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<font size=2>Monday, October 29 at 7:00 p.m.<br>
Science on Screen at the Coolidge Corner Theatre presents:<br>
<b>PULSE (KAIRO), with guest speaker Alan Lightman<br><br>
</b><blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">On October 29 at 7:00 p.m.,
the CoolidgeCorner Theater will present Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s film PULSE
(KAIRO) with guest speaker Alan Lightman, physicist, MIT Professor of
Humanities, and author of the upcoming novel, <i>Ghost</i>. This
program is part of the theater’s monthly <i>Science</i> on Screen
series. <i>Science on Screen</i> showcases notable scientists who
introduce a feature film or documentary with a basis in science, and talk
about some related aspect of their work. The series is co-presented by
the Museum of Science – Boston and <i>New Scientist</i> magazine. <br>
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<i>Science on Screen</i> typically attracts a large population of college
students, who receive a discounted rate ($7.75) on these programs.<br>
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Kiyoshi Kurosawa's PULSE (2001) tells the story of a group of young
friends rocked by the sudden suicide of one of their own, and his
subsequent, ghostly reappearance in grainy computer and video images. Is
their friend trying to contact them from beyond the grave, or is there
something much more sinister afoot? The mysterious floppy disk they find
in the dead man's apartment may provide a clue, but instead launches a
program that seems to present odd, ethereal transmissions of people
engaged in solitary activities in their apartments. But there is
something not quite right in the appearance and behavior of these lonely
souls. Soon, there are more strange deaths and disappearances within the
group, terrifying rooms sealed in red tape, and the appearance of more
ghosts as the city of Tokyo -- and the world -- is slowly drained of
life. <br>
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Alan Lightman is a physicist, novelist, and essayist born in Memphis,
Tennessee in 1948. He is professor at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology and the author of the international bestseller <i>Einstein's
Dreams</i>. His research articles have appeared in the <i>Physical
Review</i>, the <i>Astrophysical Journal</i>, <i>Reviews of Modern
Physics</i>, <i>Nature</i>, and other journals. His latest novel,
<i>Ghost</i> (to be released Oct 23), tells the story of David, an
ordinary man who experiences an extraordinary vision that no science can
explain. David's struggles to understand what has happened to him serves
as springboard for a provocative exploration of the delicate divide
between the physical world and the spiritual world, between skepticism
and faith, between the natural and the supernatural, and between science
and religion. After the screening, Lightman will be on hand to sign
copies of his book. <br>
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<i>Science on Screen</i> programs are $7.75 for students, Museum of
Science members, and seniors, and $9.75 regular admission. Members of the
Coolidge Corner Theatre get free admission to these shows. <br>
Tickets are available in advance at the box office or on-line at
<a href="http://www.coolidge.org">www.coolidge.org</a>. For more
information, call 617/734-2500 or visit
<a href="http://www.coolidge.org/">www.coolidge.org</a>.<br>
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Previous <i>Science on Screen</i> shows:<br>
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2007<br>
</b>EVERYTHING’S COOL with Ross Gelbspan, Beth Daley, and Adam
Wolfensohm<br>
STAR TREK: THE WRATH OF KAHN with Jeffery Hoffman<br>
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE with Marc Hauser<br>
ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND with Daniel Schacter<br>
SO MUCH, SO FAST with Jamie Heywood<br>
<br>
<b>2006<br>
</b>LONGTIME COMPANION with Kenneth Mayer, Joe Elia, and Matt Foley<br>
ALPHAVILLE with Sheila Jasanoff<br>
DONNIE DARKO with Bruce M. Cohen<br>
THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN with Alfred DeMaria<br>
WINGED MIGRATION with David Allen Sibley<br>
FORBIDDEN PLANET with Rodney Brooks<br>
2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY with Marvin Minsky<br>
RICHARD FEYNMAN: NO ORDINARY GENIUS with Stephen Wolfram<br>
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<b>2005<br>
</b>PRIMER with John Joannopoulos<br>
THE ELEPHANT MAN with Virginia Kimonis<br>
A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME with Alan Guth<br>
JAWS with Greg Skomal <br>
DIAL M FOR MURDER in 3-D with Stephen Pinker<br>
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