Mass panic and overturned cars in the streets are fun in movies, but is that how people really act during disasters? In Part 2 of this disaster-themed #AskAScientist series, Hollywood producer Diana Williams talks with disasterologist Dr. Samantha Montano about the number one myth surrounding disasters and how more than 50 years of research may make you think twice the next time you watch a disaster movie.
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