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Social Science Talks Science Fiction » Podcasts

by Social Science Talks: Science Fiction

A podcast in which social scientists, philosophers and researchers discuss the themes and works of science fiction.

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[032] Social Science Talks: Warhammer and The Eisenhorn Trilogy, by Dan Abnett

0s · Published 28 Apr 13:09

‘In the grim darkness of the far future…’ This month, we try and take on the Warhammer universe by reading the Eisenhorn Trilogy, by Dan Abnett. Does knowledge require […]

[031] Social Science Talks: 1984, by George Orwell

0s · Published 28 Mar 09:20

‘It was a bright cold morning in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen…’ After much pressure, and the election of Donald Trump, we finally get round to covering 1984 […]

[030] Social Science Talks: His Dark Materials, by Philip Pullman

0s · Published 01 Mar 12:11

“I stopped believing there was a power of good and a power of evil that were outside us. And I came to believe that good and evil are names for […]

[029] Social Science Talks: Babylon 5

0s · Published 27 Jan 10:56

The Babylon Project was a dream given form… It’s a new year, and carrying through on a resolution that we’ve had since we started the podcast, we got together to […]

[028] Social Science Talks: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams

0s · Published 21 Dec 17:30

So long, and thanks for all the fish! As we wind down for Christmas, we crank up the improbability drive to a level where it produces, fully formed, and episode […]

[026] Social Science Talks: The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood

0s · Published 26 Oct 09:02

“We were the people who were not in the papers. We lived in the blank white spaces at the edges of print. It gave us more freedom. We lived in […]

[025] Social Science Talks: Star Trek

0s · Published 21 Sep 20:56

Following the 50th Anniversary and the recent film Star Trek: Beyond, we sit down at Social Sci-Fi towers to discuss what we love and hate about the Star Trek franchise. […]

[024] Social Science Talks: Dune, by Frank Herbert

0s · Published 23 Aug 11:29

“The Fremen were supreme in that quality the ancients called “spannungsbogen” — which is the self-imposed delay between desire for a thing and the act of reaching out to grasp […]

[023] Social Science Interviews: Penny Fielding, on Spies and Genre Fiction

0s · Published 29 Jul 11:14

It’s conference season once again, and Matthew got the long train to Edinburgh in order to talk to Professor Penny Fielding about spies and genre fiction. It’s a great follow up […]

[022] Social Science Talks: Independence Day

0s · Published 30 Jun 21:24

After a film night at Social Science Towers, Alex, Matt, Jess and Bleddyn discuss the beginning of the large-scale disaster film, Independence Day. Join us as we discuss 90s pop […]

Social Science Talks Science Fiction » Podcasts has 31 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 0:00. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on August 16th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on March 25th, 2024 08:17.