When Hollywood creates compelling entertainment, it cranks up the storytelling to add intrigue and suspense. That can make a movie seem far-fetched and unbelievable, especially when based on scientific or technical topics. If you’ve ever watched pseudo-hackers on screen breaking into a mainframe, you know real hacking is nothing like it. And in some of the action scenarios we see, no one would ever survive. Experts can help us figure out the balance between implausibility and realism. Sometimes, it’s about context — like in the medical drama