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Science fiction takes us to brave new worlds - alternative presents and futures we could never imagine otherwise. Join host Jasmine Acosta as she explores bite-size bits of science fiction and fantasy with relevance for ethical innovation and design. If you love science fiction AND want to create a better world, this show is for you!

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Ep 14: The Disaster Tourist/ Sketching the future

2022/06/25

This week's novel, The Disaster Tourist by Yun Ko-Eun, takes the idea of disaster tourism one step too far..... Additional books mentioned: *Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism, Naomi Klein

E13: Hummingbird Salamander (Climate Anxiety)

2022/06/14

This week we talk about author Jeff Van Der Meer's Hummingbird Salamander, a lyrical eco-thriller, and climate anxiety and grief.

E12: The Dreamers

2022/05/27

Do you make decisions based on logic? Or would you be comfortable making decisions based off of...say, a dream? This journaling episode is talking about The Dreamers by Karen Thompson Walker.

E11: Upload + the Digital Afterlife

2022/05/20

Amazon's Upload asks major questions, but attempts to answer the biggest: What if Death was no longer the "great equalizer"?

Ep 10: The Adam Project

2022/05/09

In The Adam Project, Mark Ruffalo and Jennifer Garner are reunited nearly 20 years after starring in the fantasy rom-com 13 going on 30. Ryan Gosling plays their adult son. the titular Adam, in this time-travel dramedy. Listen in as we discuss more about its sci-fi themes.

EP 9: Sci-fi Christmas Watch List

2021/12/08

Need something to watch this holiday season. Look no further! Spoiler: Uh, most of these have nothing to do with Christmas.....

E8:The Day After Tomorrow

2021/11/25

The Day After Tomorrow...climate change disaster film. What could possibly go wrong? But big themes at play here: Note: This film was actually made in 2004 - not 2005 like I state in the episode!

E7: Journaling Day - Blade Runner

2021/08/31

Do you really have a choice? That's what we're talking about today in this Journaling episode based on two very short lines from the film Blade Runner.

6: War of the Worlds

2021/08/17

Today we're discussing War of the Worlds - the sci-fi classic...but the 2005 movie version.

Ep 5: Parables of the Sower

2021/07/26

Today we're discussing Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower. A big question in this book and series: Is there room for the Christian God in a post-democratic declining America?

Journaling Ep. 2: All Clear & Big Meaning

2021/06/29

A bit of sci-fi mixed with art appreciation (Connie Willis' All Clear). Looking for The Light of the World painting? Find it here.

S1 E2 - Killed by routine (Severance)

2021/05/18

If you've ever though you couldn't take it ONE. MORE. SECOND. at the office, this episode is for you! We're talking about Severance by Ling Ma.