SciFlix: A Date Night With Your Brain
Select Friday Nights at 6:30 p.m.
SciFlix is a community outreach effort designed to openly and honestly discuss science, theories, and ethics in popular fiction. Films begin at 6:30 p.m. in Regnier Hall Auditorium. Following the film, our moderator will introduce a panel of experts who provide their reactions to the film along with an audience Q&A session.
Clue (Dec. 8, note change in movie)
Six guests are anonymously invited to a strange mansion for dinner, but after their host is killed, they must cooperate with the staff to identify the murderer as the bodies pile up. Susan Whitford, program director, KU Criminal Justice program will discuss the film and her work in the justice system.
Guardians of the Galaxy (Feb. 9)
A group of intergalactic criminals must pull together to stop a fanatical warrior with plans to purge the universe. (PG-13)
National Treasure (March 8)
A modern-day fortune hunter races to find an ancient treasure hidden by the Founding Fathers. (PG)
Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds"(April 12)
Director Alfred Hitchcock's apocalyptic, allegorical thriller centers on an avian assault on a California coastal town, where ferocious fowl fall upon a chicken farmer, a schoolyard full of children and a socialite.
The Graduate (May 10)
A disillusioned college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter.
Regnier Hall Auditorium
Brought to you by the KU School of Professional Studies undergraduate degree in Applied Science in Biotechnology, our mission is to entertain the public with movies and refreshments and fan the sparks of creative and critical thinking to life.
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Sponsor: Stuart Day
Producers:
- Amea Chandler
- Angela Consani
- Larry Davis
- Michelle Sherry
- Richard Sherry
Regulars:
- Marta Caminero-Santangelo
- Mary Dykmann
- Paige & Ryan Kramer
- Brendan Mattingly
- Carolyn McKnight
- Amy Neufeld
- Ed Riscoe
- Susan & Joel Waxman
- Terri Woodburn
Friends:
- Sophie Bock
- David Brackey
- Justin Carroll
- Cathie Chiccine
- Melissa & Steve Daggett
- Joan Gilson
- Sandy Leppin
- Kaitlyn Sy