tags: The Science Behind the Movie, Watchmen, physics, superheroes' superpowers, education, streaming video
In this streaming video, University of Minnesota physics professor James Kakalios discusses how he consulted with Warner Bothers to add a physics perspective to their upcoming movie, Watchmen. Kakalios discusses how quantum mechanics can explain Dr. Manhattan's super human powers in the film, and how he, the good professor, came to become an expert on the topic of the physics of superheroes [6:49]