2016-06-05, 09:29 | Link #1 |
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Anime Science 101
So here we go. I am a science teacher who has been watching anime for a long time, and after several class discussions about science in anime I decided to explore the topic further. The goal is to take a somewhat critical eye to how various science topics as they are presented in anime. I want to see what and how much they get right, and what and how much they get wrong. Now when having a discussion like this the level to which you take the science is important, so I will be holding the science to the level covered in your basic high school classes. This is two fold, one I think I can reach a larger audience this way. Second is that I don't teach the higher level stuff and my background is more limited in the area of physics and inorganic chemistry.
With that over with here you go. Blog Anime Science 101 - Examining the viability of science in our favorite anime http://www.animescience101.com/ Below is a rough draft on the Gundanium from Gundam fame Spoiler for Size:
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2016-06-07, 10:25 | Link #4 |
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In my experience science and the supernatural are often mixed together in anime. Take Noein for example. Here is a show that explicitly references the "many-worlds" interpretation of quantum theory and even includes a cameo appearance by Schroedinger's Cat. Nevertheless the whole gestalt of the story is pretty fantastical. I'm still a big fan of Noein but mostly for the characterizations and story and less for the science. You might want to read the posts here about Noein by Sam Pinansky (aka Quarkboy) who was working on his Ph.D. in theoretical physics at the time. (Now Sam works in the anime industry in Japan )
Another example might be Ghost Hound, which has a strange mix of psychiatry, neuroscience, and the supernatural that sometimes works and sometimes doesn't. Dennou Coil presents an early glimpse into a virtual world visible only with special glasses. Again there are clear supernatural referents, particularly the emphasis on shrines and torii, and the fact that the "metatags" look just like ofuda. Still the world Coil presents is quite plausible given current technologies like Google Glass, VR helmets, and the like.
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As for the fantasy metal, we've already created something along those lines: graphene.
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2016-06-07, 17:28 | Link #6 |
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Hmm, not so sure about the Gundanium alloy thing, but I liked the blog in general, and was surprised that the "Air Torpedo" scene in Black Lagoon is actually physically possible, assuming the ramp or the boat wasn't destroyed by the impact (that may be the problem, though)
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2016-06-07, 20:34 | Link #7 | |
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Graphene is an interesting material, but I wouldn't call it gundanium just yet. Also since gundanium is refereed to as a metal and graphene is more of a composite, it doesn't exactly fit. It could work for other fantasy metals though. |
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2016-06-12, 22:35 | Link #8 |
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So this week I tried to break down the chemistry in full metal alchemist.
http://www.animescience101.com/2016/...flame-alchemy/ |
2016-06-23, 15:05 | Link #9 |
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A- I'm a bit late as I've been traveling half way across the world since Saturday.
B- Now for the biology behind anime hair color http://www.animescience101.com/2016/...me-hair-color/ |
2016-06-24, 05:51 | Link #10 | |
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If we somehow had tetrachromatic eyes, maybe we can see more hair colors than just the ones above. Sadly, it's a rare condition and only females can have it. |
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2016-06-24, 05:59 | Link #11 | |
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Yes it does seem to only occur in females, but it referees to the detection of light, and uses photopsin. Which has nothing to do with hair or eye color. I think what you meant to refer to was heterochromia, which is when the eyes are different colors. This is something I will be making a post on at some point over the summer. |
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2016-06-27, 20:23 | Link #12 |
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This time its Sailor Moon. I will be getting back to anime eye color though.
http://www.animescience101.com/2016/...y-sailor-moon/ |
2016-07-11, 21:57 | Link #13 |
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This week its a scientific concept related to cloning and aging. Specifically we will look at Gundam Seed and Naruto.
http://www.animescience101.com/2016/...ayflick-limit/ |
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2016-07-15, 06:53 | Link #15 |
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There really isn't enough information given on them to really say anything other than the telomeres are probably longer than average. If the manga did say something more about them, then I will be more than happy to look at it.
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2016-07-15, 09:43 | Link #18 |
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No I was referencing their ability to live a long time. Regeneration speed has several factors, but the most important would be the length of time it takes the cells to divide. Eukaryotic cells take about 24 hours to divide due to how complex they are. Bacterial cells can reproduce every 20min in the right conditions. I would call the insane speed at which regeneration happens completely false and busted.
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2016-07-15, 11:34 | Link #20 |
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Yeah that's anime biology for ya. I mean if the cells lack HLA antigens, and a few other markers they would be less likely to be rejected, but it would still happen eventually. Not to mention the issues surrounding not having any HLA markers.
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