Class: 4P11 Sci-Phi (Science Fiction as Philosophy)
Lecturer: Professor David Kyle Johnson
Facilitator: David Robinson, U3A Port Phillip
The next film for DISCUSSION is INTERSTELLAR, (Director CHRISTOPHER NOLAN).
Links for the Film, Lecture and Notes are highlighted in the YELLOW row below.
Please watch the Film and Lecture and read the Notes prior to the DISCUSSION.
The DISCUSSION will be held via ZOOM at 10-11am on Thursday 20 August.
The ZOOM LINK for all DISCUSSION sessions is as follows:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83145100359?pwd=yL10wyI1SyuE3ApBjtyvrUvxKL3sw5.1
DETAILS FOR EACH FILM
1 – Discussion Time & Dates for the class to attend the fortnightly zoom meeting.
2 – The Sci-Fi Films are available to watch on your computer or smart TV for free.
3 – The half hour Video Lectures that Professor D K Johnson recorded for the class.
4 – There are Film Notes prepared by Professor D K Johnson on each of the films.
5 – The Film Theme expressed in just two words.
| 1 – Discussion …..Time.&.Dates |
2 – Sci-Fi …..Film |
3 – Video …..Lecture |
4 – Film …..Notes |
5 – Film …..Theme |
| 10am zoom Thu 23 Jul |
Odyssey Film 1968 | Odyssey Lecture | Odyssey Notes | Human Evolution |
| 10am zoom Thu 06 Aug |
Inception Film 2018 | Inception Lecture | Inception Notes | Perceived Reality |
| 10am zoom Thu 20 Aug |
Interstellar Film 2014 | Interstellar Lecture | Interstellar Notes | Time Travel |
| 10am zoom Thu 03 Sep |
Contact Film 1997 | Contact Lecture | Contact Notes | Science verses Religion |
| 10am zoom Thu 17 Sep |
Arrival Film 2014 | Arrival Lecture | Arrival Notes | Communicating with Aliens |
To submit an APOLOGY online please use the following link.
https://www.appsheet.com/apology/20AUG
Time travel into the future is possible because time can slow down. If your time runs more slowly, you age less and arrive in the future.
Travelling into the past would require reversing the normal flow of cause and effect, and there is no scientific evidence that nature allows this.
Should you have any QUESTIONS please respond to this email.
David Robinson
Sci-Fi Class Facilitator
U3A Port Phillip, Australia