In this session you are going to:

1. Think about and answer some pre-video questions

2. Watch a one hour from the movie Don't Look Up
3. Answer some questions regarding one of the characters and some of
the themes of the show

Firstly, something to think about: How do you think this Polar Bear feels
right now? Comment here about how the polar bear feels right now

I think he feels despair and fear for the situation of the poles, as we can
see in the photo he doesn’t have where move so he must be screaming for
this.

Now, have a think and answer these questions:

1. What is the stereotype of a typical scientist?

People with glasses who don’t know how communicate easily with other
persons like they had social problems although also exist other
stereotype depends if the scientist is famous or not and this are a
person seriously and very intelectual that the people think they are
superhéroes.

2. Do you think the media takes science seriously? Remember media

ranges from: Cinema, TV, Newspapers, radio, internet, social media,
magazines - so consider all forms.

Yes, a lot of people think that when something is scientifically proven is

absolutely true so in social media this indicate that the people takes
science very seriously in internet even if it is false information.
 3. How often do you see science based news reports in the media?
What are those reports about?

Usually when a new phone will gone launched or when it comes to great
progress that could change the world or improve it like vaccines,
renewables energy, etc.

4. Do you think the media takes stories about the environment

seriously?

No because if they will take the stories seriously they would do

something for the environment and they just share the information of
other people who if they care what happens with the environment.

5. How often do you see environmental stories or reports in the media?

Very Little information, most of the time in the media are stories of
famous, sports, political and economy. When happens something
serious in the environmental is when they speak about it.

6. Order this list of what you think are the top ten topics for news
stories in the media. Number one being most common: Disasters,
Domestic affairs, Foreign affairs, Economics, Politics, Government,
Health, Crime, Business, Environment

Domestic affairs – politics – government - economics – crime –

disasters – foreign affairs – business – health – environment

Dont Look Up

Running Questions

1. 5m10sec. Why does he say "lets call it a night eh?"?

Because he figure out that the comet is coming to the earth.

2. 5m35sec. Why did they use this quote?

Maybe for the news of the comet.

 3. 11m30sec. Why does Kate throw up?

I think for the impact that generate a possible end of the world.

4. 13m20sec. Did the President acknowledge Dr. Oglethorpe? Why/Why

not?

She doesn’t know who he is because she has disinterested attitude towards
science.

5. 15m40sec. Why did General Themes charge them for the snacks?

It’s a question which even in the end the protagonists ask themselves.

6. 17m10sec. Why didn't the President see them that evening?

She was celebrating a birthday.

7. 22m38sec. How does the President treat the scientists?

Disrespectfully and disinterested.

Reflection Questions

How does the Daily Rip breakfast show treat the scientists?

Little seriousness towards them like if what they say are fake and all of they say
is take it as a show.

Scientist becomes meme - Why? What does this say about social media?

Because in the show the presenters took everything with humor and this impulse
the people take the scientist as a joke.

How do you think the Media and Social Media treat science subjects?

Seriously if is something that affect them but if is something that doesn’t affect
them so they dont care.

Resourses
1. Media Study 2022 from Reuters and Oxford Uni UK.

Media Study 2022

2. Media coverage of Climate Change Wiki

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_coverage_of_climate_change

3. Berkeley Uni USA study on media and climate change

https://news.berkeley.edu/2019/09/19/in-media-coverage-of-climate-change-
where-are-the-facts/

T Resources

What does this say about some media sources?

The most watched news network in the United States, Fox News, most of the
time promotes climate misinformation and employs tactics that distract from the
urgency of global climate change, according to a 2019 study by Public Citizen .
According to the study, 86% of Fox News segments that discussed the topic
were "dismissive of the climate crisis, cast its consequences in doubt or
employed fear mongering when discussing climate solutions." These segments
presented global climate change as a political construct, rarely, if ever,
discussing the threat posed by climate change or the vast body of scientific
evidence for its existence.

Dont look Up