Dinosaurs Had Their Shot: The Jurassic Park Dinner Debate and the Dangerous Allure of Playing God

In one of the most memorable scenes in cinematic history, Ian Malcolm leans across the dinner table and delivers a quiet but devastating verdict:
"Dinosaurs had their shot, and nature selected them for extinction." "Dinosaurs Had Their Shot": The Jurassic Park Dinner Debate and the Dangerous Allure of Playing God takes that single line as its thesis and explores its profound implications. From the nuclear-haunted monsters of classic Godzilla films to Gene Roddenberry's optimistic vision of h...