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Science, culture and everything in between. Feel the heat. All species welcome.
5 Live's science podcast, featuring Dr Chris and Naked Scientists with the hottest science news stories and analysis.
New discoveries, everyday mysteries, and the science behind the headlines — all in about 10 minutes. It's science for everyone, using a lot of creativity and a little humor. Join hosts Emily Kwong, Aaron Scott and Regina Barber for science on a different wavelength. If you're hooked, try Short Wave Plus. Your subscription supports the show and unlocks a sponsor-free feed. Learn more at plus.npr.org/shortwave
Journey into the Improbable
Science fiction and fantasy stories from Clarkesworld Magazine
Famous films recreated by memory.
The audio side of DamnInteresting.com: Legitimately intriguing true stories from history, science, and psychology. Audiobook-like narration with sound effects and music.
A fun-filled discussion of the big, mind-blowing, unanswered questions about the Universe. In each episode, Daniel Whiteson (a Physicist who works at CERN) and Jorge Cham (a popular online cartoonist) discuss some of the simple but profound questions that people have been wondering about for thousands of years, explaining the science in a fun, shorts-wearing and jargon-free way.
Science for people who give a sh*t. Want to feel better AND unf*ck the world? The 6-time Webby nominee delivers deep conversations with the world's smartest people (scientists, doctors, CEO's, farmers, and more!), and digestible news updates every single week, loaded with tips and steps you and we can take to fix this place right up. We're talkin' clean energy and coral reefs, COVID vaccines and pediatric cancer research, clean water and carbon capture tech, asteroid deflection and artificia ...
The Twilight Histories is a podcast that mixes your love of history, science fiction, fantasy and role playing into a fully soundscaped and immersive experience. You are a time traveler. Each episode, you will explore a new world. Some worlds are familiar. Others are totally exotic. An Egypt ravaged by an Ice Age. A Carthaginian colony on Mars. An Aztec empire cast under a spell of dark magic. So step on the platform… if you dare!
Far-reaching conversations with a worldwide network of scientists and mathematicians, philosophers and artists developing new frameworks to explain our universe's deepest mysteries. Join host Michael Garfield at the Santa Fe Institute each week to learn about your world and the people who have dedicated their lives to exploring its emergent order: their stories, research, and insights…
Emergence Magazine is an award winning magazine exploring the threads connecting ecology, culture and spirituality. Our podcast features exclusive interviews, author-narrated essays, fiction, multipart series, and more. We feature new podcast episodes weekly on Tuesdays.
Edict Zero - FIS is a science fiction audio drama series produced by Slipgate Nine Entertainment. It is a cross of futuristic sci-fi, law enforcement procedural, crime, suspense/mystery, and dark fantasy.
With every new issue, Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine shares one piece of short fiction in podcast form. Enjoy these audio treats from our pages!
Two rival tech companies compete for the chance to bring AI to Mars in this workplace drama full of corporate espionage, high-stakes science, and, yes, robot dogs. Ever since two DevLok employees left the company to start Watchover, the companies have been bitter enemies. So when a government competition to bring AI to Mars is announced, both teams begin vying for the honor. Perilous workplace romances, corporate espionage, and shady ethics mean even blowing off steam at the local bar is rif ...
Join writer and storyteller Damien Walter on an exploration of the world as seen through a science fiction lens.
Far beyond the frontier of civilized space, sails the starship the CSS Cavalier, manned by her strange and daring crew. Their destination? Adventure. Their cargo? Your dang ears. Their mission? Episodic science fiction comedy at the intersection of Star Trek, Douglas Adams, and the Marquis DeSade. From the same people who birthed unto you the blockbuster true-crime podcast Rude Tales of Magic comes a new and improvised sci-fi (science fiction) delight that has already been banned in most pub ...
Science fiction audiodrama and serial adventures from John Mierau. Learn more at ServingWorlds.com
The Original Science Fiction Podcast
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Geek's Guide to the Galaxy - A Science Fiction Podcast
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Geek's Guide to the Galaxy - A Science Fiction Podcast
David Barr Kirtley and John Joseph Adams
Science fiction author David Barr Kirtley (Save Me Plz and Other Stories) talks geek culture with guests such as Neil Gaiman (#253), George R. R. Martin (#22), Richard Dawkins (#46), Wil Wheaton (#398), Bill Nye (#273), Margaret Atwood (#94), Neil deGrasse Tyson (#32), and Ursula K. Le Guin (#65). Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy has appeared on recommended podcast lists from NPR, The Guardian, The A.V. Club, BBC America, CBC Radio, WVXU, io9, Omni, The Strand, Library Journal, and Popular Mechani ...
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Metaphorosis magazine - beautifully written science fiction and fantasy
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Metaphorosis magazine - beautifully written science fiction and fantasy
Metaphorosis Publishing
Beautifully written speculative fiction - great science fiction and fantasy stories.
An improvised science fiction sitcom following a team of ambassadors as they attempt to establish diplomatic relations with planets in the remote and chaotic Zyxx Quadrant… better known as the "ass end of space."
Detective Kate Hawk goes from fighting crime in the streets of Baltimore, to crimes in the Galaxy as an Inter-Galactic Defense Force Agent. It is a hard science based sci-fi adventure.
The Micah Hanks Program is a weekly podcast that covers science and the mysteries of our universe. Taking a critically-minded approach to the study of our world, each week Micah presents commentary and discussions with guests on subjects that include mysteries of physics and astronomy, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI), UFOs, myths and folklore, archaeology and ancient mysteries, artificial intelligence, futurism, cryptozoology, science fiction, and entertainment. Each week ...
At the Penumbra, you might follow Juno Steel, a brooding, sharp-witted private eye on Mars, as he tangles with an elusive homme fatale, tracks dangerous artifacts of an ancient alien civilization, and faces his three greatest fears: heights, blood, and relationships. Or you might enter the world of the Second Citadel, where the merciless Sir Caroline must corral a team of emotionally distraught all-male knights to defend their city against mind-manipulating monsters...even the ones they’ve f ...
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The Leviathan Chronicles | The Rapscallion Agency
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The Leviathan Chronicles | The Rapscallion Agency
Leviathan Audio Productions
Set shortly after the events of the award-winning podcast The Leviathan Chronicles, The Rapscallion Agency continues the adventures of its two youngest characters, Lisette Mainsabiles and Paul Lee (aka Cluracan) who moved to Paris and use their unique skills to start a business, navigate young love, and lovingly care for a cybernetic rat. After converting a bakery van into their mobile hi-tech headquarters, Lisette and Cluaracan explore Paris by calling upon old acquaintances to help them fi ...
X Minus One is widely considered among the finest science fiction dramas ever produced for radio. The first 15 episodes were new versions of Dimension X episodes, but the remainder were adaptations of newly published science fiction stories by leading writers in the field, including Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Philip K. Dick, Robert A. Heinlein, Frederik Pohl and Theodore Sturgeon, along with a few original scripts. For baby boomer's that liked The Outer Limits and The Twilight Zone and for ...
The best podcast of erotic speculative fiction in the known universe.
The Fantasy Fiction Podcast
The first test of light speed flight has gone wrong, hurling an astronaut deep into the future where he begins a desperate interplanetary search for remnants of the human race. 12 Episodes. Created, written and directed by Alexander Adell. Join our Discord for bonus content, discussion and AMAs https://discord.com/invite/JbwJN3TVGK
Physics is full of captivating stories, from ongoing endeavours to explain the cosmos to ingenious innovations that shape the world around us. In the Physics World Stories podcast, Andrew Glester talks to the people behind some of the most intriguing and inspiring scientific stories. Listen to the podcast to hear from a diverse mix of scientists, engineers, artists and other commentators. Find out more about the stories in this podcast by visiting the Physics World website. If you enjoy what ...
Series that demystifies health issues, separating fact from fiction and bringing clarity to conflicting health advice.
I'm Nila, and I have stories to tell you. Stories in the genres of science fiction, fantasy, horror, fairy tale, mystery, and mythology. Mortals wield godly powers, eggs appear out of enchanted pockets, sentient substances are invented, and stars are incubated in the hearts of humans. Welcome to Storyfeather.
A mystery drama about the limits of experimental science, confronting your own past, present & future, & trying to remember the level select cheat from Sonic 2.
Fiction and features from editors, authors, and new issues of Analog Science Fiction & Fact, the longest continuously running science fiction magazine.
ShadowPublications.com is the home for Paul E Cooley's tales of psychological suspense, science-fiction, thriller, and dark urban fantasy. Visit http://shadowpublications.com. We don't believe in happy endings.
For Fantasy & Science Fiction Storytellers
In the bustling streets of New Orleans, a tour guide and a palm-reading outcast team up to unravel the mystery behind cases of sudden insanity besetting the city. The Call of the Void is an indie science-fiction podcast produced by Acorn Arts & Entertainment.
Bestselling and award-winning science fiction authors talk about their new books and much more in candid conversations with host Rob Wolf. Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science-fiction
The INFECTED Trilogy is a three-book series of Scott Sigler novels starting with INFECTED, continuing with CONTAGIOUS, and concluding with PANDEMIC.
Reading under the influence.
Home of 'The Turd Prophecy'. And Brian Sexton's stories from outer space. And comedy clips. And Special Agent Black Socks. And Sci-Fi clips. Go on humans!
Coffee in Space is Conversations with authors about the sci-fi characters we love, and the journeys they take. Learn more at: www.coffeeinspacepodcast.com
A podcast by Nayr and Kavura. We discuss retro geeky media. Listen and join the conversation
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Exolore: facts-based fictional worldbuilding
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Exolore: facts-based fictional worldbuilding
Multitude
Have you ever wondered what life would be like on a planet different from our own, or how writers create your favorite fictional worlds? Well, wonder no more because we have the facts for you! Every other week, astrophysicist/folklorist Moiya McTier explores fictional worlds by building them with a panel of expert guests, interviewing professional worldbuilders, or reviewing the merits of worlds that have already been built. You'll learn, you'll laugh, and you'll gain an appreciation for how ...
Explore the meaning of science fiction, and how it's relevant to real-life science and society. Your hosts are Annalee Newitz, a science journalist who writes science fiction, and Charlie Jane Anders, a science fiction writer who is obsessed with science. Every two weeks, we take deep dives into science fiction books, movies, television, and comics that will expand your mind -- and maybe change your life
Oliver the tortoise is on the loose, and the animals of Rainriver Zoological Gardens are all feeling the repercussions of his escape. The zoo is overrun with eager visitors trying to capture the next amazing animal video, and their careless obsession drives the animal inmates to more extreme behavior, to take risks, to lie, and to dream dark, hungr…
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New Books in Science Fiction
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Leslye Penelope, "The Monsters We Defy" (Redhook, 2022)
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Leslye Penelope’s latest novel, The Monsters We Defy (Redhook, 2022), takes readers to a version of 1920s Washington D.C. where bootleggers, powerful spirits, and humans blessed (and burdened) with enchantments engage in an epic battle over peoples’ destinies. Penelope’s protagonist, Clara Johnson, is based upon a real person—a woman who, as a teen…
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Science Fiction
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Philip K Dick’s handbook of narrative warfare
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Philip K Dick's The Man In The High Castle is a novel about one of the most complex ideas in our world. The way stories shape perception, and the war between narratives. This long-form audio commentary builds on ideas in the video essay Lady Gaga in The Man in the High Castle. Members of the Science Fiction community can listen to the full commenta…
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Geek's Guide to the Galaxy - A Science Fiction Podcast
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539. The Last of Us Season 1 Review (with Erin Lindsey, Theresa DeLucci, Zach Chapman)
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PanelBy David Barr Kirtley and John Joseph Adams
A company offers to digitally preserve Veda’s grandmother’s personality if she and her mother take part in a beta testing […]By Alan V Hare
The second episode of an audio space adventure book. Anthony McGinley was ten years old when his mother died. She was given full honours at a state funeral, but after that life in the McGinley household began to slowly fall apart. Untill Anthony found an unfinished novel among his mother's things. It described an allegory for a flawed antihero. Can…
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Our Opinions Are Correct
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Episode 125: Silicon Valley vs. Science Fiction, Part I
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This is the first in a series of monthly episodes we’ll be doing about how Silicon Valley appropriates and misinterprets science fiction. Silicon Valley executives claim to be inspired by SF, but mostly they use it retroactively to justify their products, often missing the more complicated, nuanced ideas embedded in the original stories. Today we’r…
Aran’s first vacation—in basically forever—involves twenty-six gate-hops and a fun entanglement with a couple of friendly arms dealers. Any sex worker with half a brain peddles information, but this time the intel leads Aran down a windy path with clues from his home-world and everything he left behind. What’s a rent-boy to do? Find out in “Planets…
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Analog Science Fiction & Fact
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Episode 8: What Women Want - Katherine Tunning
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Laxi is an alien visitor from the noble house of vlarg who doesn’t like to conquer planets by force—at least not at first. Invasion and domination are boring, conventional, and these days even the elders on their home planet agree. Instead, Laxi prefers to spend time on the world they intend to capture, sowing instability from within before making …
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The Penumbra Podcast
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"Holiday" Special: Juno Steel and the April Fool
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You can find tickets for our May 27th live show, "Juno Steel and the Things We Buried," at https://www.crystalballroomboston.com/events/the-penumbra-podcast-live/ (Trigger warnings can be found at the bottom of this episode description and at the end of the transcript.) ------- You can find all of our transcripts here: https://drive.google.com/driv…
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Clarkesworld Magazine
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Love is a Process of Unbecoming by Jonathan Kincade (audio)
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This episode features "Love is a Process of Unbecoming" written by Jonathan Kincade. Published in the March 2023 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/kincade_03_23 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?…
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Clarkesworld Magazine
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AI Aboard the Golden Parrot by Louise Hughes (audio)
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This episode features "AI Aboard the Golden Parrot" written by Louise Hughes. Published in the March 2023 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/hughes_03_23 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?…
This episode features "Zeta-Epsilon" written by Isabel J. Kim. Published in the March 2023 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/kim_03_23 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?…
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Clarkesworld Magazine
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Failure to Convert by Shih-Li Kow (audio)
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This episode features "Failure to Convert" written by Shih-Li Kow. Published in the March 2023 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/kow_03_23 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?…
This episode features "Bek, Ascendant" written by Shari Paul. Published in the March 2023 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/paul_03_23 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?…
This episode features "The Spoil Heap" written by Fiona Moore. Published in the March 2023 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/moore_03_23 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?…
Accidental intersections. Explosions. End games.By John Mierau
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Clarkesworld Magazine
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Pinocchio Photography by Angela Liu (audio)
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This episode features "Pinocchio Photography" written by Angela Liu. Published in the March 2023 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/liu_03_23 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?…
The Black - Episode 08 - Terrain Purchase Audiobook Audible Ebook/Paperback available from Amazon Become a member for exclusive content The Black: Arrival, 2nd Edition is now available! Written by Paul E Cooley Performed by Joe Hempel Audiobook Produced by Fireside Audio Text Copyright: ©2014, 2022 Paul E Cooley Audiobook Copyright: ©2022 Fireside …
A guest at an extravagant hotel gets lost and stumbles upon a strange secret. Genre: Mystery, Fantasy Excerpt: I noticed the magician when he slipped in behind the last person to enter the golden-walled elevator, and I sucked in a breath. I held it, half-subconsciously, as if it would make me invisible to him. It did not. I started feeling thudding…
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Science Friction
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Nuclear disruption — will starry-eyed startups win the nuclear fusion race? (Part 1)
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The promise of nuclear fusion is clean, limitless energy for all. But why do start-up entrepreneurs think they can solve a problem that's perplexed scientists and fuelled the imagination of science fiction writers for decades? Are they kidding themselves, or inching closer to a breakthrough? Big name billionaires like Bill Gates and George Soros ar…
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Short Wave
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Eunice Foote: The Hidden Grandmother Of Climate Science
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Today, most climate science is done with satellites, sensors and complicated computer models. But it all started with a pioneering female physicist and two glass tubes. Eunice Foote, the woman behind that glass tube experiment, has largely been left out of the history books. Until about 10 years ago, John Tyndall was seen as the grandfather of clim…
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Muffed Movies
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Back to the Future 2 pt. 2 w David Flora
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Doc & Marty permanently harm a teenage boy after the school dance. Hooray? Guest: David Flora Find David on: Blurry Photos & Quiz Quiz Bang Bang podcast. Express your love for Muffed Movies: Patreon Ko-Fi Threadless store Muffed Movies is a work of satire which celebrates cinema through parody.
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Clarkesworld Magazine
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Love in the Season of New Dance by Bo Balder (audio)
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This episode features "Love in the Season of New Dance" written by Bo Balder. Published in the March 2023 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/balder_03_23 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?…
Author : Elizabeth Guilt Narrators : Hugo Jackson, Matt Dovey, Kat Day and Alasdair Stuart Host : Valerie Valdes Audio Producer : Adam Pracht Discuss on Forums Escape Pod 882: Hey, George is an Escape Pod original. Hey, George By Elizabeth Guilt “Hey, George.” I remind myself that that is not my name; it never […] Source…
Every 8 years, the deadliest lifeforms of the galaxy gather to determine the next champion. The Great Tournament is secret. Deadly. Illegal. Kind of hot? Brutal. Its name is only whispered, for fear of a karate chop to the skull. That name? FIGHTSTAR. *Thwack* *Narrator Dies* This years combatants? Liberty Balboa (Branson Reese). Groomda (Tim Platt…
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Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Introducing: Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman
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Hi, Daniel & Jorge fans! Listen to Inner Cosmos hosted by David Eagleman! Neuroscientist David Eagleman tackles the big and totally unexpected questions that live at the intersection of our brains and our lives. Don't just take our word for it, check out the trailer to decide for yourself! About Inner Cosmos: Stanford neuroscientist and bestselling…
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Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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Is there a better way to accelerate particles?
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Daniel and Jorge talk about why its so expensive to build a super collider and how plasma technology might make it all better, faster, cheaper. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
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Short Wave
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Why Scientists Just Mapped Every Synapse In A Fly Brain
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To really understand the human brain, scientists say you'd have to map its wiring. The only problem: there are more than 100 trillion different connections to find, trace and characterize. But a team of scientists has made a big stride toward this goal, a complete wiring diagram of a teeny, tiny brain: the fruit fly larva. With a full map, or conne…
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The Hawk Chronicles
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Episode 217 Hawk Chronicles "Escape From Letumas"
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Gabby attempts a daring escape from Hanaka and RAGE on Letumas.Simon and his new intern meet Helmut Schmidt in Berlin to track a human trafficking ring flooding England with immigrants. Sam and Det Garrett are at the former Army Post Ft. Sam Houston to investigate Col Corsky's former Commander while Thornton and Barnes gather startling new evidence…
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Important, Not Important
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Best of: How to Stop School Shootings in the USA
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We're going to keeping re-running this 2020 episode until America stops sacrificing children. --- Here we are, yet again. We first ran this episode with Fred Guttenberg, father of Parkland victim, Jaime Guttenberg in 2020 - and what has changed? More gun violence and more senseless deaths. It doesn't have to be this way. In Episode 98, Quinn & Bria…
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Physics World Stories Podcast
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Quantum melodies: the intersection of music and quantum physics
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When pioneering musicians such as Kraftwerk and Brian Eno began experimenting with synthesizers and digital samplers in the 1970s, it was considered avant-garde and confined to niche audiences. It didn’t take long, however, for electronic music to explode in popularity, and today computer-produced music is ubiquitous among many genres and styles. T…
Author : Chido Muchemwa Narrator : Shingai Njeri Kagunda Host : Matt Dovey Audio Producer : Devin Martin Discuss on Forums Previously published by Augur Issue 4.2 Rated PG-13 The Captive River By C.T. Muchemwa It was Siba’s eighteenth birthday, but instead of having a party to celebrate, she was standing by the Zambezi […] The post PodCastle 780: T…
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Emergence Magazine Podcast
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Monuments Upon the Tumultuous Earth – Boyce Upholt
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For thousands of years, the southern Mississippi River has been shaping the land it traverses—and the structures humans have built along it. Over vast stretches of time, Indigenous societies were building hundred-foot pyramids, fifty-acre plazas, and intricate clusters of hillocks along this wild waterway. In this narrated essay, Boyce Upholt chart…
Daniel and Katie explore the puzzle of the "world's first computer", and what it might have calculated. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By iHeartPodcasts
In 1970s Bali, a sudden rice crisis prompted an unexpectedly far-reaching scientific discoveryBy Damn Interesting
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The Micah Hanks Program
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Superintelligence: An A.I. Takeover Scenario | MHP 03.27.23.
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By the early years of the new millennium, experts were already sounding alarms about the potential threat that machine intelligence might eventually pose to humanity. As of 2023, following the arrival of AI tools like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Bard—enhanced performance chatbots that many view as little more than party tricks—the race to create …
The lovely Alex (https://twitter.com/fraunichts) was in town and we went to the National Gallery of Victoria's Alexander McQueen exhibit, then got drunk on gin while we talked about McQueen's influential, shockingly violent, and sex-drenched work. We also discuss the wonderfully unpretentious and sometimes cheeky Channel 4 documentary, McQueen and …
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Where In The World Are All Of The Electricians?
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Where the hell did all of the electricians go? That's today's big question, and my guest is leading journalist Emily Pontecorvo. Until recently, Emily was an energy, environment, and climate reporter at Grist, one of our favorite publications. She's now moved on to the new climate newsroom Heatmap. Emily has covered the whole enchilada from green h…
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Short Wave
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Perennial Rice: Plant Once, Harvest Again And Again
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Rice is arguably the world's most important staple crop. About half of the global population depends on it for sustenance. But, like other staples such as wheat and corn, rice is cultivated annually. That means replanting the fields year after year, at huge cost to both the farmers and the land. For years, scientists have been tinkering with rice s…
It’s well documented that dragons are evil monsters that hoard gold even though they can’t spend it. Or is it? Turns out dragons have a lot more depth to them, and that’s what we’re talking about today. We discuss what defines a dragon, whether it ever makes sense for them to hoard gold, and how to balance the inevitable power creep that comes with…
Dr Chris Smith and the Naked Scientist team present the latest science news, analysis and breakthroughs.In today’s programme: how scientists are making measuring animal welfare a top priority on farms, and why superglue might be the key to superior plastic recycling.Plus we dive into the high seas treaty: the ambitious plan to protect 30% of the wo…
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Nobilis Erotica
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Ep 482 Pasiphae's Lover by Stephani Maari Booker
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This month's patron-funded story is Pasiphae's Lover by Stephani Maari Booker. It's narrated by Violet Jade. For an ad-free version of this podcast, support the patreon campaign. Pick up Monster Whisperer, Second Class
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Science Friction
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The unexpected lives of Lab Shenanigans and The Scholar Diaries
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It started with one post on Instagram. What followed was unimaginable. Scientists turned social media giants Darrion Nguyen (aka Lab Shenanigans) and Dr Cindy Pham (aka The Scholar Diaries) share moving stories of trauma, self-discovery, and growth. Superficial shiny stereotypes of social media celebrity ... they are definitely NOT.…
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Important, Not Important
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🌎 ESG is good business (but don't call it ESG)
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This week: Fighting over ESG is stupid, risky, and bad business. Let’s move on. Plus: RSV vaccines, the E-BIKE Act, Skittles (?), deepfakes, allergies, and a new season of DRILLED What We Can Do: ⚡️ Submit your comment to keep Virginia in the very-successful — and very lucrative — RGGI ⚡️ Some folks need shelter. Some need water. Or food. The data …
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COMPLEXITY
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Andrea Wulf on Magnificent Rebels: The First Romantics and The Invention of The Self
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For centuries, Medieval life in Europe meant a world determined and prescribed by church and royalty. The social sphere was very much a pyramid, and everybody had to answer to and fit within the schemes of those on top. And then, on wings of reason, Modern selves emerged to scrutinize these systems and at great cost swap them for others that more e…
Our special 30th episode! If you grew up in the '60s, '70s, or '80s, you will love StarPodLog! On this explosive episode of StarPodLog, we consider the contents of Starlog magazine from 1982 in issues 59 and 60. Burt Bruce reflects on Cat People! Shocking Jon reminisces about the incredible toys of 1982 including GI Joe, Masters of the Universe, th…
