2022 El Paso Space Festival - Nerd Night: Passengers

We seek to bring Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) to life in our community by providing engaging, hands-on, and on-site learning experiences to our community.Insights Science discovery, formerly known as Insights El Paso Science Center Inc. was founded in 1980. It is a private, not-for-profit organization with a mission of promoting science education through exploratory, interactive learning experiences for people of all ages. Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) education is dedicated to inspiring wonder and encouraging critical thinking.  Insights is currently focused on outreach, bringing informal science education to everyone in El Paso and the surrounding areas.Please Contact Insights if you have any additional questions:(915) 534-0000info@insightselpaso.org

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Movie Night | Space Festival  | Passengers

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Montecillo

In the far future, space exploration technologies have advanced enough to create an interstellar spaceship to transport over 5000 people to live on a new planet. You are one of those people, sleeping peacefully in suspended animation during the 120 yr journey. A computer malfunction wakes you up 90 years too early. You realize you are the only one awake, all alone…. What do you do?<a href="https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1586607641/?ref_=tt_vi_i_1" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Passengers</a> takes a look at this imagined future, exploring “fascinations and perils of interstellar travel” (<a href="https://www.space.com/35133-how-realistic-ship-from-passengers.html" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">How realistic is the Interstellar Ship from ‘Passengers’?</a>) and asks viewers to consider the possibilities, moral and ethical dimension of such a reality. Join us to watch “Passengers” (2016), a film that brings science fiction and romance at the forefront of space exploration. The film, deemed as brilliant for bringing to light the ethical conundrum of space exploration and the beauty of the vast unknown, is one you’d surely want to see. Winner, Arts Director Guild Excellence in Production Design; Two time Academy Award Nominee.At this special Nerd Night event not only will you get to enjoy the entertainment of the film, but you will have the opportunity to join in the discussions with expert moderators:<a href="https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1586607641/?ref_=tt_vi_i_1" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Official Movie trailer</a>_________________________________________________________Guest Speakers<ul><li>Dr. Reyes Espinosa, UTEP (Space Ethics perspective) - Reyes Espinoza, Ph.D., works within the discipline of philosophy as an applied ethicist focusing on issues of planetary climate change and political corruption. He has made inroads into philosophy of space and pop culture through his analyses of the anime Legend of the Galactic Heroes as well as Cowboy Bebop. His previous work includes creating logical arguments utilizing insights from the field of moral psychology to understand and motivate societal change concerning global social conflicts. Space travel, a new frontier for human societies, presents new challenges and opportunities for philosophical discourse concerning technology, modes of human existence, economic relations, and lifestyles.</li></ul>_________________________________________________________WHEN:September 18, 202212:00P.M. – 3:00 P.M.*There are limited number of tickets available for this event. Depending on availability, tickets can be purchased at the door, but ticket price will increase.*

<h2>A huge thank you to <a href="https://drafthouse.com/el-paso/theater/east-el-paso" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Alamo Draft House El Paso</a> for sponsoring this event! </h2>

** We will be adhering to Alamo Drafthouse’s Covid 19 Response Policy and we encourage you to do the same. For more information on Alamo Drafthouse’s Health and Safety guidelines click <a href="https://drafthouse.com/el-paso/covid-safety" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">HERE</a>________________________________________________________

For more information about the 2022 El Paso Space Festival, please visit: <a href="http://www.insightselpaso.org/el-paso-space-festival" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">http://www.insightselpaso.org/el-paso-space-festival</a>#EPSpaceFestival

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