{"id":11017,"date":"2019-04-11T16:01:46","date_gmt":"2019-04-11T20:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/news\/?p=11017"},"modified":"2019-04-11T16:01:46","modified_gmt":"2019-04-11T20:01:46","slug":"nc-sea-grants-whitehead-takes-science-to-the-movies-on-april-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/nc-sea-grants-whitehead-takes-science-to-the-movies-on-april-18\/","title":{"rendered":"NC Sea Grant\u2019s Whitehead Takes Science to the Movies on April 18"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Katie Mosher, <\/em>kmosher@ncsu.edu<\/a><\/em>, 919-515-9069<\/em><\/p>\n The North Carolina Science Festival<\/a> features over 350 statewide events during the month of April. Moviegoers will want to mark their calendars for the festival\u2019s \u201cScience in the Movies: Twisters, Tremblors, Sharknadoes, and Other Natural Disasters\u201d at 7 p.m. on April 18 at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences<\/a>.<\/p>\n A panel of experts, including Jessica Whitehead<\/a> \u2014 coastal communities hazards adaptation specialist at North Carolina Sea Grant \u2014 will discuss Hollywood portrayals of natural disasters. Panelists will show a collection of movie clips that are frightening, fantastic, funny and far-fetched, then answer audience questions.<\/p>\n Science Communicators of North Carolina<\/a> (SCONC) and the Duke Initiative for Science and Society<\/a> are sponsoring Science at the Movies.<\/p>\n