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This week we're talking about the scientific extravaganza that is The Martian (2015)!


From dust storms and martian crops to admin drama, testing fails and gravity assists. There is so much in this movie, so much! Freda tries out a Russian accent, Abi reveals a potato based grudge and we check in on our Benedict Wong movies count.


\"Calculations Correct\"


References, resources and tidbits:

First things first - The Martian, book by Andy Weir - Read It!!

Some articles on the science of the movie:

Do you want to know how much Matt Damon would cost us?

Real life connections:

NASA Spam - if you want to nerd out about space travel and Mars plans:

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