The Cinematica teams up to discuss the use of "real monsters" in Cinema through exploration of Lake Placid (1999), Piranha 3D (2010), and Deep Blue Sea (1999). Would these creatures work in the real world? Would increasing shark brain size cure Alzheimer's? Is Betty White the true monster? Find out by listening in.

Guest Start: Libby, the teams "story fixer upper"

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Season 4 Announcement and Introduction

Welcome to Cinematica Animalia! If you share our love of both science and movie monsters, then tune in as we - two ecologists, one veterinarian, and a writer - explore the ecology and physiology of cinematic creatures; explaining what works, what mostly doesn’t, and how the movie’s plot is subsequently affected. At the end of the day, we just love talking about science.