Reel Science
Reel Science is an Inverse series that reveals the real (and fake) science behind your favorite movies and TV.
Reel Science is an Inverse series that reveals the real (and fake) science behind your favorite movies and TV.
David Cronenberg’s Freakiest Sci-Fi Movie Is Hiding Some Bizarre, Real Science
Overshadowed at the time by The Matrix, eXistenZ floundered at the box office but went on to become a cult classic.
Sasquatch Sunset Spotlights the Bizarre, Cult-Like World of Lazarus Taxa
These 10 animals are nearly as elusive as the Sasquatch.
Netflix's '3 Body Problem' Highlights An Astronomical Mystery That Stumped Isaac Newton
It’s more than an intriguing sci-fi book and show — it’s also an astronomical conundrum that’s beguiled some of the world’s greatest minds for more than three centuries.
Netflix's 3 Body Problem Reveals a Surprisingly Brilliant Mode of Space Travel
The idea of space travel with parachutes and nuclear explosions will sound plenty familiar to NASA alum.
The Past, Present, and (Possible) Future of Submersible Cars
Will James Bond’s ocean-ready sports car ever become a reality?
The Hover Cars in Your Favorite Sci-Fi Movie Might Actually Be Possible
It all comes down to magnets.
Minority Report’s Greatest Prediction Isn’t the One You Think
Sure, the computers are cool, but a city with no traffic? Now there’s a utopia.
Dollhouse’s Absurd Sci-Fi Premise Actually Got One Thing Right
There’s a pretty good chance you’ve “recalled” a fake memory at some point.
NASA Could Replace the ISS With a Space Station Design Straight Out of Sci-Fi
The O’Neill Cylinder has been a pop culture fixture for three decades, but its origins go back even further.
What 'Her' Can Teach Us About Love In the Age of Artificial Intimacy
10 years later, Spike Jonze sci-fi masterpiece has only become more poignant.
