Astrobiologist Breaks Down Apocalypse Scenes from Movies | GQ

Astrobiologist David Grinspoon breaks down apocalyptic scenes from movies, including 'I Am Legend,' 'Interstellar,' 'WALL-E,' 'The Day After,' 'Ad Astra,' 'Waterworld,' '12 Monkeys,' 'The Martian' and 'The 5th Wave.'


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Astrobiologist Breaks Down Apocalypse Scenes from Movies | GQ

[wertbin]

I appreciate that this guy isn't immediately dismissive of these sci-fi scenarios. He's open-minded and respectful of their artistic liberties.

[SayChidz]

*Sees people literally flash into skeletons and then disappear*

Astrobiologist: Yeah boy that doesn’t look like fun at all

[irlianakirana]

I love how he nods and listen intently whenever they ask him a question, it’s like he can’t wait to answer and share what he knows

[VoxFelis]

He's the guy in an action film that says "We're all going to die" and some CIA suit belittles him for wearing an aloha shirt.

[kcharge]

This guy sounds like he was who Jeff Goldblum researched for all his roles

[destinyperon]

I love this guy. He’s so “humans are idiots and we’ll die before earth dies”. Like he’s so over human destructive behavior. I agree dude

[dianeupshaw]

Don't confuse his fidgetiness with nervousness. He's just super giddy to talk about this stuff and I am here for it.

[dorotaoriskova]

“The notion that we are threatened by just making too much stuff and it piling up is kind of a wonderful way to encapsulate one of our real challenges now of humans of the 21st century, realizing that the Earth is not infinite and that we can’t just throw stuff away because there is no away; there’s only one planet.” - David Grinspoon

[happyroof]

This guy looks like he knows something and would get killed if he said anything

[RawWrtochi]

Man, this dude is so likeable. His fidgeting and air guitar hands are just what I would expect out of a astrobiologist expert, which I just discovered is a actual career? This is gold, so much awkwardness, apocalyptic and chaotic energy. Pure gold

[bigp]

“There is no away, there’s only one planet”. That was deep

[adrienne]

I feel like when he said "WHEN and IF humans are gone", the if was just to make us feel better.

[BonesyTucson]

"I study how planets get life and how they lose life" how he lays that down is the most terrifying part of this video. Respect to the guy.

[hadowtalker]

I love that Wall-E is included in this. Such a great movie about technology, human greed/love

[monie]

I love how any time they show WALL-E to these experts it always gets the best feedback

[DietEllie]

*people get incinerated *
“That didn’t look very fun.”

[MorroTreece]

A jittery scientist talking about post apocalyptic realities...go on

[ottobuco]

He looks like guy who is wearing a disguise.

[georganatoly]

he has a great way of gently dismissing the absurd and then constructively offering more realistic interpretations or alternatives

[Rememberthefifthofnovember]

Imagine giving the cops a description of this guy…