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Fact and Science Fiction podcast

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Fact and Science Fiction

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  Fact & Science Fiction  

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. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

 

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#35

Lady Astronaut Series with author Mary Robinette Kowal

In this special episode, I got to ask a really smart person lots of questions. Specificall... more

06 Jul 2020

33 MINS

33:57

06 Jul 2020

#34

Special announcement: Afrofuturism and diverse science fiction

I was going to create a podcast episode on afrofuturism but I found that this genre/aesthe... more

15 Jun 2020

02 MINS

02:52

15 Jun 2020

#33

Cyborgs and Cybernetics

In this episode I discuss real examples of cyborgs, cybernetic organisms living today, hum... more

29 May 2020

25 MINS

25:39

29 May 2020

#32

Earthquakes & Landslides: Science of Disaster Movies

Disaster movies can be fun. They can be scary or thought-provoking. And they can be really... more

15 May 2020

22 MINS

22:33

15 May 2020

#31

The Many Worlds Interpretation and Parallel Universes in Sci-Fi

In this episode of Fact and Science Fiction, I'm discussing the science and science fictio... more

01 May 2020

22 MINS

22:20

01 May 2020

#30

Animal Mimicry in Nature and Carpenter's The Thing

In this episode I'm sharing types of animal mimicry. From owl butterflies to cuckoo birds,... more

30 Aug 2019

25 MINS

25:50

30 Aug 2019

#29

Super Suits, Mechsuits, and Iron Man

We are obsessed with super suits. It is the peak of imagined technology. It’s like we have... more

11 Jul 2019

25 MINS

25:02

11 Jul 2019

#28

The Flu in Stephen King's The Stand

There have been several pandemics in human history and few are as misunderstood as the flu... more

07 May 2019

18 MINS

18:42

07 May 2019

#27

Science of Superheroes: Planet Comicon Live

This special live episode was recorded March 30 in Kansas City MO. I did a round-up of the... more

04 Apr 2019

43 MINS

43:42

04 Apr 2019

#26

Going for Orbit with Kerbal Space Program

I play a video game! Join me as I launch a rocket to space, complete an orbit path, and re... more

02 Mar 2019

24 MINS

24:39

02 Mar 2019

#25

Interview with Author David Siegel Bernstein

David Bernstein's Blockbuster Science has been a life-saver for my research for the podcas... more

30 Jan 2019

33 MINS

33:40

30 Jan 2019

#24

Climate Change and Eco Sci Fi

Climate change is an environmental phenomena that has huge implications for life on Earth ... more

16 Jan 2019

27 MINS

27:47

16 Jan 2019

#23

Time Travel in Fiction... and Reality?

I am back from my hiatus to talk about time travel! Time travel as a theme has been BIG in... more

28 Dec 2018

23 MINS

23:03

28 Dec 2018

#22

Bigfoot, Mothman and More: Cryptids in History and Today

For Halloween and the podcast’s first anniversary I dedicate this special episode to crypt... more

08 Oct 2018

16 MINS

16:56

08 Oct 2018

#21

Data Science and Predicting Crime

Science fiction and reality blurs when it comes to data science and crime. This episode I ... more

05 Sep 2018

21 MINS

21:06

05 Sep 2018