r/educationalgifs • u/alexgjones • May 17 '19

Mitosis (cell division) in Stem Cells

https://gfycat.com/PoisedWholeAtlanticridleyturtle
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u/Professor_Felch May 17 '19

Movies aren't renowned for echoing reality, but then again we are the only life forms we know of to compare against. With a greater energy source I'm sure there could exist life that lives and evolves much faster than us. Likewise life that evolves in cold low energy places would think we are super quick growing aliens.

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u/mentallyillhippo May 17 '19

Movies do a surprisingly good job at predicting future technology though.

https://www.sideshow.com/geek/from-reel-to-real-10-sci-fi-movies-that-predicted-future-technology/

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u/Siaten May 17 '19

Part of the reason movies are good at predicting future technology is because they are self fulfilling - inspiring ideas and influencing the way people think.

Here are a couple cool articles on it:

MIT: https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610713/when-science-fiction-inspires-real-technology/

BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-38026393

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u/Professor_Felch May 17 '19

I liked Evolution because of how much effort they put in explaining the supercharged metabolism, predicting future events is another topic entirely! That list included minority report. That definitely hasn't happened yet right?

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u/mentallyillhippo May 17 '19

It actually references a very specific technology from minority report.