Rick Deckard’s job as a “blade runner” in the year 2019 is to track down bioengineered humanoids. We don’t yet live in this dystopian future of synthetic humans and space colonies, but could we? What is artificial intelligence (AI) already...
Category: Science on Screen
Science on Screen: Why We Age and How to do it Better
Why does aging occur? How do we optimize the process? We will explore the answers to these questions and discuss the latest research on interventions to promote healthy aging in humans. The Fountain (2006) | Why We Age and How to...
Science on Screen: Our Obsession With Mars
The Colonial held a socially distant screening on Thursday, May 20th at 7:30 pm in the 1903 Theatre. The film was followed by an in-person presentation by the speaker, Dr. Karen Schwarz. ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Dr. Karen Schwarz received her...
Science on Screen®: Why Freddy Haunts Your Nightmares – Presentation
What is morbid curiosity? Are you curious about what Gladiatorial fights in the Coliseum of Ancient Rome were like? Have you ever wondered how an autopsy is performed? Would you watch a documentary about a famous serial killer? Social Psychologist...
Don’t fall asleep: Colonial Theatre film series begins with exploration of ‘Nightmare’
Read Full Article By Mark Abrams, KYW News Radio PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Morbid curiosity has kept the classic thriller “A Nightmare on Elm Street” alluring for viewers decade after decade, captivating audiences on a universal level. But it’s not...
Science on Screen®: Speaker Articles
Why Freddy Haunts Your Nightmares Speaker: Coltan Scrivner Read Scrivner’s Articles Forbes Article – Why The Zombie Apocalypse Prepared Us For Pandemic Coronavirus What Is Morbid Curiosity? Get tickets to the event
THE COLONIAL THEATRE TO PRESENT “A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET: WHY FREDDY HAUNTS YOUR NIGHTMARES” THIS MAY
Read Full Article By ROCCO T. THOMPSON Phoenixville Pennsylvania’s The Colonial Theatre is well-known to horror fans as the shooting location for the iconic movie house scene from 1958’s The Blob (and for hosting the annual three-day event, Blobfest), and now they’ve dedicated the first...
Colonial Theatre Responds To Demand For Movies, Brings Freddy
Read Full Article By Marlene Lang Phoenixville’s Colonial Theatre will screen ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ and host social psychologist Coltan Scrivner discussing ‘how and why people sometimes find enjoyment – and can perhaps learn something – from fictionally dangerous...