by Rosie Nagele
Two siblings talk about cool science in science fiction, fantasy, and science fantasy books. Chris is working on a PhD in astrophysics at the University of Tokyo. Rosie loves all things related to biology and the environment. This is not a spoiler-free experience; we recommend reading the books before listening. For additional thoughts on the topics we cover and links to further reading, check out the episode extras at sciencefantasyscience.wordpress.com.
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July 16, 2023
<p>In this episode, we cover Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" trilogy: "The Golden Compass," "The Subtle Knife," and "The Amber Spyglass." Chris describes moments that fed his interest in physics when first reading the books some 20 years ago. Rosie ponders developments in consciousness at the species and individual scales. </p> <p><br></p> <p>This episode contains spoilers for all three books. </p> <p><br></p> <p>Music - <a href="https://pixabay.com/music/beats-freeze-my-soul-825/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Freeze my soul</a> by <a href="https://pixabay.com/users/dreamheaven-17969683/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">DreamHaven</a></p>
June 22, 2023
<p>In this episode, we talk about Nnedi Okorador's "Lagoon." Rosie talks about the biology of shape shifting, and Chris discusses the use of sonar for mapping environments. </p> <p>As always, this episode contains spoilers for the book!</p> <p><br></p> <p>Music - <a href="https://pixabay.com/music/beats-freeze-my-soul-825/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Freeze my soul</a> by <a href="https://pixabay.com/users/dreamheaven-17969683/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">DreamHaven</a></p>
May 29, 2021
<p>In this episode, we talk about All Systems Red, the first novella in the Murderbot Diaries series by Martha Wells. Chris explains what wormholes are and how they relate to blackholes, then proposes a scheme for characterizing the travel speed of matter and signals in fictional worlds. Rosie talks about the development of personality in a human-robot construct.</p> <p>This episode contains minor spoilers for All Systems Red, but really, the book is short; just read it already! </p> <p>Later books tell us more about the topics discussed in this episode, so if you find this conversation interesting, you have a lot to look forward to in the series! Once you're caught up, check out the episode extra at <a href="https://sciencefantasyscience.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sciencefantasyscience.com</a>. </p> <p><br></p> <p>Music - <a href="https://pixabay.com/music/beats-freeze-my-soul-825/">Freeze my soul</a> by <a href="https://pixabay.com/users/dreamheaven-17969683/">DreamHaven</a></p>
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Two siblings talk about cool science in science fiction, fantasy, and science fantasy books. Chris is working on a PhD in astrophysics at the University of Tokyo. Rosie loves all things related to biology and the environment.
This is not a spoiler-free experience; we recommend reading the books before listening.
For additional thoughts on the topics we cover and links to further reading, check out the episode extras at sciencefantasyscience.wordpress.com.
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