For the rest of July, we will be taking a look at the Jurassic Park films, mainly Jurassic Park and Jurassic World. We will be discussing the films in detail, so spoilers are possible but will be kept to a minimum.
Risks can be challenging to human perception. Some are obvious, like a 13-foot-tall carnivore with big, nasty, pointy teeth. Just about everyone in the Jurassic Park films appreciates the danger of claws and fangs, even if their safety mechanisms and procedures suggest otherwise (moats or ditches have been features of big cat enclosures for years). Some are not as visual, but still readily understood, like the venom of Dilophosaurus. And then some risks hide in plain sight. [Read more…] about Jurassic July: Safety Not Guaranteed