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Our grantee cinemas are making headlines across the nation! Click through the archive below to see what the media has to say about Science on Screen.

"The intersection of science and culture is the mission of Science on Screen, which has been cultivating an audience of film lovers and geeks in Brookline for 10 years."
— The Boston Globe

"For a sci-fi fan like me, this [brilliant idea for a film series] is cooler than a Swiss Army knife equipped with a lightsaber."
— The News-Gazette

"For science lovers or people just looking to see a fun movie and talk about it, Science on Screen is something you should be checking out."
— Smile Politely

December 1, 2023

40 Independent Cinemas Win Grants to Bring Science to the Movies

Nationwide Science on Screen® initiative promotes scientific literacy through entertainment.

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December 1, 2023

Trifecta of science-based films offered this winter

—Aspen Daily News

February 14, 2023

Open your eyes to Science on Screen

—The Chicago Reader

March 19, 2022

2022 National Evening of Science on Screen Announced

23+ film organizations from California to Massachusetts feature science speakers at movie screenings on March 22.

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September 14, 2021

Austin Film Society’s Doc Days Returns

—The Austin Chronicle

April 8, 2021

Coolidge Corner Theatre’s ‘Science on Screen’ series gives reality a voice in the Misinformation Age

"Messages grounded in scientific realities are much-needed amid the dangerous untruths and conspiracy theories that have spread far and wide since the pandemic’s beginnings."

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April 6, 2021

IN SILICO chronicles the promises and pitfalls of big neuroscience

"All too often, science is portrayed as a monolithic, objective truth, rather than as a human endeavor subject to the same biases and controversies that can define anything we do..."

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