Science on Screen at the Coolidge Corner Theatre celebrates the underappreciated holiday of Groundhog Day with a screening of -- appropriately enough GROUNDHOG DAY and an introduction by noted science historian and physicist Peter Galison on Mon., Feb. 2 at 7:00 p.m.
Director Harold Ramis off-beat modern comedy classic stars Bill Murray as Phil Connors, a self-centered television weatherman assigned to cover the groundhog's annual appearance in Punxsutawney, PA. It's his forth year waiting on word from the rodent to determine the length of the remaining winter, and Phil couldn't be more open about his disdain for the town, his job and his co-workers. When he awakens on what should be the following day, he inexplicably finds himself stuck in a time loop, dooming him to repeat his most hated day of the year, over and over again, until he finally gets things right. This unusual comedy raises many questions related to the physics and philosophy of time. Joining us before the film to speak about some of these questions is Peter Galison. An author, film producer and MacArthur Award winner, Dr. Galison is the Joseph Pellegrino University Professor of physics and the history of science at Harvard University. Galison's research explores both the philosophical and historical questions that arise when examining the role of experiments in modern physics. His books include Einstein's Clocks, Poincaré's Maps and Image and Logic. With Science on Screen, the Coolidge presents a feature film or documentary with a basis in science, paired with exciting introductions by notable figures from the worlds of science and technology. This monthly series is co-presented by The Museum of Science, Boston and New Scientist magazine. Science on Screen programs are $7.75 for students and Museum of Science members, or $9.75 general admission. Members of the Coolidge Corner Theatre get in free. Tickets are available in advance at the box office, located at 290 Harvard Street in Brookline, or on-line at www.coolidge.org/showtimes. For more details, visit www.coolidge.org/science or call 617/734-2500. ============================ Upcoming Science on Screen programs: March 2 GUESS WHOS COMING TO DINNER with social psychologist and Harvard professor Mahzarin R. Banaji April 13 - Zombie program with psychiatrist Steven C. Schlozman, film TBD May 11 - THE SINGULARITY IS NEAR: A TRUE STORY ABOUT THE FUTURE with inventor and entrepreneur Ray Kurzweil Previous Science on Screen programs include: THEREMIN: AN ELECTRONIC ODYSSEY with Tod Machover CONTACT with Paul Horowitz RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK with Curtis Runnels SUPERMAN with Max Tegmark VERTIGO with Catherine Kimble DARWIN'S NIGHTMARE with Les Kaufman SLEEPER with Brock Reeve THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH with Robert Weller PULSE (KAIRO) with Alan Lightman STAR TREK: THE WRATH OF KAHN with Jeffery Hoffman A CLOCKWORK ORANGE with Marc Hauser ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND with Daniel Schacter ALPHAVILLE with Sheila Jasanoff DONNIE DARKO with Bruce M. Cohen THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN with Alfred DeMaria FORBIDDEN PLANET with Rodney Brooks 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY with Marvin Minsky RICHARD FEYNMAN: NO ORDINARY GENIUS with Stephen Wolfram A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME with Alan Guth JAWS with Greg Skomal DIAL M FOR MURDER in 3-D with Steven Pinker
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