{"594685":{"#nid":"594685","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Solar Eclipses Have Been a Science Fiction Theme for Thousands of Years","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELMC Professor\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ELisa Yaszek\u0026rsquo;s\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;insights about solar eclipses in science, fiction, and culture were the focus of the\u0026nbsp;article of \u0026ldquo;\u003Cem\u003ESolar Eclipses Have Been a Science Fiction Theme for Thousands of Years:\u0026nbsp;How Storytellers throughout History Have Used the Phenomenon to Portray Terror, Emotional Stakes, and More\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026rdquo; in \u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EVox Media\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EExcerpt:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAs millions of Americans prepare to witness the first total solar eclipse in the U.S .in 38 years, I turned to Lisa Yaszek, a professor in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication at Georgia Tech University and former president of the Science Fiction Research Association, to discuss the history, meanings, and accuracy of eclipses in\u0026nbsp;fiction.\u0026nbsp;Here\u0026rsquo;s what I learned.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe following interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch3\u003EFictional representations of solar eclipses are often used to underline a specific plot point.\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003EAbbey White\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EWhat are the key scientific aspects of a solar eclipse that must be present for an accurate depiction?\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003ELiza Yaszek\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EIn the case of a solar eclipse on Earth, authors and directors want to make sure they get all the heavenly objects in question lined up, and that it\u0026rsquo;s clear the moon is between the sun and the Earth. They also want to make sure they\u0026rsquo;ve got a duration that makes sense. Solar eclipses usually last just a few minutes, while lunar eclipses can go on for hours.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERead\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.vox.com\/culture\/2017\/8\/18\/16158544\/solar-eclipses-science-fiction\u0022\u003Efull article\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27167","created_gmt":"2017-08-18 20:37:00","changed_gmt":"2017-08-30 21:36:48","author":"Rebecca Keane","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"NIH Director\u0027s Pioneer Award","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/culture\/2017\/8\/18\/16158544\/solar-eclipses-science-fiction","dateline":{"date":"2017-08-18T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2017-08-18T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"593438":{"id":"593438","type":"image","title":"Lisa Yaszek, professor in the School of Literature, Media, and Communications (Photo by Georgia Tech)","body":null,"created":"1499803114","gmt_created":"2017-07-11 19:58:34","changed":"1499803370","gmt_changed":"2017-07-11 20:02:50","alt":"","file":{"fid":"226213","name":"Lisa Yaszek .jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Lisa%20Yaszek%20.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Lisa%20Yaszek%20.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":30353,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Lisa%20Yaszek%20.jpg?itok=AMGIR5bn"}}},"media_ids":["593438"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1283","name":"School of Literature, Media, and Communication"}],"categories":[{"id":"151","name":"Policy, Social Sciences, and Liberal Arts"}],"keywords":[{"id":"174840","name":"solar eclipse"},{"id":"11021","name":"Lisa Yaszek"},{"id":"167171","name":"science fiction"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}