Science fiction nerds, rejoice: the long-awaited adaptation of “Project Hail Mary” is in theaters now. Host Flora Lichtman chats with book author Andy Weir and astrobiologist Mike Wong about the film’s aliens, and <a href="https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/project-hail-mary-rocky-the-alien/?utm_source=wnyc&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=scifri" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">how they buck the trend</a> of what extraterrestrials usually look like on screen.
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Andy Weir is the author of “Project Hail Mary” and “The Martian.”
Dr. Mike Wong is an astrobiologist and planetary scientist at Carnegie Science in Washington, D.C.
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