The Now Understood Podcast: Myths from The Martian and Independence Day Movies
Miscellaneous / / November 25, 2021
Fantastic plots are often based on the fact that aliens arrive on Earth in order to siphon all the resources from it. And people are just a small hindrance on the way to the goal. In reality, such a scenario is in no way possible. This is because there are no special resources on our planet, and all the elements that make up it are found in abundance in space. There is simply no point for aliens to fight with humanity - they could collect the wealth of the Universe without any hassle.
What other delusion, or maybe even more than one, lies at the heart of popular films, you will learn from this episode "Now I understand."
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At work I am a podcast editor: I write release plans, texts, selections and posts. And at heart - an amateur researcher. I love exploring the world around me and listening to exciting stories about the distant past, for example, about the Ancient World. I also watch popular science documentaries.