Fact and Science Fiction
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A podcast about the real science behind your favorite science fiction themes and tropes. Each episode, I choose a recurring topic or two in science fiction, and then dive into how it works in reality. If you ever wanted to learn more about genetics, virtual reality, or space travel - this podcast is for you.
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Lady Astronaut Series with author Mary Robinette Kowal
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Jul 06, 2020 |
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Special announcement: Afrofuturism and diverse science fiction
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Jun 15, 2020 |
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Cyborgs and Cybernetics
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May 29, 2020 |
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Earthquakes & Landslides: Science of Disaster Movies
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May 15, 2020 |
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The Many Worlds Interpretation and Parallel Universes in Sci-Fi
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May 01, 2020 |
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Animal Mimicry in Nature and Carpenter's The Thing
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Aug 30, 2019 |
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Super Suits, Mechsuits, and Iron Man
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Jul 11, 2019 |
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The Flu in Stephen King's The Stand
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May 07, 2019 |
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Science of Superheroes: Planet Comicon Live
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Apr 04, 2019 |
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Going for Orbit with Kerbal Space Program
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Mar 02, 2019 |
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Interview with Author David Siegel Bernstein
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Jan 30, 2019 |
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Climate Change and Eco Sci Fi
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Jan 16, 2019 |
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Time Travel in Fiction... and Reality?
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Dec 28, 2018 |
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Bigfoot, Mothman and More: Cryptids in History and Today
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Oct 08, 2018 |
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Data Science and Predicting Crime
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Sep 05, 2018 |
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Atlantis and Ocean Exploration
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Aug 07, 2018 |
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Cretaceous and Jurassic: Dinosaurs
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Jul 08, 2018 |
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Space Colonization Part II: Space Stations
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Jun 28, 2018 |
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Space Colonization Part I
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Jun 08, 2018 |
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Across the Stars: Space Travel
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May 27, 2018 |
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Planets and Space with Harriet Brettle
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May 11, 2018 |
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Are We Alone? Finding Extraterrestrial Life
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Apr 29, 2018 |
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Interview with Altered Carbon's Marlene Forte
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Apr 17, 2018 |
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Gender and Sexuality: Live at ClexaCon
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Apr 12, 2018 |
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Bonus Episode: Interview with NASA Engineer Holly Griffith
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Feb 28, 2018 |
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Military Science Fiction and The Cold War
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Feb 11, 2018 |
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Bonus Episode: Philip K. Dick 2049
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Jan 28, 2018 |
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Health and Medicine in Science Fiction
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Jan 14, 2018 |
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Virtual Reality and Dreams
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Dec 31, 2017 |
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What is Artificial Intelligence?
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Dec 14, 2017 |
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Gender and Sexuality in Science Fiction
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Nov 30, 2017 |
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Corporations and The Endless Frontier
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Nov 09, 2017 |
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Interview with Scientist Laura Richmond
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Nov 02, 2017 |
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Epigenetics, Cloning, and Orphan Black
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Oct 26, 2017 |
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Fact & Science Fiction Preview
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Oct 12, 2017 |