Based on books written by Herbert’s son, the series strays in a few details from the writer’s vision of the Dune World.
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Dunes can preserve a record of historic climate changes and shifting continents.
A century before the Dune films became new classics of the genre, Fritz Lang was making epic fantasies that redefined cinema.
White saviourism is the paternalistic notion that white people are needed to “save” people of colour from their circumstances.
When Frank Herbert sat down in 1963 to start writing ‘Dune,’ he wasn’t thinking about how to leave Earth behind. He was thinking about how to save it.
Climate scientists have simulated Arrakis as a desert and with its long-lost oceans.
Zimmer creates a sound world full of texture, personality and new timbral possibilities.
Although not a true sign language, the use of sign in Dune can still teach us a lesson about the value of sign language.
There are not many strong contenders for Best Picture at this year’s Academy Awards. Our expert picks his winner and names a couple of blockbusters that didn’t make the grade.
As this year’s Oscar nominees for best original music show, Hans Zimmer has become the John Williams of his generation.
We simulated the desert planet to find out.
Africa was divided by European imperialists depending on what each desired in natural resources
Is Dune scientifically plausible? We ran a climate model to find out.
Researchers have grown the first human-monkey hybrid embryos as well as mouse embryos in artificial wombs late into development. These biomedical breakthroughs raise different ethical quandaries.
The Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) could help unravel the mysteries of antimatter and complete scientists’ next model of the universe.
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Research Associate in Paleoclimate Modelling, University of Bristol
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Senior Lecturer, School of Music, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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