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David Curtin on Dark Matter in 'Sunfall' (Part 2)
Season 1 Episode 31
This is the second part of our interview with Dr. David Curtin, Canada Research Chair in Theoretical Particle Physics at the University of Toronto. …
2 years, 4 months ago
David Curtin on Dark Matter in 'Sunfall' (Part 1)
Season 1 Episode 30
Dr. David Curtin is the Canada Research Chair in Theoretical Particle Physics at the University of Toronto, and specializes in exotic theories of dar…
2 years, 5 months ago
Jim Al-Khalili on Dark Matter in 'Sunfall'
Season 1 Episode 29
Our theme in the next two episodes is dark matter, the kind of far-out science that is stranger than fiction and presents realms of possibility that …
2 years, 5 months ago
Edward M. Lerner on Planetary Protection in 'Life and Death on Mars'
Season 1 Episode 27
In this episode we return to the theme of Planetary Protection, continuing the conversation we started in episodes 19 and 20 where we discussed the r…
2 years, 5 months ago
Peter Gorniak and Cydney Nielsen on Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality in 'Stealing Worlds'
Season 1 Episode 27
Marty sits down with his university pals Drs. Peter Gorniak and Cyndey Nielsen, to discuss Karl Schroeder's book 'Stealing Worlds'. As it happens, …
2 years, 6 months ago
Karl Schroeder on Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality in 'Stealing Worlds'
Season 1 Episode 26
Karl Schroeder is a science fiction author and foresight analyst. His fiction is known for both its scientific rigour and its visionary quality of b…
2 years, 6 months ago
Peter Watts (Part 2) on Intelligence and Consciousness in 'Blindsight'
Season 1 Episode 25
In the second part of our interview with Peter Watts, we delve into his ideas about intelligence and consciousness. Does consciousness serve any fun…
2 years, 7 months ago
Peter Watts (Part 1) on Intelligence and Consciousness in 'If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal'
Season 1 Episode 24
We talk to acclaimed science fiction author Peter Watts about Justin Gregg's book 'If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal'. We ask if the human flavour of inte…
2 years, 7 months ago
Justin Gregg on Intelligence and Consciousness in 'If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal'
Season 1 Episode 23
Marty and Holly sit down with zoologist Justin Gregg to discuss his book 'If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal: What Animal Intelligence Reveals About Human S…
2 years, 8 months ago
Heidi Sevestre on Geoengineering in Kim Stanley Robinson's 'The Ministry For The Future'
Season 1 Episode 22
Marty and Holly sit down with Dr. Heidi Sevestre for a conversation about climate change and geoengineering, as portrayed in The Ministry For The Fut…
2 years, 8 months ago