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Erin MacDonald - The tattooed Scottish-American astrophysicist who brings the science to Hollywood’s Sci-Fi
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In this episode of Sound Tracks you’ll hear from Dr Erin Macdonald the self-confessed ‘tattooed Scottish-American N7 Slytherin Rebel from Starfleet’. Not sure what to make of that? Then take a listen!
Dr Erin is the awesome host of YouTube series Dr Erin Explains the Universe, where she explores space science found in our favourite sci-fi TV shows, movies, books, and video games.
She is a science fiction consultant to the entertainment industry where her specialty focuses on the use of general relativity in sci-fi through faster-than-light travel, artificial gravity, alternate universes and more.
Erin tells us about how she fulfilled her life goal…. of becoming a warp drive expert! If you’re not sure what that means… nor did Rosie.
Listen out for: How comedy improv classes helped Erin to gain confidence, her tips for improving your communication skills and the reality of ‘faking it until you make it’ in Hollywood.
What’s your Soundtrack?: This week we ask UofG PhD candidate Anna Henschel to pick 3 songs along the theme of science! Anna also tells us about her research exploring human interaction with robots.
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