A conversation with Larry Lasker and Walter Parks, recipients of the Future of Life Award, about their work as screenwriters and producers, including their involvement in movies like War Games and Awakenings. The chapter also includes anecdotes from the set and a discussion on the significance of these films in preserving life and civilization.
How did movies change the Cold War? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice learn about how apocalyptic films influenced us and began the first cybersecurity measures with Future of Life Award recipients and filmmakers Lawrence Lasker, Walter Parkes, and Nicholas Meyer.
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