This week we're rerunning our 2024 episode with Maddie Stone, writer of The Science of Fiction blog, to celebrate the fact that Maddie has joined our team and The Science of Fiction now lives at Important, Not Important. The Science of Fiction explores the real-world science behind fictional monsters and alien planets, and stuff like that.Quinn and Maddie get into the reasons why The Science of Fiction was a perfect fit for Important, Not Important, and then we get into their conversation from last year.More on Maddie:Maddie is a prolific science journalist. She is a doctor of earth and environmental sciences. She's the former science editor of the technology website&nbsp;Gizmodo, and the founding editor of&nbsp;Earther, Gizmodo's climate-focused vertical.Maddie has edited articles for&nbsp;The Verge, Polygon, and&nbsp;Grist, and her original and award winning journalism has appeared in&nbsp;National Geographic, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, The Guardian, Grist, Vice, MIT Technology Room, Technology Review,&nbsp;and&nbsp;Drilled, and many other outlets we love and link to basically every day.-----------Have feedback or questions? <a href="http://www.twitter.com/importantnotimp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tweet us</a>, or send a message to <a href="mailto:questions@importantnotimportant.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">questions@importantnotimportant.com</a>New here? Get started with our fan favorite episodes at <a href="https://podcast.importantnotimportant.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">podcast.importantnotimportant.com</a>.Take Action at <a href="https://www.whatcanido.earth/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.whatcanido.earth</a>-----------INI Book Club:<ul><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/8952/9780316536752" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Not The End of The World&nbsp;</a>by Hannah Ritchie</li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/8952/9781108837651" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Right to Repair&nbsp;</a>by Aaron Perzanowski</li><li>Find all of our guest recommendations at the INI Book Club: <a href="https://bookshop.org/lists/important-not-important-book-club" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bookshop.org/lists/important-not-important-book-club</a></li></ul> Links:<ul><li>Subscribe to<a href="https://www.sciof.fi/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">&nbsp;</a><a href="https://www.importantnotimportant.com/t/The%20Science%20of%20Fiction" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Science of Fiction</a></li><li>Keep up with&nbsp;<a href="https://maddiestonewriting.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Maddie's writing</a>, including her recent story&nbsp;<a href="https://grist.org/accountability/microsoft-employees-spent-years-fighting-the-tech-giants-oil-ties-now-theyre-speaking-out/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">holding Microsoft accountable&nbsp;</a>to their sustainability pledges</li><li>Check out the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theclimaterealitycheck.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Climate Reality Check</a>&nbsp;report from Good Energy</li></ul> Follow us:<ul><li>Subscribe to our newsletter at <a href="https://www.importantnotimportant.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">importantnotimportant.com</a></li><li>Support our work and become a Member at <a href="https://www.importantnotimportant.com/upgrade" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">importantnotimportant.com/upgrade</a></li><li>Get our <a href="https://important-not-important.myshopify.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">merch</a></li><li>Follow us on Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/ImportantNotImp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">twitter.com/ImportantNotImp</a></li><li>Follow us on Threads: <a href="https://www.threads.net/@importantnotimportant" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.threads.net/@importantnotimportant</a></li><li>Subscribe to our <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkUwIVGwYxsZHEgL2fstz9Q" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouTube channel</a></li><li>Follow Quinn: on Twitter - <a href="http://twitter.com/quinnemmett" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">twitter.com/quinnemmett</a>; Bluesky - <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/quinnemmett.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">bsky.app/profile/quinnemmett.bsky.social</a>; Threads - <a href="https://www.threads.net/@quinnemmett" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.threads.net/@quinnemmett</a></li><li>Produced by <a href="https://twitter.com/willowbeck_" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Willow Beck</a></li><li>Intro/outro by Tim Blane: <a href="http://timblane.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">timblane.com</a></li></ul> Advertise with us: <a href="https://www.importantnotimportant.com/c/sponsors" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">importantnotimportant.com/c/sponsors </a>

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