• [E:77-1] Science Fiction Changes With New Knowledge - Author Brian Greiner Explains

  • Apr 4 2024
  • Length: 30 mins
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[E:77-1] Science Fiction Changes With New Knowledge - Author Brian Greiner Explains

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  • A century of scientific advancement, such as the–1962 Venus flyby–changed science fiction forever. Were sci-fi aficionados devastated when colonization of Venus, Mercury... even Mars, became less realistic, even impossible? Sci-Fi author, engineer, and person who was around for such discoveries Brian Greiner explains! ToC 0:00: Did the 1962 Venus flyby by Mariner II ruin Sci-Fi? 1:15: Change, not ruined - Brian Greiner was around then 3:05: Larry Niven and dated sci-fi - The Coldest Place short story 4:45: Sci-Fi changes, but story "twist" endures 7:12: Info wasn't known to masses - NASA had a lot of PR oomph 8:41: Niven's Ringworld didn't quite hold up (published a sequel) 10:44: Murder mysteries IN SPACE! 12:32: Brian enjoyed getting a rejection letter? 14:00: Book market has changed 16:30: Practice makes... better? 17:00: Did Niven inspire later Sci-Fi? (Did later Sci-Fi steal his work? Did HE steal stuff?) 20:40: When did Sci-Fi become "modern" 21:30: Foundation on Apple TV+ - good or bad? 25:50: Sci-Fi gets you thinking, inspires engineers 27:00: Coffee Break Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/thecreativitypodcast RSS Feed: https://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:331308809/sounds.rss iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/the-creativity-podcast/id1281330349 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7nHfNJNICMHqZWo0HPCMeA Brian Greiner Twitter: https://twitter.com/mrfumblethumbs Website: https:/www.briangreiner.ca Pat Regan: Twitter: https://twitter.com/patsheadcom/​ Website: https://blog.patshead.com/​ Tindie Store: https://www.tindie.com/stores/patshead/ Jeremy Cook: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/jscook55​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JeremySCook​ Tindie Store: jcdevices.com
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