*[Enwl-eng] Jurassic Park 30 years on

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Jurassic Park hit movie screens, its impact on science and culture remains 
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                  Not only did the film Jurassic Park herald a new era in 
computer-generated movie effects, it also dramatically raised the profile of 
paleontology, sparking the careers of many who are now leaders in the field. 
If that wasn’t enough, it raised questions about the ethics of DNA research.

                  Based on Michael Crichton’s novel by the same name, 
Jurassic Park hit cinema screens 30 years ago, and told the story of an 
ambitious theme park that used resurrected dinosaurs as its attractions. But 
as the story unfolds, things start to go wrong.

                  In this Discovery episode of The Conversation Weekly, we 
speak with Travis Holland, a senior lecturer at Charles Sturt University in 
Australia. He researches media and fan studies, and has looked at the 
popular and scientific cultural impact Jurassic Park continues to have.

                  And in the aftermath of the Spanish general election it 
appears that Catalan nationalist parties may be pivotal as rival blocs seek 
to form a government. This will again bring attention to the question of to 
what degree there is a collective sense of Spanish identity. Considering the 
matter here is Víctor Climent Sanjuán, professor of sociology at the 
University of Barcelona.

                  Have a great week.

                          Nehal El-Hadi

                        Science + Technology Editor & Co-Host of The 
Conversation Weekly Podcast



                  The Jurassic Park franchise has spawned several movies, 
theme parks and spin-off products. (Shutterstock)
                  Thirty years after Jurassic Park hit movie screens, its 
impact on science and culture remains as strong as ever — podcast
                  Nehal El-Hadi, The Conversation

                  Jurassic Park was a technological breakthrough for film 
because of its use of CGI. It also revived an interest in paleontology and 
raised ethical questions about DNA use.


                  Negro Elkha/Shutterstock
                  Does Spanish nationalism exist?
                  Víctor Climent Sanjuán, Universitat de Barcelona

                  Spanish history recounts the existence of various 
peripheral nationalisms (Catalan and Basque), while, in many cases, the 
existence of a Spanish nationalism of Castilian origin is ignored.


                  Water and sediment pour off the melting margin of the 
Greenland ice sheet. Jason Edwards/Photodisc via Getty Images
                  When Greenland was green: Ancient soil from beneath a mile 
of ice offers warnings for the future
                  Paul Bierman, University of Vermont; Tammy Rittenour, Utah 
State University

                  The soil was extracted during the Cold War from beneath 
one of the U.S military’s most unusual bases, then forgotten for decades.


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                          As my seat shakes from the stereo effects, nobody 
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explosions as J. Robert Oppenheimer himself.







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