http://www.starshipsofa.com/blog/2008/03/23/aural-delights-no-15-ted-chiang/
The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate by Ted Chiang
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Aural Delights No 15 Ted Chiang | StarShipSofa
Tagged with sci-fi time-travel
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audioto.me: The Skull by Philip K. Dick
An early short story by legendary science fiction author Philip K. Dick. (http://2xrainbow.com/audiotome/category/podcast)
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Anthony Bourdain’s Sharp Knives
http://www.onpointradio.org/2010/06/chef-anthony-bourdains-sharp-knives
Ten years ago, professional chef and sharp-edged raconteur Anthony Bourdain took out his literary boning knife and went to work on the hidden world of the professional kitchen.
His bestselling “Kitchen Confidential” told wild stories – way out of school – of sex, drugs and scary hygiene in the realm of the tony restaurant and haute cuisine.
Then Bourdain went big. Book after book, and a big TV show – “Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations” — that took his wicked wit and eye all over the world.
Now he’s looking back. Still tough.
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The Demon-Haunted World – Matt Jones
Since the 60s we’ve imagined the combination of computers and our environment would create both utopias and dystopias. Since the 80’s we’ve seen academics, artists and corporate R&D labs prototype these futures from the top-down. Now, hackers are building sensors, bots and software into everything around them bottom-up, fast, cheap and out-of-control. They’re creating environments that react, adapt and respond to us - and perhaps more importantly - each other: The Demon-Haunted World. Matt’s session will be a whistlestop tour of those days of future past and pointers to some practical futures we can start building right now, together.
View it with http://www.slideshare.net/blackbeltjones/the-demonhaunted-world
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Astronomycast 145: Interstellar Travel
In science fiction it’s easy to hop into your spaceship and blast off for other stars. But the true distances between stars, and the limits of relativity make interstellar travel almost impossible with our current technology. What would it really take to travel from star to star, exploring the galaxy?
http://www.astronomycast.com/space-flight/ep-145-interstellar-travel/
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Christopher Hitchens on the Axis of Evil
Acclaimed writer and political scholar Christopher Hitchens may just be the only writer to have recently visited Iran, Iraq and North Korea. Hitchens - known for his keen wit, sharp political insight and often controversial opinions - examines the differences between the countries once linked as the "axis of evil," while revealing intriguing connections between the nations.
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Elevator to Space | Photographing Lightning
October 17 2008 - The efforts of building an elevator to space.
Tagged with space travel earth science technology elevator nano tubes space station