SCN: last minute Invitation to film screening - Me & Isaac Newton - today at 7pm

[Melissa Guest]

We've just received this invitation we can share with all our
volunteers.  Please call Hannah Lidman directly if you are interested.

> > A message from Hannah Lidman:
> >
> > I would like to extend to you an invitation for a opportunity to
see an
> > amazing new film that was a hit at the Seattle International Film
Festival
> > in May.  It will released on November 17th in 5 cities including
Seattle.
> >
> > The Screening for Me & Isaac Newton is
> > Wednesday November 15th
> > 7pm - please arrive early!
> > The Varsity Theatre
> > 4329 University Way SE
> > Seattle, WA
> >
> > There will be a "will-call" at the entrance to the theatre handing
out
> > passes to those whose names are on the list.  Please contact me at
> > hlidman at wolfenet.com or at 206.935.3608 if you would like to
attend the
> > screening for this remarkable and inspirational film.  I will only
place
> > your name on the will-call list if you confirm with me that you
will be in
> > attendance as space is limited and the passes are in demand.
These
> > screening passes are complementary and there is no catch, so come
and
> > enjoy.
> >
> > Please read the short description of the film at the end of this
message.
> > You can get additional information regarding Me & Isaac Newton,
executive
> > produced by Paul Allen and produced by Clear Blue Sky Studios at
Clear
> > Blue
> > Sky's website:  clearblueskyfilms.com.
> >
> > I hope to hear from you soon.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Hannah Lidman
> > Assistant Publicist
> > Janet Wainwright Publicity and Promotion
> >
> >
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> > **
> > ******************
> > ME & ISAAC NEWTON is a feature length documentary about the
creative side
> > of
> > the scientific endeavor. It is a journey into the hearts and minds
of
> > seven
> > of the most distinguished scientists of our time, ages 38-81. ME &
ISAAC
> > NEWTON explores the motivation and thought processes of these
remarkable
> > individuals who have solved mysteries that are centuries old or
have
> > launched new worlds of research previously unknown. Scientists,
like
> > artists, think "outside the box." In Michael Apted's hands, the
personal
> > explorations of these brilliant thinkers become both accessible
and
> > intriguing. Whether discussing the lemurs of Madagascar, a unified
theory
> > of
> > everything, language disorders, or robotic communities, the
scientists
> > talk
> > about what really inspires them. From their earliest childhood
memories to
> > their innermost thoughts, these scientists reveal their personal
evolution
> > and how they hope their work will affect the world.
> >
> > With ME & ISAAC NEWTON, director Michael Apted continues his
fascinating
> > journey into the heart and soul of the creative impulse. An
award-winning
> > filmmaker, Apted is well known for his documentaries Moving The
Mountain,
> > Incident at Oglala and the Seven Up series, now at its 42 Up
installment.
> > A
> > companion piece to Apted's Inspirations, which explored the
creative
> > impulses of artists, ME & ISAAC NEWTON reveals the inspirations of
seven
> > prominent scientists-the rarely discussed "creative side" of the
> > scientific
> > endeavor-through their own reflections on their lives and work.
> >
> > In ME & ISAAC NEWTON, Apted follows theoretical physicist Michio
Kaku,
> > co-founder of string theory and heir to the Einstein legacy in his
quest
> > to
> > find a unified theory of everything; the late Gertrude Elion,
> > pharmaceutical
> > chemist who developed drugs to fight childhood leukemia and is one
of only
> > ten women to receive the Nobel Prize for medicine; Maja Mataric,
> > Co-Director
> > of Robotics Research Lab at USC, whose work in robotics is at the
frontier
> > of artificial intelligence; primatologist and conservationist
Patricia
> > Wright, who was awarded the MacArthur Genius Grant for her
discovery of a
> > new species of lemur and used much of those funds to save their
rainforest
> > habitat; cognitive scientist Steven Pinker, Director of MIT's
> > McDonnell-Pew
> > Center for Cognitive Neurosciences, an iconoclast who studies the
human
> > mind
> > by examining how language is learned and used by children; Karol
Sikora,
> > professor of cancer medicine, whose research has led him into the
cutting
> > edge of gene therapy; and environmental physicist Ashok Gadgil, a
native
> > of
> > India, who invented a device to disinfect water in villages of
developing
> > countries. ME & ISAAC NEWTON follow the scientists in various
locations
> > all
> > over the world, including Madagascar, South Africa and England as
well as
> > Massachusetts, New York, New Mexico and North Carolina.
> >
> > As the scientists reveal their personal experiences with the
creative
> > process, Apted captures their voracious curiosity, their altruism
and the
> > pure joy they derive from figuring things out. ME & ISAAC NEWTON
also
> > explores the more challenging aspects of a life in science - the
years of
> > research and the failed experiments along the way. In describing
their
> > attitudes toward this process, the scientists demonstrate the
patience and
> > faith required to persevere in a field geared toward leaps in
knowledge,
> > yet
> > based on small, intermediate steps in understanding.
> >
> > Beyond the individual pursuits of each scientist lies the broader
> > perspective of the role science plays in society as a whole. Apted
> > captures
> > the ruminations of his subjects on the responsibilities that come
with
> > greater knowledge and advanced technology, the relationship of the
> > scientist
> > to the world and, ultimately, on the relationship of science to
the
> > future.


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