{"id":15122,"date":"2026-01-30T19:42:50","date_gmt":"2026-01-30T19:42:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.st-andrews.ac.uk\/philevents\/event\/film-and-philosophy-at-ceppa-twister-1996-with-simon-lee-earth-environmental-sciences\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T14:53:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T13:53:16","slug":"film-and-philosophy-at-ceppa-twister-1996-with-simon-lee-earth-environmental-sciences","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.st-andrews.ac.uk\/philevents\/event\/film-and-philosophy-at-ceppa-twister-1996-with-simon-lee-earth-environmental-sciences\/","title":{"rendered":"Film and Philosophy at CEPPA &#8211; Twister (1996) with Simon Lee (Earth &amp; Environmental Sciences)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are proud to present the Twelfth Session of <strong>Film and Philosophy at CEPPA (aka <\/strong><b>the CEPPA Film Club). <\/b>O<span data-ogsc=\"black\">n this occasion we have a special guest from the department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Simon Lee, who will be discussing\u00a0<i data-ogsc=\"\">Twister<\/i>\u00a0(1996) with us. Simon Lee is, among other things, a storm chaser, so he&#8217;ll be talking about his experience, what the film gets right, and what the film get wrong.<\/span><\/p>\n<div data-ogsc=\"black\" data-ogsb=\"white\">As per usual we will gather from 16:30 onwards to watch and discuss the film.\u00a0<a id=\"x_anchor-081c3fd0-63a8-452f-f920-e9943eb20702\" title=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JH1Q6n0KmVc\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JH1Q6n0KmVc\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\" data-ogsc=\"\">You can see the trailer here<\/a>. Also as per usual, there will be drinks and snacks from Luvians. Lastly, here is a list of suggested readings and videos.<\/div>\n<div data-ogsc=\"black\" data-ogsb=\"white\"><\/div>\n<div data-ogsc=\"black\" data-ogsb=\"white\"><b data-ogsc=\"\">To Read:<\/b><\/div>\n<ul data-editing-info=\"{&quot;applyListStyleFromLevel&quot;:true,&quot;unorderedStyleType&quot;:1}\" data-ogsb=\"white\">\n<li data-ogsc=\"black\">\n<div role=\"presentation\" data-ogsc=\"\"><a title=\"https:\/\/rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/wea.7655\" href=\"https:\/\/rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/wea.7655\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\" data-ogsc=\"\">Jana Houser &#8211; Weather in my life<\/a><a title=\"https:\/\/rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/wea.7655\" href=\"https:\/\/rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1002\/wea.7655\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"2\" data-ogsc=\"\">\u00a0<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-ogsc=\"black\">\n<div role=\"presentation\" data-ogsc=\"\"><a title=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/faq\/tornado\/toto.htm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.spc.noaa.gov\/faq\/tornado\/toto.htm\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"3\" data-ogsc=\"\">On the TOtable Tornado Observatory (TOTO)<\/a>, which was an inspiration for the movie.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-ogsc=\"black\">\n<div role=\"presentation\" data-ogsc=\"\">Bonus: Aristotle was the first one to provide a &#8216;systematic discussion of meteorology&#8217;. Out of curiosity people might find these interesting<\/div>\n<ul data-editing-info=\"{&quot;applyListStyleFromLevel&quot;:true}\" data-ogsb=\"white\">\n<li data-ogsc=\"black\">\n<div role=\"presentation\" data-ogsc=\"\"><a title=\"https:\/\/journals.ametsoc.org\/view\/journals\/wcas\/11\/4\/wcas-d-19-0057_1.xml\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.ametsoc.org\/view\/journals\/wcas\/11\/4\/wcas-d-19-0057_1.xml\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"4\" data-ogsc=\"\">Antonescu et. al &#8211; Theories on Tornado and Waterspout Formation in Ancient Greece and Rome<\/a><a title=\"https:\/\/journals.ametsoc.org\/view\/journals\/wcas\/11\/4\/wcas-d-19-0057_1.xml\" href=\"https:\/\/journals.ametsoc.org\/view\/journals\/wcas\/11\/4\/wcas-d-19-0057_1.xml\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"5\" data-ogsc=\"\">\u00a0<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-ogsc=\"black\">\n<div role=\"presentation\" data-ogsc=\"black\"><a title=\"https:\/\/www.loebclassics.com\/view\/aristotle-meteorlogica\/1952\/pb_LCL397.233.xml\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loebclassics.com\/view\/aristotle-meteorlogica\/1952\/pb_LCL397.233.xml\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"6\" data-ogsc=\"\">Aristotle &#8211; Meteorologica book III ch. 1<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 data-ogsc=\"black\" data-ogsb=\"white\"><span data-ogsc=\"black\">See you then!<\/span><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are proud to present the Twelfth Session of Film and Philosophy at CEPPA (aka the CEPPA Film Club). 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