MythBusters’ build team leaves the Discovery Channel series after more years than most TV shows last. Kari Byron, Grant Imahara, and Tori Belleci depart, having tested only half of the Yerkes-Dodson arousal/performance curve. Having slapped some sense into understimulated, underaroused team members, they have not also slapped them silly when overstimulated and overaroused.
JL8 Controversy: Is Sharing Phallic Photos Healthy Behavior?
When a children’s webcomic artist sends others sexually explicit photos of his own anatomy, is that simply some sexting as part of 21st century life, or is he engaging in sexual harassment or other aggression? How can outsiders judge whether he is a charitable hero or a predatory villain? Who should speak out about this? Is there ever such a thing as a safe sext?
Doctor Who: Regeneration and a Dilemma of Doctor Identities
The BBC TV series “Doctor Who” has lasted 50 years. Its new season stars Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor – same Time Lord, different face. When the program’s hero regenerates into a new form (played by a new actor) how does that change affect his personality and self-concept? How do any real world human experiences relate to this science fiction character revision?
AFC Classic: The Last Stand Review- Is This Arnold’s Last Stand as Leading Man?
Here’s a life lesson the audience can learn from The Last Stand: always be nice to your neighbors, because you never know when they might just save your life. This…
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Scarlett Johansson Film Lucy Pushes 10 Percent Brain Myth
The plot for Luc Besson’s science fiction action thriller “Lucy” starring Scarlett Johansson with Morgan Freeman hangs on the myth we only use 10% of our brains. As the heroine’s brain usage reaches 90%, she gains skills and psychic superpowers. Not only does that 10% figure come from no confirmable, scientific source, a long line of evidence contradicts it in every way.
Star Trek vs. Star Wars: A Look at Bullying on Any World
Psychologists and actors compare depictions of bullying in Star Wars and Star Trek science fiction franchises. Children are not the only ones who might find themselves mocked, insulted over nerdy interests or anything else they enjoy as others try to suck the fun out of their lives. Can fantastic fiction empower us and teach lessons on responding to bullies in real life?