Curated Video
Big Ideas - Episode 3 - Submarines & Carriers
Jules Verne predicted that man would travel underwater in the 20th century, in his classic 2000 Leagues Under the Sea . In the early 1900 s his Big Idea had become a fact, with submarines coming into use by WW1. Another Frenchman,...
Curated Video
Ray Bradbury
Awarded a Pulitzer Prize Special Citation, recognizing a lifetime of influential literary works, Ray Bradbury wrote from a desire to “live forever”. Through sci fi, fantasy, horror and mystery to themes of death, loneliness and the dark...
Curated Video
Octavia Butler
First popularized as a genre of literature in the 1920s, for decades science fiction was dominated by white male authors. That is until Octavia Butler, an African American woman, rewrote the script.
Curated Video
Colson Whitehead
The first author to win the Pulitzer Prize for two consecutive novels, Colson Whitehead is one of the United States’ most versatile writers.
Debunked
4 Common Movie Myths About Space Debunked | Explosions, Speed, Sound and Asteroids.
Movies take a lot of dramatic license where science is concerned, but who's getting it all wrong on the silver screen. From the g-force you would suffer when achieving lightspeed to what a nuclear bomb would sound like in space we...
The Guardian
Garth Nix on Gaming and Childhood Influences
Garth Nix answers fan questions. In this video, he discusses whether he would consider turning any of his books into video or role playing games, books from his childhood that inspired him and influenced his writing style, and shares his...
Curated Video
The Best Books I Read in 2021 | AI, Science Fiction, and more!
I read 104 books in 2021. Here are some of my favorites!
Nature League
Could We Actually Train Velociraptors?
This week on Nature League, Brit and Adrian discuss the feasibility of training velociraptors in Jurassic World.
Vlogbrothers
Kindness
In which John discusses kindness, Hank's beloved dog Lemon, and Octavia Butler's brilliant novel The Parable of the Sower.
Visual Learning Systems
Reading in Science: Writings in Science
Reading is just as important in science as any other subject of study. This skill-based program explores reading in the context of science. Special emphasis is placed on reading informational text and vocabulary development as outlined...
Curated Video
Multiverse Theory Explained: Does the Multiverse Really Exist? Truth of Multiple Realities
Multiverse theory suggests that our universe, which consists of billions and billions of planets, stars and galaxies and extends out tens of billions of light-years, may not be the only universe that exists. There could be another...
Debunked
What Happens When Your Body Is Exposed To Space?
It's depicted in so many different ways on the TV and in movies but what really happens to the human body when it's exposed to the vacuum of space. Do your eyes pop out, does your blood boil, do you suffocate or do you explode? Let's...
Institute of Art and Ideas
March of the Machines (long form version)
Evil artificial intelligences are luckily confined to fiction. Yet leading scientists claim that intelligent machines are 'the most serious threat facing mankind'. Are they right or could a mind free from human prejudices create a better...
NASA
Houston We Have a Podcast: Concepts Near Science Fiction
Jason Derleth, Program Executive for NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts Program at NASA’s Headquarters in Washington, breaks down concepts near science fiction and explains how some find their way into how we plan for missions to deep...
Dom Burgess
Is Time Travel Possible? Ring Laser - Every Think Part 3 of 3
Tipler Cylinders? Wormholes? Ring Lasers? Is it possible to travel BACK in time? In this action packed episode, Dom is hunted down by a government agent who wants to know how he made a time machine. Part 3 Can we create upscale versions...
Science360
Human Spark Project - Webcast with Alan Alda
Funded in part by the National Science Foundation, the television series, The Human Spark, engages host Alan Alda with dozens of scientists across three continents to get at the sources of human uniqueness through the lenses of...
NASA
The Invisible Network: Bonus - Dan Curry | NASA's The Invisible Network Podcast
Science fiction and science fact have long enjoyed a symbiotic relationship, with ideas in one prompting innovations in the other, and so on. Dan Curry, a filmmaker, artist and visual effects producer best known for his Star Trek work,...
Oxford Comma
Klara and the Sun: A(I) New Type of Novel
Klara and the Sun bears a striking resemblance to Never Let Me Go. Both novels follow a young female character who faces prejudice, the unknown, and mortality. Meanwhile a young male outcast sees the truths of the society better than his...
NASA
The Invisible Network: 14. Ansible | NASA's The Invisible Network Podcast
Faster-than-light communications might not be a possibility now — our current understanding of natural laws don’t allow for it. But who knows what innovations await us just beyond the horizon?
NASA
NASA in Silicon Valley: NASA in Silicon Valley Live - Space Robots
In this episode streamed on August 29, 2019, we talk about how we design and build robots to work with humans in space.
NASA
NASA in Silicon Valley: NASA in Silicon Valley Live - Episode 02 - Self-driving Robots, Planes and Automobiles
We’ve launched a live video show on Twitch called NASA in Silicon Valley Live! This is an audio-only version of our premiere episode that streamed on Jan. 12. In it, we talk about going back to the Moon with NASA rock stars Jim Green and...
Science360
Wil Wheaton Hosts Gen Nano Awards show with message from Stan Lee
The Generation Nano competition challenged high school students to create unique superheroes based on nanotechnology. The three finalists presented their entries at the 2016 USA Science & Engineering Festival for a panel of expert judges...
NASA
Houston We Have a Podcast: Space Medicine at Comicpalooza
Science fiction meets science fact during a live panel discussion at Comicpalooza in Houston about current medical innovations in space with NASA medical scientists and Star Trek: The Next Generation star Gates McFadden. HWHAP Episode 93.
NASA
Houston We Have a Podcast: Stories of Unity
For Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, we team up with our Asian Employee Resource Group to share the stories from 4 guests on their unique paths coming to NASA from different backgrounds. HWHAP Episode 46.