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Seven of today's top scientist/researchers are the subject of this humourous exploration of real people... more | add synopsisAwards:
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not as good as NOVA moreCast
(Credited cast)| Paul G. Allen | ... | Presenter | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Gertrude Elion | ... | Herself (chemist) | |
| Ashok Gadgil | ... | Himself (environmental physicist) | |
| Michio Kaku | ... | Himself (theoretical physicist) | |
| Maja Mataric | ... | Herself (computer scientist) | |
| Steven Pinker | ... | Himself (cognitive scientist) | |
| Karol Sikora | ... | Himself (professor of cancer medicine) | |
| Patricia Wright | ... | Herself (primatologist) | |
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But if you don't watch PBS often, you might find this film interesting.
The film starts with seven scientists' childhoods, then goes to their professional "work", then their "Eurika" moments (or the lack of it), then every one got to say something about "future".
Every sections jump cut through all seven scientists. I sensed some discontinuities between these jumps, like half finished sentences. Maybe I completely missed the rhythm of this film, or maybe I watched too much NOVA series that I was numb to all the sweet spots this film was trying to hit.
I kept screaming silently, "I KNEW THIS ALREADY, tell me something new!". But the film never did.