COSMIC CODA
Some burning questions: How do you build a machine to test Einstein's Relativity Theory? Will you need a screwdriver? What does an astrophysicist do exactly on any given Tuesday while searching the cosmos?
In 1985, a clueless but educable filmmaker pursues these questions, skips 3 decades, then picks the story up again, 39 years later. One of the most important discoveries in physics, then, is told as it happens.
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​​​YOUR FILM IS A MIRACLE! GREAT SUBJECT, FUNNY AND SO ENGAGING!
Marion Dry, Opera Singer
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IT IS BY FAR THE FUNNIEST, MOST ENGAGING SCIENCE FILM I'VE EVER SEEN.
Scott Street, IT Director
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NOW MORE THAN EVER WE SCIENTISTS NEED OUR FELLOW HUMANS
(AND DAIRY COWS) TO FEEL HOW SCIENCE IS NOT A REMOTE, STERILE PURSUIT,
BUT SOMETHING THAT GROWS OUT OF THE CORE HUMAN NEED
FOR TRUTH AND MEANING.
Marta​ Faulkner, PhD Candidate
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NEXT UP!
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USM PHYSICS PALS INVITATIONAL
PORTLAND, MAINE
FEBRUARY 2026
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​RAW SCIENCE FILM FESTIVAL NYC
​BEST POETRY OF SCIENCE AWARD
​OCTOBER 24, 2025
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​​​​MIT MUSEUM​ SEPTEMBER 30 2025
IN HONOR OF RAI WEISS
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COSMIC CODA is about the in-between moments of scientific discovery - how it feels going to work each day on a machine that tests both the limits of our universe and our ability to comprehend this mind boggling goal.
Much has changed in the world of astrophysics: more remarkably, much has not. Scientists turn out to be human beings after all! Featuring Music By ROOMFUL OF TEETH
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RAI WEISS, HERO OF COSMIC CODA, PASSED AWAY AUGUST 25, 2025
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​​RAI WAS A BRILLIANT SCIENTIST. BUT, EVEN MORE, HE WAS A PROFOUND HUMANITARIAN, CARING AS HE DID ABOUT OTHERS - AT TIMES EVEN MORE THAN THE SCIENCE.
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HE WAS A MENTOR, HERO, COLLEAGUE, AND - ABOVE ALL FRIEND - TO SO MANY.
WE MISS HIM DEARLY.
