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Fiction Science

Cosmic Log"s podcast from the place where science and technology intersect with science fiction and popular culture, hosted by science writer Alan Boyle and science-fiction writer Dominica Phetteplace. Become a supporter for less than (or more than) a dollar a month.

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00:43:37

Get a reality check on the search for aliens

Fiction Science ·

2024/03/21

Pete Worden, chairman of the Breakthrough Prize Foundation, talks about the real-world search for extraterrestrial civilizations and how it's different from Netflix's "3 Body Problem" series.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-science/support

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00:17:23

Bonus: Talking fiction with Nathaniel Rich

Fiction Science ·

2024/03/13

Nathaniel Rich, author of "Second Nature," "Losing Earth" and the sci-fi novel "Odds Against Tomorrow," discusses the state of contemporary fiction with Fiction Science co-hosts Dominica Phetteplace and Alan Boyle.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-science/support

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00:41:22

Exploring 'The New World on Mars'

Fiction Science ·

2024/02/29

Mars Society President Robert Zubrin, author of "The New World on Mars," talks about the life that future settlers are likely to create on the Red Planet — and why they should go.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fiction-science/support

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00:35:09

What's so mesmerizing about the multiverse?

Fiction Science ·

2024/01/15

Physicist Paul Halpern, author of "The Allure of the Multiverse," traces the history of the scientific quest to detect parallel universes and alternate cosmic timelines.

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00:22:01

Rowing tech picks up the pace

Fiction Science ·

2023/12/23

John Tytus, the president of Pocock Racing Shells, talks about how the technology of rowing has changed since "The Boys in the Boat" won Olympic gold in 1936.

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00:55:52

Can AI become conscious?

Fiction Science ·

2023/11/26

Veteran science writer George Musser addresses the connections between artificial intelligence, quantum physics and the quest to understand the nature of consciousness in a new book, "Putting Ourselves Back in the Equation."

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00:39:33

What's wrong with a city on Mars?

Fiction Science ·

2023/11/06

Zach Weinersmith, co-author of "A City on Mars," explains why humanity isn't ready to have people settle down and raise a family on Mars or in any other off-Earth locale.

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00:29:35

Why women scientists missed out on fame

Fiction Science ·

2023/10/24

Quantum physicist Shohini Ghose, author of "Her Space, Her Time," throws a spotlight on more than a dozen women physicists and astronomers who didn't get the recognition they deserved.

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00:37:06

'The Creator' gets an AI reality check

Fiction Science ·

2023/09/29

How much real-world AI research is reflected in "The Creator," Hollywood's latest cinematic tale about the rise of the machines? We turn to a panel of experts on artificial intelligence and its portrayal at the movies for an in-depth reality check.

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00:39:06

John Scalzi sizes up billionaires and supervillains

Fiction Science ·

2023/09/20

John Scalzi talks about his latest satirical science-fiction novel, "Starter Villain," and the parallels to the antics of real-world tech billionaires.

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00:34:00

Searching for alien worlds and life

Fiction Science ·

2023/07/28

Astronomer Chris Impey, author of the book "Worlds Without End," discusses the study of planets beyond our solar system, the search for alien life, and the long-term prospects for humanity's progress on the final frontier.

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00:58:47

Indiana Jones vs. actual archaeologists

Fiction Science ·

2023/06/28

Archaeologists Chris Begley and Brittany Brown discuss how times have changed since the fictional heyday of Indiana Jones when it comes to the technologies - and people skills - that they rely on.

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00:39:18

Celebrating 'the original X-File' ... in Seattle?

Fiction Science ·

2023/06/21

Steve Edmiston, a Seattle lawyer and film writer, fills us in on the Maury Island Incident - a UFO sighting that marked the first mention of the mysterious Men in Black and has now inspired a celebration called the Men in Black Birthday Bash.

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00:52:56

The roots of the spaceflight revolution

Fiction Science ·

2023/06/15

Jeffrey Manber, one of the pioneers on the frontier of space commercialization, talks about his effort to document the rise of private-sector spaceflight in a series of books he calls "From the Earth to Mars."

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00:35:03

Get a reality check on space startups

Fiction Science ·

2023/05/08

Ashlee Vance, the author of "When the Heavens Went On Sale," talks about the romance, the risk and the ridiculousness surrounding four space ventures that were created in the wake of Elon Musk's SpaceX success.

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00:34:54

Michio Kaku explains quantum computing

Fiction Science ·

2023/04/26

Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku, the author of a new book titled "Quantum Supremacy" explains how quantum computing works and why it could revolutionize energy, medicine and virtually everything everywhere.

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00:34:00

Meet the woman who's updating the 007 saga

Fiction Science ·

2023/04/10

Kim Sherwood talks about writing "Double or Nothing," a James Bond novel that includes 21st-century technologies including quantum computers and climate geoengineering — but leaves out James Bond.

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00:46:32

'Critical Mass' charts the space frontier

Fiction Science ·

2023/03/07

Science-fiction author Daniel Suarez talks about his latest novel, "Critical Mass," which picks up on the vision for space development laid out by physicist Gerard K. O'Neill and the billionaire he inspired, Jeff Bezos.

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00:36:11

Reality check on 'Quantumania'

Fiction Science ·

2023/02/16

Quantum physicist Chris Ferrie, author of the book "Quantum Bullsh*t," separates the reality from the B.S. in sci-fi tales including "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania."

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00:43:12

Annalee Newitz on 'The Terraformers' and future cities

Fiction Science ·

2023/01/31

Annalee Newitz talks about "The Terraformers," a sci-fi novel that explores the parallels between an imagined future where corporations reshape planets and an all-too-real present where today's cities are sorely in need of reshaping.

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