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Here's a photo of something from Star Wars because we like Star Wars, particularly at Christmas and, also, because we want to hide the identity of today's guest further down the page to avoid spoilers.
Are we the baddies?
Behind Door 8 of The Cosmic Shed Advent Calendar is Morten Bay. Morten is the man who hit the headlines for his research showing political activism from Russia and the US was behind much of the negative twitter reaction to The Last Jedi film.
Rian Johnson's Last Jedi is the eighth instalment in the main Star Wars saga (see what we did there?) and we were more than a little surprised and disappointed by some of the reaction to it. When Morten's research hit the headlines, there was only one thing to do.
Morten joined Andrew to discuss his findings and their mutual love for all things Star Wars.
This photo of Morten Bay will make more sense when you listen to this episode of The Cosmic Shed.
Sit back, pour yourself a glass of (blue) milk and prepare to be dumbfounded by the real world and get an overwhelming urge to find the biggest screen you can and watch The Last Jedi all over again.
show notes
Morten's research "Weaponising the haters:The Last Jedi and the strategic politicization of pop culture through social media manipulation" is here
WarGames
Black Panther
Michaela Musilova is going back to Mars!
Peter Beck, Falcon Heavy and the Humanity Star
Artemis: Andy Weir recorded live in the Planetarium
Gremlins - Zach Galligan
Chewbacca - Joonas Suamoto
Blue Planet 2
Blade Runner 2049 - Making the Look of the Film
Douglas Vakoch on Star Trek Discovery and Contacting Aliens
The Physics of Star Wars
Kate Davies-Speak
Blade Runner 2049 - Everything You Want to Hear
Star Trek Discovery: Prof Ethan Siegel
Astronauts: Does Tim Gregory have what it takes?
War for the Planet of the Apes
Nichelle Nichols, Warwick Davis and Eugene Simon
Hannah Peel talks music, science and a shed.
October Sky (pt.2) Searching for our Sputnik
October Sky (pt.1): Homer Hickam - Rocket Boy to Dinosaur Man
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