Can we resurrect dinosaurs like in the movie Jurassic Park? Is it possible to live on Mars like the hero of the movie "The Martian"? Is it possible to build a time machine like Dr. Emmett Brown in Back to the Future? Is life possible in an artificially created reality, like in The Matrix? Answering these and other intriguing questions, the book's authors - famous English stand-up comedian and journalist Rick Edwards and quantum physics doctor Michael Brooks - delve into real science, studying the most daring fantastic ideas presented in cult Hollywood blockbusters - from Planet of the Apes to Alien " to "Interstellar". The wide coverage of topics - such as astrophysics, neurology, psychology, botany, etc. - makes this book a real gift for inquisitive minds. For a wide range of readers.