Contact

A poster featuring Jodie Foster sitting with headphones around her neck and Matthew McConaughey standing behind her, both in front of a dramatic backdrop of massive radio telescopes under a starry sky. The tagline reads: “A message from deep space. Who will be the first to go? A journey to the heart of the universe.” The title “Contact” appears prominently at the bottom.

Director: Robert Zemeckis

Lead Actors: Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, James Woods

Release Year: 1997

IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118884/

Podcast Episode: Episode 077: Metascience, Faith, and Confirmation Bias… in Space! Contact (1997) with Jacob Miranda

Psychology Concepts: artificial intelligence, cognitive bias, Cognitive Psychology, confirmation bias, decision making, ethics, human-computer interaction, imagination, measurement, morality, open science, perception, relationships, reliability, Religious Psychology, Research Methods, Social Cognition, Social Psychology, validity