Reel Science
Reel Science is an Inverse series that reveals the real (and fake) science behind your favorite movies and TV.
The best new sci-fi movie on HBO Max reveals a real-life ecological crisis
Dune is finally here, but its environmental message is more complicated than you might think.
How to beat 3 of the deadliest 'Squid Game' challenges with science
Experts explain the actual forces at play in the dystopian drama.
The scariest sci-fi thriller on Amazon Prime reveals a real virus deadlier than Covid-19
The best sci-fi disaster movie on HBO Max reveals a possible apocalypse
"Greenland" and its planet-killing comet doesn't get the science of cosmic disasters entirely wrong. A planetary scientists explains why.
The most epic sci-fi apocalypse movie on HBO Max reveals a real-world threat
This science-fiction classic made history when it debuted in 2004.
The best sci-fi thriller on HBO Max infiltrates the mind — literally
Experts weigh in on the mind-expanding memory tech at the center of sci-fi thriller 'Reminiscence,' starring Hugh Jackman.
The best sci-fi western of 2021 reveals a problem with colonizing Mars
In 'Settlers,' humans achieve this dream and successfully manipulate the Martian atmosphere, but scientists say the method used in the movie isn’t exactly realistic.
Netflix’s bloodiest sci-fi thriller of 2021 reveals a real-life monster
The battle between humankind and this terrifying creature is as old as civilization itself.
The most epic sci-fi movie on Netflix reveals a dangerous question about our reality
We're already incepted.
Netflix's most inspiring new sci-fi show reveals a controversial real-life debate
Sweet Tooth imagines a world of human-animal hybrids. The real-life equivalent is way more complicated.
Amazon’s best sci-fi action movie of 2021 reveals an urgent global crisis
“They thawed it out.”
'Loki' time travel reveals a surprising scientific truth about the multiverse
The Disney+ show almost gets it right.
The most underrated Bond movie on Netflix reveals a real-world crisis
Water wars are on the horizon.
Netflix's best sci-fi thriller of 2021 reveals a controversial real technology
Can we really bring the dead back to life?
HBO Max’s best sci-fi series reveals the dangers of a controversial new technology
A new HBOMax sci-fi comedy series explores the futuristic science of brain implants through one couple's complicated marriage. How realistic is the tech in 'Made for Love'?
Netflix’s best sci-fi space epic of 2021 reveals a real-life cosmic danger
It’s not aliens...
