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For several of the most popular leading frontmen and musicians from the heavy rock days of “turn it up to eleven”, the question of developing hearing loss was not an if, but a when. Eric Clapton, famous for that proverbial blasting of his guitar tube amp, now cites this as the reason why he’s going deaf. Ozzy Osbourne also performed at such extremely high volumes in Black...
For several of the most popular leading frontmen and musicians from the heavy rock days of “turn it up to eleven”, the question of developing hearing loss was not an if, but a when. Eric Clapton, famous for that proverbial blasting of his guitar tube amp, now cites this as the reason why he’s going deaf. Ozzy Osbourne also performed at such extremely high volumes in Black...
- 3/9/2024
- by Sage Anderson
- Rollingstone.com
A new production company is on the mission to bring weird science to life through story.
Neuroscientist and Stanford professor Dr. David Eagleman has teamed up with producers Matt Tauber and Adam Fratto to launch Cognito Entertainment, an independent production company centered around science programming and films. The Los Angeles and Palo Alto-based company has already begun working on scripted television series, documentaries and literary adaptation.
“We are living in an unparalleled moment of scientific advancement,” said Eagleman. “From brains to space to genetics, there are endless mind-blowing stories to share. In a world that sometimes seems upside-down, science can be a source of great inspiration, wonder, and belief.”
In addition to his scientific work, Eagleman is a best-selling author, Guggenheim fellow and Emmy-nominated screenwriter.
In the works is an international film adaptation of Grace Chan’s novel “Every Version of You,” a science fiction story about a pair of...
Neuroscientist and Stanford professor Dr. David Eagleman has teamed up with producers Matt Tauber and Adam Fratto to launch Cognito Entertainment, an independent production company centered around science programming and films. The Los Angeles and Palo Alto-based company has already begun working on scripted television series, documentaries and literary adaptation.
“We are living in an unparalleled moment of scientific advancement,” said Eagleman. “From brains to space to genetics, there are endless mind-blowing stories to share. In a world that sometimes seems upside-down, science can be a source of great inspiration, wonder, and belief.”
In addition to his scientific work, Eagleman is a best-selling author, Guggenheim fellow and Emmy-nominated screenwriter.
In the works is an international film adaptation of Grace Chan’s novel “Every Version of You,” a science fiction story about a pair of...
- 5/10/2023
- by Sophia Scorziello
- Variety Film + TV
Dynamic filmmaking duo, Daniels (Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert), discuss their favorite animated movies with Josh Olson and Joe Dante.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022)
Swiss Army Man (2016)
Bottle (2010)
Hi Stranger (2016)
Robin Robin (2021)
Chicken Run (2000)
The Eagleman Stag (2011)
Noah (2014)
The External World (2011)
Interesting Ball (2014)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988)
Looney Tunes: Back In Action (2003)
Ghostbusters (1984) – Axelle Carolyn’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairing
Gremlins (1984) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review, Tfh’s 30th anniversary celebration
Beowulf (2007)
Star Wars (1977)
Wall-e (2008)
Up (2009)
Inside Out (2015)
How To Train Your Dragon (2010)
Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs (2009)
The Lego Movie (2014)
Speed Racer (2008) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse (2018) – Dennis Cozzalio’s 2018 year-in-review
Princess Mononoke (1997) – Charlie Largent’s Blu-ray review
Spirited Away (2001) – Charlie Largent’s Blu-ray review
Batman: Gotham Knight (2008)
Cleopatra (1970)
My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989)
Ponyo (2008)
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022)
Swiss Army Man (2016)
Bottle (2010)
Hi Stranger (2016)
Robin Robin (2021)
Chicken Run (2000)
The Eagleman Stag (2011)
Noah (2014)
The External World (2011)
Interesting Ball (2014)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (1988)
Looney Tunes: Back In Action (2003)
Ghostbusters (1984) – Axelle Carolyn’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairing
Gremlins (1984) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review, Tfh’s 30th anniversary celebration
Beowulf (2007)
Star Wars (1977)
Wall-e (2008)
Up (2009)
Inside Out (2015)
How To Train Your Dragon (2010)
Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs (2009)
The Lego Movie (2014)
Speed Racer (2008) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse (2018) – Dennis Cozzalio’s 2018 year-in-review
Princess Mononoke (1997) – Charlie Largent’s Blu-ray review
Spirited Away (2001) – Charlie Largent’s Blu-ray review
Batman: Gotham Knight (2008)
Cleopatra (1970)
My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989)
Ponyo (2008)
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind...
- 4/12/2022
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
Will.i.am. Bob Dylan. Barbra Streisand. Phil Collins. What do they all have in common? Besides decades in the music industry and record-breaking albums, they’ve all experienced one, nagging problem that’s been plaguing the industry for years: tinnitus.
If you’re unaware, tinnitus is best described as the perception of hearing sound without any actual, external noise. Those who have tinnitus experience a wide range of sounds and symptoms, including a sharp ringing, whistling, buzzing, whooshing, or clicking noise. The sounds can be barely audible, or loud,...
If you’re unaware, tinnitus is best described as the perception of hearing sound without any actual, external noise. Those who have tinnitus experience a wide range of sounds and symptoms, including a sharp ringing, whistling, buzzing, whooshing, or clicking noise. The sounds can be barely audible, or loud,...
- 11/16/2021
- by Sage Anderson
- Rollingstone.com
The amped-up efforts by Facebook and Twitter to tone down blatant “misinformation” on the campaign trail merits public support. Personally, I find myself trying with limited success to tune out the political noise while sensing that the problem goes beyond that.
The rhetoric of politics overall sounds tired and anachronistic, but then, to my ear, so does much of the dialogue on the popular streamers we binge on. Further, check out the “virtual learning” classes that now pass for “education” and you run into even lazier forms of communication. We all decided the earth was flat even before the new Netflix documentary, titled Social Dilemma, pointed up the random anti-truths directed our way.
So while misinformation is being challenged by the social media monoliths, my techno-nerd friends remind me that the demise of honest communication demands a more drastic approach. Their solution? Get ready to groan — remember, they’re nerds.
The rhetoric of politics overall sounds tired and anachronistic, but then, to my ear, so does much of the dialogue on the popular streamers we binge on. Further, check out the “virtual learning” classes that now pass for “education” and you run into even lazier forms of communication. We all decided the earth was flat even before the new Netflix documentary, titled Social Dilemma, pointed up the random anti-truths directed our way.
So while misinformation is being challenged by the social media monoliths, my techno-nerd friends remind me that the demise of honest communication demands a more drastic approach. Their solution? Get ready to groan — remember, they’re nerds.
- 9/17/2020
- by Peter Bart
- Deadline Film + TV
With the exception of the robotic suit that he donned to play Rhino in The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Paul Giamatti didn't have a lot of experience with cyborgs or artificial intelligence.
But narrating an installment of Nat Geo's new series, Breakthrough, quickly caught him up to speed. Giamatti's episode focused on emerging cyborg and artificial technology: People caught up with him to see what – if any – threat level we should be escalating to.
I did an interview with you a few years back where we talked about your interest in science fiction. Was your involvement with this show an extension of that?...
But narrating an installment of Nat Geo's new series, Breakthrough, quickly caught him up to speed. Giamatti's episode focused on emerging cyborg and artificial technology: People caught up with him to see what – if any – threat level we should be escalating to.
I did an interview with you a few years back where we talked about your interest in science fiction. Was your involvement with this show an extension of that?...
- 10/26/2015
- by Alex Heigl, @alex_heigl
- People.com - TV Watch
We all tell stories. All the time. To make sense of the stimuli created by our senses, the brain creates narrative. “Minds seeks patterns,” David Eagleman, a neuroscientist, says in his often troubling book, Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain. What makes it disturbing is that Eagleman is not a philosopher or a psychologist; he’s a scientist working with what the brain actually does. Through tests, through imaging, neuroscientists like Eagleman can see what part of the brain lights up when certain stimuli comes in or certain tasks are performed. Consciousness, as he points out, actually plays a very small part in the brain’s overall functioning.
We make up the stories in order to make sense of the world around us. We crave stories to explain the apparent chaos we find ourselves in. When my late wife, Kimberly Yale, was dying from breast cancer, I could take...
We make up the stories in order to make sense of the world around us. We crave stories to explain the apparent chaos we find ourselves in. When my late wife, Kimberly Yale, was dying from breast cancer, I could take...
- 12/16/2012
- by John Ostrander
- Comicmix.com
Part one of the two-part Perception finale threw the show for a loop, revealing Pierce's breakdown before a surprising last minute twist. Will the doctor get the medical help he needs? Is there really more to the conspiracy?
To get fans excited for the second part, "Light," I spoke with Eric McCormack over the phone about the season-ender and what it's like playing a character quite unlike Will & Grace's Will Truman?
How does he handle all of the rapid fire dialogue, for example?
"Very carefully," the actor said. "With Will & Grace it was about the comedy. In this case, it's about making the science clear but also making it believable that this is a man that is the smartest guy in the room. That's what's the most fun. Especially with speeches like that, the really lengthy scientific ones, I just think 'Wow, for a half an hour, I get to...
To get fans excited for the second part, "Light," I spoke with Eric McCormack over the phone about the season-ender and what it's like playing a character quite unlike Will & Grace's Will Truman?
How does he handle all of the rapid fire dialogue, for example?
"Very carefully," the actor said. "With Will & Grace it was about the comedy. In this case, it's about making the science clear but also making it believable that this is a man that is the smartest guy in the room. That's what's the most fun. Especially with speeches like that, the really lengthy scientific ones, I just think 'Wow, for a half an hour, I get to...
- 9/17/2012
- by smckenna412@gmail.com (Sean McKenna)
- TVfanatic
Last week in this space I discussed some political incidents, namely Rep. Todd Akin’s comments about women and rape, Tennessee state Sen. Stacey Campfield (R) who talked about how heterosexual sex doesn’t result in AIDS, and how Texas Judge Tom Head talked about how Obama’s re-election could result in Civil War. I said, “Individually, they are incidents; link them together and they’re a narrative.” Let us examine that further.
Our lives are filled with narrative. Elements are selected, others are omitted, some are highlighted and some are downplayed. That’s how a story is put together; what’s important to the narrative we’re telling? Does that make it untrue?
No. Not all elements, not all facts, are pertinent to a given narrative. An honest narrative attempts to get at a truth; a dishonest narrative tries to obscure it.
We all create narrative. I was listening...
Our lives are filled with narrative. Elements are selected, others are omitted, some are highlighted and some are downplayed. That’s how a story is put together; what’s important to the narrative we’re telling? Does that make it untrue?
No. Not all elements, not all facts, are pertinent to a given narrative. An honest narrative attempts to get at a truth; a dishonest narrative tries to obscure it.
We all create narrative. I was listening...
- 9/2/2012
- by John Ostrander
- Comicmix.com
The curse of brilliancy is the burden of the few and the gifted. It is a double-edged sword that can be used both to help and harm simultaneously. But in the world of Dr. Daniel Pierce, his genius is a remarkable gift that he shares with his students and those who seek his aid. When asked to assist a former student who now works with the FBI, he willing offers his services, but as everyone begins to learn, his grasp on his own personal reality is tenuous at best. In a recent press conference call, star Eric McCormack talked about what attracted him to the complex, volatile role and what he sees ahead in the world of Perception.
What drew you to the part? Was it immediately you read the script and went “I’ve got to do it” or how did it all happen for you?
Eric: Yes, it...
What drew you to the part? Was it immediately you read the script and went “I’ve got to do it” or how did it all happen for you?
Eric: Yes, it...
- 7/9/2012
- by Tiffany Vogt
- The TV Addict
Production has begun on TNT's new series Perception. The show stars Eric McCormack, Rachael Leigh Cook, Arjay Smith and Kelly Rowan. The story "centers on on a neuropsychiatry professor (McCormack) who aids the FBI in solving complex cases." McCormack is also a producer on the series, which will be added to TNT's programming lineup in summer 2012. Keep reading for more details on the show.
Here is the official Press Release:
TNT began production this week on its intriguing new original series Perception, starring Emmy® and Screen Actors Guild Award® winnerEric McCormack (Will & Grace, Who Is Clark Rockefeller?). The series about an eccentric neuroscientist who helps solve complex criminal cases also stars Rachael Leigh Cook (She’s All That), Arjay Smith (The Day After Tomorrow) and Kelly Rowan (The O.C.). TNT has ordered 10 episodes of Perception, which will join the network’s lineup in summer 2012.
In Perception, McCormack plays Dr. Daniel Pierce,...
Here is the official Press Release:
TNT began production this week on its intriguing new original series Perception, starring Emmy® and Screen Actors Guild Award® winnerEric McCormack (Will & Grace, Who Is Clark Rockefeller?). The series about an eccentric neuroscientist who helps solve complex criminal cases also stars Rachael Leigh Cook (She’s All That), Arjay Smith (The Day After Tomorrow) and Kelly Rowan (The O.C.). TNT has ordered 10 episodes of Perception, which will join the network’s lineup in summer 2012.
In Perception, McCormack plays Dr. Daniel Pierce,...
- 8/17/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
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