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Arzt conducts some science on the Island ("Exposé")

Much of the Lost mythos seems to be based upon science.

1 Occurrences
2 Character name references
3 Recurring themes
- 3.1 Literary works
- 3.2 Psychology
4 Production notes
- 4.1 Comic Con 2006
5 See also

Occurrences

Season 1

Danielle tells Sayid about her science expedition. ("Solitary")
Arzt introduces himself as a ninth grade science teacher. ("Exodus, Part 2")

Season 2

The title of season 2, episode 1 is "Man of Science, Man of Faith".
The Swan Orientation film makes several references to science, including: B.F. Skinner, meteorology, psychology, parapsychology, zoology, and electromagnetism. ("Orientation")
Various physics equations are seen on the blast door map. ("Lockdown")

Season 3

Juliet is recruited to the Others as a scientist specializing in fertility. ("Not in Portland")
Desmond asks a professor of physics about the possibilities of time travel. ("Flashes Before Your Eyes")
While examining insects, Arzt compares himself to Charles Darwin. ("Exposé")

Season 4

Daniel Faraday says he is a physicist, and remarks that light seems to scatter in a funny way on the Island. ("Confirmed Dead")
Ben reveals that Charlotte has a PhD in Cultural Anthropology. ("Confirmed Dead")
Daniel conducts a scientific experiment, concluding that time seems to pass at a slower rate on the Island. ("The Economist")
In 1996, Daniel experiments with consciousness time-travel on Eloise. ("The Constant")

Character name references

Character	Notes
Daniel Faraday	Daniel Faraday, a physicist in Lost, shares his last name with Michael Faraday (September 22, 1791 – August 25, 1867), an English physicist who researched electromagnetism.
Ms. Hawking	Ms. Hawking shares her last name with Stephen Hawking.
George Minkowski	George Minkowski shares his last name with Hermann Minkowski.

Recurring themes

Literary works

Main article: Literary works

A Brief History of Time - Non-fiction book about astrophysics and theories on how the universe began (seen in Lost)

Psychology

Main article: Psychology

The show has explored the science of psychology on several occasions:

Several characters have been admitted to the Santa Rosa Mental Health Institute or have undergone some type of psychological treatment.
The purpose of some of the DHARMA Initiative stations seems to be psychological research.

Production notes

Comic Con 2006

Main article: Comic Con#2006

“

Damon Lindelof: And one of the first things we talked about the very first time we came was… the sort of idea of the show dancing between the supernatural and actual science. And, as far as the island’s healing abilities, Locke’s ability to walk, and the fact that Rose was cured… and many other sort of island mysteries, we’re going to be… it’s going to get a little scientific this year, which will be fairly cool. We want to be able to bounce between those sorts of ideas, between reality and fiction. So hopefully, you will be satisfied.

Fan 12: Well, thank you very much, and from the scientific community, I appreciate it.

Damon Lindelof: And we thank the scientific community. [Crowd laughs]

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