The Science of Rick and Morty
What Earth’s Stupidest Show Can Teach Us About Quantum Physics, Biological Hacking and Everything Else In Our Universe (An Unofficial Guide)
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Learn about quantum physics, cloning, exoplanets, the number 137 and all of modern science's biggest questions through the crazy adventures of Rick and Morty, the international Netflix success, now airing on Channel 4.
What is concentrated Dark Matter?
Can we hack memory?
Are you living in a simulation operating at 5% capacity?
Rick and Morty may seem like the most idiotic show on TV today, but a lot of its crazy adventures are actually based on real-life scientific theories and cutting-edge academic research.
Using the biology, chemistry and physics of the series, expert science writer Matt Brady explains the biggest questions occupying the greatest minds today, including: can we have cool cybernetic implants, will we ever be able to alter our basic intelligence, how far will we be able to go with cloning, could we travel to parallel universes, what energy could you get from a microverse battery and can you control a cockroach's nervous system with your tongue?
So, become more Rick and less Morty with this wander through the portal of modern-day science.
Or just go back to laughing at the stupid jokes.
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This terrific pop-cultural excursion from Brady, a high school teacher and founder of The Science Of... website, marries accessible science with imaginative story lines from the popular and irreverent animated show Rick and Morty. He observes that "while Star Trek used science as a tool," the newer series approaches it "as a toy: something to be tinkered with and used... in the most unconventional and irreverent ways." Brady examines the realities, practicalities, and outright fiction contained in Rick and Morty episodes, covering aliens, wormholes, clones, and the logistics of shrinking people or making them exponentially larger, among other subjects, not to mention a recipe for bake-free brownies. Weaving in plot points from fan-favorite episodes like "The Rickshaw Redemption," "Lawnmower Dog," and "Pickle Rick," Brady is a well-informed guide who doesn't talk down to his audience. If some of the writing ventures a little deeply into the nerd weeds, readers shouldn't object, as Brady's enthusiasm for his subject is contagious. His terrific and well-researched survey will be of most interest to confirmed Rick and Morty fans, but its combination of science and humor will be enjoyable even for those who've never seen an episode.
