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Tag: Alien: Covenant

Aliens, Ridley Scott, and bad science

Posted on September 3, 2026 By Chris Parsons
Aliens, Ridley Scott, and bad science
Popular Culture, Science

I am a huge fan of the Alien franchise…mostly. Alien and Aliens were ground-breaking movies and instant classics. Alien 3 had good parts (mostly the great British actors shining up a quickly knocked out script). Alien Resurrection was … not great.  Alien: Romulus was pretty good, despite a dodgy CGI android and a practical effect … Read More “Aliens, Ridley Scott, and bad science” »

Everything you need to know about conservation you can learn from Alien(s)

Posted on August 8, 2018August 10, 2018 By Chris Parsons
Conservation, Popular Culture

As a provider of advice on how to do effective conservation, Southern Fried Science has previously looked to such as The Game of Thrones for inspiration. Today we look at another famous source of conservation tips: Alien (and Aliens)…

A single charismatic animal can be a great motivator for action.

Jones the cat

Scientists sometimes have self interests that can derail a project.

Science officer Ash

Just when you think everything is going ok a crisis hits…

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