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Director:
Michael Apted
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Genre:
Documentary more
Plot:
Seven of today's top scientist/researchers are the subject of this humourous exploration of real people... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win more
User Comments:
not as good as NOVA more

Cast

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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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Additional Details

Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more

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2 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
not as good as NOVA, 22 December 2000
Author: lexm4 from Tampa, FL

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.

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