Jane Austen’s novels are so readable in part because she wasn’t an ordinary kind of novelist: she wanted her work to help us to be better and wiser people. Her novels had a philosophy of personal development at their heart. Please subscribe here: http://tinyurl.com/o28mut7 If you like our
From playlist GREAT IDEAS
Frankenstein inspiring the monster
The tale of a curious scientist who creates a sapient but grotesque Creature in a scientific experiment gone wrong has shaped science fiction writing for generations. Written by Mary Shelley in 1818, it defined a whole new genre of literature, but what was the inspiration behind her legend
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When Science FICTION Becomes Science FACT!
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From playlist Be Smart - LATEST EPISODES!
In her novels and essays, Virginia Woolf captured the intimate moments of the 20th century like no one else. She opens our eyes to the neglected value of daily experiences. Please subscribe here: http://tinyurl.com/o28mut7 If you like our films take a look at our shop (we ship worldwide):
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How fiction can change reality - Jessica Wise
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/jessica-wise-how-fiction-can-change-reality Reading and stories can be an escape from real life, a window into another world -- but have you ever considered how new fictional experiences might change your perspective on real, everyday life? From
From playlist Reading Between the Lines
The Golden Age of Science Fiction - Modernity Begins - Extra Sci Fi
The golden age of science fiction represents a very flawed but fascinating American view of the future; authors Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, and Robert Heinlein were all influential to this time period. Subscribe for more episodes every Tuesday! http://bit.ly/SubToEC Get the Extra Sci F
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Why so Many People Want to Be Writers
It is, in a sense, a delightful development that so many people nowadays want to be writers. But there is also a darker backdrop to this desire: a huge rise in loneliness. For gifts and more from The School of Life, visit our online shop: https://goo.gl/79cLjP Join our mailing list: http:
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The History of Science Fiction - Pseudo-Science - Extra Sci Fi - #3
The turn of the 20th century brought a lot of new ideas and inventions to the world. Suddenly, nature's laws were not quite what they seemed. Thus, many folks drifted into explorations of the occult, which directly influenced 19th and 20th century science fiction. Subscribe for more episod
From playlist Extra Sci Fi (ALL EPISODES)
How To Talk About Batman (& Other Fictional Characters) – Philosophy Tube ft. Dylan Dubeau
How can you make true statements about Batman when he doesn’t exist? Will a fictional quantifier do the job, or will it lead to logical contradictions? Do we need 3-valued logic? Watch and find out! Dylan’s half of the collab: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLw8quWofqk&feature=youtu.be M
From playlist METAPHYSICS
#SciFriBookClub: Meet 'New Suns' Editor Nisi Shawl (SciFri Live Zoom Call-in)
Because of the pandemic, our show is currently pre-recorded, so the #SciFri team have not able to take our audience's calls. We miss having listeners' voices on our radio program. We still want to hear from folks on our VoxPop app, but we're also experimenting with something new—we’re invi
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Imaginary friends and real-world consequences: parasocial relationships | Jennifer Barnes | TEDxOU
Dr. Barnes creates characters as a YA author and studies people as a psychologist, leading her to ask: what are the consequences of the emotions we feel about people who aren’t real? Dr. Jennifer Barnes lives a double life: by day, she’s a professor of psychology, and by night she’s a YA
From playlist Imagination, Dreams and Empathy
Astronomy Cast 330 - Arthur C. Clarke
Arthur C. Clarke was one of the greatest science fiction writers of all time. He defined the genre, and revolutionized our ideas about what it will take to become a true space faring civilization. In the first of our two part series on Arthur C. Clarke, we examine the man's life and his bo
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Science Fiction and Global Media: A Discussion with Chinese Writers at Yale
What is the impact of global media on the reading and writing of literature? On April 22, 2020, three award-winning Chinese science fiction writers Han Song, Chen Qiufan, and Xia Jia discussed this critical issue at Yale Macmillan Center. This thought-provoking discussion is a special even
From playlist Council on East Asian Studies (CEAS)
AI: where science meets science fiction
Blade Runner, Siri and sexbots From Blade Runner, Siri and sexbots, to the writings of Jules Verne, HG Wells and Asimov’s I, Robot, it can feel like the lines between science and science fiction are becoming increasingly blurred. How far away is modern tech from catching up with visions
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English Language and Literature by Dr. Liza Das & Dr. Krishna Barua,Department of Humanities and Social Sciences,IIT Guwahati.For more details on NPTEL visit http://nptel.ac.in
From playlist IIT Guwahati: English Language and Literature | CosmoLearning.org English Language
Warp Drive and Aliens: Bryan Gaensler Public Lecture
In his live public lecture at Perimeter Institute on February 5, 2020, astronomer Bryan Gaensler (Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Toronto) explored the latest thinking on interstellar travel and on the search for alien life – including why he believes the fro
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2021 Finzi-Contini Lecture at the Whitney Humanities Center, March 16, 2021
Why dwell on made-up stories? Why make them up in the first place? Can fiction, that pack of lies, aspire to some form of truth? Hernan Diaz is the author of the novel In the Distance (2017), a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award, a Publisher’s Weekly Top Ten Book of
From playlist Finzi-Contini Lectures
The History of Sci Fi - Jules Verne - Extra Sci Fi - #1
Let's start our journey to the center of hard science fiction: the works of Jules Verne, who imagined the technological wonders humanity could--and would--create in the twentieth century. Subscribe for more episodes every Tuesday! http://bit.ly/SubToEC ___________ Play games with us on E
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23. Don Quixote, Part II: Chapters LXXI-LXXIV
Cervantes' Don Quixote (SPAN 300) González Echevarría focuses on the end of the Quixote. He starts referring to Cervantes' humor, which allows us to see humanity in contrast to the mad hero and thus appreciate everyone's folly. The novel's plot, with Don Quixote's repeated returns home,
From playlist Cervantes' Don Quixote with Roberto González Echevarría