‘Lucy’ Debunked
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In the new sci-fi thriller Lucy, Scarlett Johansson amasses an astounding array of superpowers after a fictional drug allows her to tap into “100 percent of her brain.” Neurobiologist R. Douglas Fields explains what’s wrong with this (moving) picture.
Read Douglas Fields’ full Lucy review at World Science Festival and at his blog.
Segment Guests
R. Douglas Fields
R. Douglas Fields is a neurologist and author of The Other Brain (Simon & Schuster, 2011) in Bethesda, Maryland.
Meet the Producer
About Annie Minoff
@annieminoffAnnie Minoff is a producer for The Journal from Gimlet Media and the Wall Street Journal, and a former co-host and producer of Undiscovered. She also plays the banjo.