episode to a particular movie and then pick apart the science that is attached to

2:20.9

it. I remember this one very fondly so we hope you enjoy it. Welcome to Stuff to Blow Your Mind

2:29.0

from howstuffworks.com. Hey, welcome to Stuff to Blow Your Mind. My name is Robert Lam.

2:39.8

And I'm Joe McCormick and Robert, do you remember just about 17 years ago how disappointing it was

2:46.4

that the year 2001 was not like the year 2001 in the movie 2001 a space Odyssey?

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