Summary: Stream the movie:<br><br> <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/movie/the-golden-compass/id279588787?mt=6&at=1001l7hP" target="_new" rel="nofollow external noopener noreferrer" class="ext-link wpel-icon-right">iTunes<span class="wpel-icon wpel-image wpel-icon-3"></span></a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Golden-Compass-Nicole-Kidman/dp/B0013TO3HS/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1481518465&sr=8-2&keywords=golden+compass&tag=decsci05-20" target="_blank" rel="nofollow external noopener noreferrer" class="ext-link wpel-icon-right">Amazon<span class="wpel-icon wpel-image wpel-icon-3"></span></a><br> The Golden Compass<br> What: Little girl has magic compass, goes north with an ARMORED POLAR BEAR to save many children.<br><br> Directed by: Chris Weitz<br><br> Starring: Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Dakota Blue Richards<br> Recommended and Related Media<br> <br> His Dark Materials By Philip Pullman<br><br> The trilogy bearing The Golden Compass (the first book) on which this movie was based. It’s pretty good! It had a lot more going on that was basically not present in the movie. Worth a look.<br><br> Read it with your ears <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/audiobook/golden-compass-his-dark-materials/id3349764?mt=3&app=itunes" target="_new" rel="nofollow external noopener noreferrer" class="ext-link wpel-icon-right">iTunes<span class="wpel-icon wpel-image wpel-icon-3"></span></a> | Amazon (<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Golden-Compass-Dark-Materials-Book/dp/B0000W6SPE/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1481601268&sr=8-2&keywords=his+dark+materials+audiobook&tag=decsci05-20" target="_blank" rel="nofollow external noopener noreferrer" class="ext-link wpel-icon-right">1<span class="wpel-icon wpel-image wpel-icon-3"></span></a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Subtle-Knife-Dark-Materials-Book/dp/B0000YSH4C/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1481601339&sr=8-1&tag=decsci05-20" target="_blank" rel="nofollow external noopener noreferrer" class="ext-link wpel-icon-right">2<span class="wpel-icon wpel-image wpel-icon-3"></span></a>, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Amber-Spyglass-Dark-Materials-Book/dp/B0000W6SPO/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1481601366&sr=8-1&tag=decsci05-20" target="_blank" rel="nofollow external noopener noreferrer" class="ext-link wpel-icon-right">3<span class="wpel-icon wpel-image wpel-icon-3"></span></a>)<br><br> Read it with your eyes <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/book/his-dark-materials-omnibus/id468742387?mt=11" target="_new" rel="nofollow external noopener noreferrer" class="ext-link wpel-icon-right">iTunes<span class="wpel-icon wpel-image wpel-icon-3"></span></a> | <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Materials-Omnibus-Philip-Pullman-ebook/dp/B005WBBYXO/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1481601226&sr=8-1&tag=decsci05-20" target="_blank" rel="nofollow external noopener noreferrer" class="ext-link wpel-icon-right">Amazon<span class="wpel-icon wpel-image wpel-icon-3"></span></a><br> PBS Spacetime<br><br> They have videos on dark matter and the multiverse! And many other topics.<br> Show Notes<br> Production<br> Issues before, issues during, issues in the final cut. So many issues! How the movie lost much of the depth of the book.<br> Scifi vs Fantasy<br> Sciencey veneer over a big pile of fantasy. Maybe <a href="http://io9.gizmodo.com/329918/golden-compass-is-steampunk-not-fantasy" target="_new" rel="nofollow external noopener noreferrer" class="ext-link wpel-icon-right">steampunk<span class="wpel-icon wpel-image wpel-icon-3"></span></a>?<br> Dark Matter<br> Recognizing that dark matter makes no sense as an explanation for dust. Considering the public conception of dark matter way back when the book was written. Discovery and modern evidence. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullet_Cluster#Significance_to_dark_matter" target="_new" rel="nofollow external noopener noreferrer" class="ext-link wpel-icon-right">Bullet cluster<span class="wpel-icon wpel-image wpel-icon-3"></span></a>. Baryonic matter. Dark energy or the cosmological constant.<br> The Mind-Body Problem<br> Familiars and daemons and souls. Dualism. Consciousness uploading. Metaknowledge.<br> Polar Bears<br> Polar bear evolution. Shrinking habitat. Hollow hairs and skin color and other adaptations. Blubber and keeping cool.<br> Parallel Universes<br> Svalbard! Aurora. The many-worlds interpretation.<br> Goodbyes<br> YESSSSSS, THAT IS ALL.<br> Feedback? Please Contact Us<br> <a href="mailto:contact@decipherscifi.com" target="_blank">contact@decipherscifi.com</a><br> Amazon and iTunes links include our affiliate codes. If you wouldn’t mind helping us out a tiny bit, go ahead and use them to buy/stream something. Thanks!
