Podcast appearances and mentions of ray nayler

Writer's Voice: compelling conversations with authors who challenge, inspire, and inform. Episode Summary This week on Writer's Voice, two authors of speculative fiction explore what it means to be human in a world shaped by crisis, autocracy, and extinction. First, Ray Nayler discusses Where the Axe is Buried, a gripping novel that imagines a future … Continue reading AI, Autocracy, and Afterlife: Sci Fi Novelists Ray Nayler & Tim Weed →

[…] Entièrement éclatée au sol, littéralement en vacances, outrageusement nue sur la plage tandis que le monde crève, la Salle 101 rit aux éclats en dansant sur les ruines, la preuve : Défense d’extinction, superbe truc de Ray Nayler. À lire à ton réveil, superbe machin de Robert Jackson Bennett. Le Glouton, superbe bidule de […]

On this episode of TFTB we sit down with Ray Nayler. He is the author of the Locus Award winning The Mountain in the Sea, and he joins us to talk about his latest book, Where the Axe is Buried. A cybernetic novel of political intrigue, revolution, and authoritarianism. Pretty timely themes these days. We also look at how sci-fi can go beyond the science to the social, and become a transformative tool for rethinking the world that we're living in now. You're in for a treat.Find out what Ray is up to here: https://www.raynayler.net/bio-and-biblio.html Please let us know if there is a book that you want us to review on the podcast! You can always reach us on our social media links below or email us at talesfromthebridgepodcast@gmail.com. Check out our many links:Bluesky: @talesfromthebridge.bsky.socialInstagram: @talesfromthebridgeFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/talesfromthebridge/IMDB:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt17354590/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1Website:https://talesfromthebridge.buzzsprout.com/Email: talesfromthebridgepodcast@gmail.com     Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/tales-from-the-bridge-all-things-sci-fi/id1570902818Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3MQuEYGQ3HD2xTewRag8KGSend us an email!Bluesky: @talesfromthebridge.bsky.socialInstagram: @talesfromthebridgeFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/talesfromthebridge/Send us an email!Bluesky: @talesfromthebridge.bsky.socialInstagram: @talesfromthebridgeFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/talesfromthebridge/Send us an email!Bluesky: @talesfromthebridge.bsky.socialInstagram: @talesfromthebridgeFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/talesfromthebridge/Send us an email!Bluesky: @talesfromthebridge.bsky.socialInstagram: @talesfromthebridgeFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/groups/talesfromthebridge/

In this episode of The Distribution, host Brandon Sedloff speaks with Sarah Schwarzschild, COO of Mavik Capital, to explore what operational alpha looks like inside a high-performing real estate investment firm. With experience spanning investment banking, secondaries, and platform leadership, Sarah brings a unique lens to how strategy, culture, and execution intersect in private markets. They dive into how Mavik has structured itself for speed, collaboration, and long-term performance—from flat organizational design to real-time data feedback loops. Sarah shares her approach to building systems that reduce friction, unlock better decision-making, and ensure every team member—from assistants to senior investors—has direct alignment through carried interest. They also discuss: - How Mavik balances flexibility with discipline in its investment process - The firm's unique capital strategy, including accordion-style fund sizing - Why Sarah believes in weekly feedback, habit tracking, and prioritization as leadership tools - Building an internal culture of experimentation, iteration, and psychological safety - Why operational excellence is a source of alpha, not just back-office hygiene - How technology, automation, and data scraping will define the next generation of investment managers This episode is a masterclass in applying startup principles inside a real estate investment platform—ideal for any leader thinking about how to build with intention. Links: Mavik Capital - https://www.mavikcapital.com/ Sarah on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-schwarzschild-5426483/ Brandon on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/bsedloff/ Juniper Square - https://www.junipersquare.com/ Book recommendations: The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie - https://a.co/d/2eD81SB Atomic Habits by James Clear - https://a.co/d/9eU79Op The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler - https://a.co/d/iglqwPt Topics: (00:00:00) - Intro (00:02:01) - Sarah's background and career (00:08:44) - What are you focused on from an investment perspective? (00:10:51) - What is your span of control as COO? (00:15:59) - How do you compare and contrast operationally Mavik vs. the industry standard? (00:18:46) - Flexibility within a large organization (00:20:35) - How do you effectively drive change? (00:22:21) - Leadership philosophies (00:29:52) - Achieving long-term outperformance (00:35:18) - What are your priorities today? (00:41:29) - What is the role of an operational leader in an investment committee? (00:44:18) - Opportunities in the market (00:47:02) - Sarah's Jordan 1 shoe (00:48:36) - Book suggestions 

We humans have a hard time becoming invisible. For better or worse, we're basically stuck with the skin and body we have; we're pretty fixed in our color, our shape, our overall appearance. And so we're fascinated by creatures that aren't—creatures that morph to meet the moment, that can functionally disappear, that can shape-shift on a dime. And no creatures are more skilled, more astonishing, more bedazzling in their abilities to do this kind of thing than the cephalopods. But how do they do this exactly? What's going on in their skin? What's going on under their skin? And what's going on in their brains that makes this all possible? My guest today is Dr. Tessa Montague. Tessa is a neuroscientist in the Axel Lab at Columbia University; she studies the brain and behavior of the dwarf cuttlefish, with a special focus on the biology of their dynamic skin behaviors. Here, Tessa and I talk about how cuttlefish and other cephalopods exhibit the most impressive camouflaging abilities on the planet. We discuss how they change their skin's appearance with remarkable speed and fidelity—and not just when trying to blend in, but also when hunting, courting, fighting, and more. We talk about whether these behaviors are flexible and whether they're voluntary. We linger on the cruel irony that cuttlefish seem to be colorblind. We talk about the idea that a cephalopod's skin is kind of a window into their brain. We lay out the cells and organs in the cephalopod skin the make these behaviors possible—especially the tiny pigment-bearing structures called "chromatophores." And of course we also dive deep into the cephalopod brain and the its sometimes bizarre and poorly understood structures. Excited to share it with you friends—I think you'll enjoy it. Without further ado, here's my chat with Dr. Tessa Montague.   A transcript of this episode will be posted soon.   Notes and links 3:00 – For more on Dr. Montague's recent expeditions to the Philippines, including photos, see here. 7:30 – Dr. Montague has published two recent reviews of dynamic skin behaviors in cephalopods—see here and here. We previously discussed cephalopod intelligence in a 2021 episode with Dr. Alex Schnell and a 2023 episode with the novelist Ray Nayler. 18:30 – For discussion of a recent “renaissance” in new model organisms, see here. 20:30 – For more on how chameleons change color, see this video. 25:00 – A video primer on cuttlefish camouflage, featuring the researcher Dr. Robert Hanlon. 30:30 – A recent paper on the details of pattern matching in cuttlefish camouflage. 31:00 – For more on the mimicking plant Boquila trifoliata, see this popular article. See also our earlier episode with Dr. Paco Calvo and Natalie Lawrence. 35:00 – A video about the so-called mimic octopus.  40:00 – For the hypothesis about color discrimination via chromatic aberration and pupil shape, see here. 44:00 – For more on the “split body” skin behaviors observed in some cuttlefish, see here. 51:00 – For the David Attenborough clip about a cuttlefish hypnotizing a crab, see here. For the recent New York Times article on cuttlefish hunting behavior, including videos, see here. For the academic article the inspired the New York Times piece, see here. 58:00 – A recent scientific study on the possibility of octopus skin activity during dreaming. A video that helped popularize the idea of cephalopod skin activity as evidence of dreaming.  1:06:00 – For study on chromatophore development from the lab of Dr. Gilles Laurent, see here. 1:11:00 – For more on papillae, including videos, see here.  1:17:00 – To explore an animated model of the cuttlefish brain, see this page of Dr. Montague's website, Cuttlebase.   Recommendations Monarchs of the Sea, Danna Staaf Other Minds, Peter Godfrey-Smith Cephalopod Behavior, Robert Hanlon & John B. Messenger   Many Minds is a project of the Diverse Intelligences Summer Institute, which is made possible by a generous grant from the John Templeton Foundation to Indiana University. The show is hosted and produced by Kensy Cooperrider, with help from Assistant Producer Urte Laukaityte and with creative support from DISI Directors Erica Cartmill and Jacob Foster. Our artwork is by Ben Oldroyd. Our transcripts are created by Sarah Dopierala. Subscribe to Many Minds on Apple, Stitcher, Spotify, Pocket Casts, Google Play, or wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also now subscribe to the Many Minds newsletter here! We welcome your comments, questions, and suggestions. Feel free to email us at: manymindspodcast@gmail.com.    For updates about the show, visit our website or follow us on Twitter (@ManyMindsPod) or Bluesky (@manymindspod.bsky.social).

Science-fiction author Ray Nayler talks about his latest book, "Where the Axe Is Buried," a chilling tale of AI-powered repression and resistance that was inspired by current events as well as Nayler's familiarity with authoritarianism.

In 2023 my top read of the year was Ray Nayler's debut novel The Mountain of the Sea. Not only that it is one of my favorite novels of the 21st century so far. Last year Nayler followed up that novel with the amazing novella Tusks of Extinction. Ray came on the podcast to talk about both of those books. I recommend reading both and listening to both interviews. Ray Nayler is a great guest, his combination of SF fandom, knowledge of science, and intergovernmental experience created a literary unicorn. One unbelievable alchemy of thought and talent spit out a sophomore masterpiece Where the Axe is Buried. In this conversation, we mostly focus on Where the Axe is Buried. We get into a little PKD, Putin, and oligarchy.

For our first episode of 2025, we touch upon novels we've been reading for the new year, including Charles Stross's 13th Laundry novel/collection A Conventional Boy and Ray Nayler's Where the Axe is Buried, as well as the frustrations of reading books on deadlines—as opposed to wallowing in them at leisure, and some non-SF writers we like. Gary then mentions how hard it is to gain perspective on novels of the past year, and suggests looking instead at important books of the entire past quarter-century from the perspective of 2025.  We only got partway through his list, which included novels by Alastair Reynolds, Kim Stanley Robinson, Octavia Butler, M. John Harrison, Margaret Atwood, Susanna Clarke, Gene Wolfe, Cixin Liu, and Robert Charles Wilson; collections by Kelly Link, Margo Lanagan, and Jeff Ford; anthologies by Sheree R. Thomas and Gardner Dozois—the last of which leads to a discussion of the durability of space opera as a defining SF theme. Plenty of stuff to argue with this week!

For our first episode of 2025, we touch upon novels we've been reading for the new year, including Charles Stross's 13th Laundry novel/collection A Conventional Boy and Ray Nayler's Where the Axe is Buried, as well as the frustrations of reading books on deadlines—as opposed to wallowing in them at leisure, and some non-SF writers we like. Gary then mentions how hard it is to gain perspective on novels of the past year, and suggests looking instead at important books of the entire past quarter-century from the perspective of 2025.  We only got partway through his list, which included novels by Alastair Reynolds, Kim Stanley Robinson, Octavia Butler, M. John Harrison, Margaret Atwood, Susanna Clarke, Gene Wolfe, Cixin Liu, and Robert Charles Wilson; collections by Kelly Link, Margo Lanagan, and Jeff Ford; anthologies by Sheree R. Thomas and Gardner Dozois—the last of which leads to a discussion of the durability of space opera as a defining SF theme. Plenty of stuff to argue with this week!

Happy holidays, friends! We will be back with a new episode in January 2025. In the meantime, enjoy this favorite from our archives! ----- [originally aired Jun 14, 2023] Have you heard of Octopolis? It's a site off the coast of Australia where octopuses come together. It's been described as a kind of underwater "settlement" or "city." Now, smart as octopuses are, they are not really known for being particularly sociable. But it seems that, given the right conditions, they can shift in that direction. So it's not a huge leap to wonder whether these kinds of cephalopod congregations could eventually give rise to something else—a culture, a language, maybe something like a civilization.  This is the idea at the center of Ray Nayler's new book, The Mountain in the Sea. It's both a thriller of sorts and a novel of ideas; it's set in the near future, in the Con Dao archipelago of Vietnam. It grapples with the nature of intelligence and meaning, with the challenges of interspecies communication and companionship, and ultimately with what it means to be human.  Here, Ray and I talk about how he got interested in cephalopods and how he came to know the Con Dao archipelago. We discuss some of the choices he made as an author—choices about what drives the octopuses in his book to develop symbols and about what those symbols are like. We consider the major human characters in his book, in particular two ambitious researchers who embody very different approaches to understanding minds. We also talk a fair bit about AI—another central character in the book, after all, is a super-intelligent android. Along the way, Ray and I touch on Arrival, biosemiotics, the nature of symbols, memory and storytelling, embodiment, epigenetics, cephalopod camouflage, exaptation, and the sandbox that is speculative fiction.  This episode is obviously something a little different for us. Ray is a novelist, after all, but he's also an intellectual omnivore, and this conversation, maybe more than any other we've had on the show, spans three major branches of mind—human, animal, and machine. If you enjoy this episode, note that The Mountain in the Sea just came out in paperback, with a jaw-droppingly cool cover, I'll add. I highly recommend that you check it out. One more thing, while I have you: If you're enjoying Many Minds, we would be most grateful for your help in getting the word out. You might consider sharing the show with a friend or a colleague, writing us a review on Apple Podcasts, or leaving us a rating on Spotify or Apple. All this would really help us grow our audience.  Alright friends, on to my conversation with Ray Nayler. Enjoy!    A transcript of this episode is available here.     Notes and links 8:30 – For the review of The Mountain in the Sea in question, see here.  14:00 – Con Dao is a national park in Vietnam. 17:00 – For our previous episode about cephalopods, see here. 19:00 – For a book-length introduction to biosemiotics, see here.   24:00 – A video of Japanese macaques washing sweet potatoes.  26:30 – For discussion of the human case, in which environmental pressures of some kind may have propelled cooperation, see our episode with Michael Tomasello.  29:00 – A popular article about RNA editing in cephalopods.  35:00 – A video of the “passing cloud” phenomenon in cuttlefish. A brief article about the phenomenon. A video showing other forms of camouflage in octopuses. 41:00 – An experimental exploration of the movement from “iconic” to “symbolic” communication in humans.  44:00 – A popular article about the communication system used in the movie Arrival.  49:00 – One source of inspiration for Ray's book was Eduardo Kohn's How Forests Think.  1:00:00 – An article on the idea of “architects” and “gardeners” among writers.  1:05:00 – Ray's story ‘The Disintegration Loops' is available here. 1:11:00 – Ray's story ‘The Summer Castle' is available here.  1:13:00 – A popular article about the phenomenon of highly superior autobiographical memory. An essay about the idea that faulty memory is a feature rather than a bug. 1:18:00 – Ray's story ‘Muallim' is available here.   Recommendations Ways of Being, by James Bridle Living in Data, by Jer Thorp   Follow Ray on Twitter.   Many Minds is a project of the Diverse Intelligences Summer Institute, which is made possible by a generous grant from the Templeton World Charity Foundation to UCLA. It is hosted and produced by Kensy Cooperrider, with help from Assistant Producer Urte Laukaityte and with creative support from DISI Directors Erica Cartmill and Jacob Foster. Our artwork is by Ben Oldroyd. Our transcripts are created by Sarah Dopierala. Subscribe to Many Minds on Apple, Stitcher, Spotify, Pocket Casts, Google Play, or wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also now subscribe to the Many Minds newsletter here! We welcome your comments, questions, and suggestions. Feel free to email us at: manymindspodcast@gmail.com.   For updates about the show, visit our website or follow us on Twitter: @ManyMindsPod.

[…] Ivre, la Salle 101 décide de parler anglais couramment, elle vole donc vers les Utopiales de Nantes, où elle effectue, dans un état proche de l’hébètement, les interviews de Ray Nayler, Victor Lavalle et Adrian Tchaikovsky, le tout dans la bonne humeur, la joie et le respect de la syntaxe, allez hop, clique donc. […]

The Mountain in the Sea is a 2022 science fiction novel by American-Canadian author Ray Nayler.   Hard science? Check. Artificial intelligence? Check. Octopode intelligence!? Check, check, check! Intelligence and lack thereof permeate Ray Nayler's debut novel, following scientists, hackers, delightfully adorable yet realistic cephalopods, and much, much more (maybe too much?) in this special, science fiction edition of the Apartment Library, a book club podcast created and nurtured by our unwavering love for literature. Join us as we embark on a literary journey to read together, discover new writers, and explore our beloved authors' lesser known works. No book is too out there, no story too taboo. There will be summary, discussion, analysis, and swearing. We'd love to hear from you! Send us your feedback and recommendations to apartmentlibrarypodcast@gmail.com

[…] Angoissée par la dette de la France et le vote du budget, la Salle 101 expulse ses doutes en laissant s’exprimer son surmoi, regarde : Fragile/s, premier roman de Nicolas Martin. La montagne dans la mer, premier roman traduit de Ray Nayler. The Fisherman, pas premier roman de John Langan. Allez, hop, oui, hop. […]

This week, Scott sat down with Lawfare team members Alan Rozenshtein, Tyler McBrien, and RatSec newbie Anastasiia "Nastya" Lapatina to talk through the week's national security headlines, including:“A Shot Across the Rubicon.” Reports indicate that President Biden and his U.K. allies may be on the verge of giving Ukraine approval to use their advanced weapons systems to strike deep into Russia, despite Russian President Vladimir Putin's threat that doing so would be seen as an act of war. How risky a move is this? “TikTok on the DokKit.” Challengers of the federal law that would ban TikTok had their (first) day in court on Tuesday in oral arguments before the D.C. Circuit. How were their criticisms received by the three-judge panel? And what will the implications of their ruling be for the law, and for TikTok more generally?“Dialing M.” Thousands of Lebanese—many of them members of the terrorist group and political movement Hezbollah—were killed or injured this week, when their pagers detonated in what many suspect was a complex terrorism operation by Israel. While some are proclaiming this to be the most accurate counter-terrorism operation in history, others are saying it was indiscriminate in its disregard for possible civilian loss of life. What should we make of this operation? And what impact will it have on the broader Israeli-Palestinian conflict?For object lessons, Alan endorsed the new Vince Vaughn series Bad Monkey for finally giving the nice guy a shot. Tyler recommended the album "Manning Fireworks" by MJ Lenderman (as recently profiled in The New Yorker). Scott doubled-down on a prior Alan recommendation by encouraging folks to check out sci-fi author Ray Nayler's latest book, "The Tusks of Extinction," and the exceptional collection of short stories he's published online. And Nastya urged listeners to check out Serhii Plohky's new book, "The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History."Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Scott sat down with Lawfare team members Alan Rozenshtein, Tyler McBrien, and RatSec newbie Anastasiia "Nastya" Lapatina to talk through the week's national security headlines, including:“A Shot Across the Rubicon.” Reports indicate that President Biden and his U.K. allies may be on the verge of giving Ukraine approval to use their advanced weapons systems to strike deep into Russia, despite Russian President Vladimir Putin's threat that doing so would be seen as an act of war. How risky a move is this? “TikTok on the DokKit.” Challengers of the federal law that would ban TikTok had their (first) day in court on Tuesday in oral arguments before the D.C. Circuit. How were their criticisms received by the three-judge panel? And what will the implications of their ruling be for the law, and for TikTok more generally?“Dialing M.” Thousands of Lebanese—many of them members of the terrorist group and political movement Hezbollah—were killed or injured this week, when their pagers detonated in what many suspect was a complex terrorism operation by Israel. While some are proclaiming this to be the most accurate counter-terrorism operation in history, others are saying it was indiscriminate in its disregard for possible civilian loss of life. What should we make of this operation? And what impact will it have on the broader Israeli-Palestinian conflict?For object lessons, Alan endorsed the new Vince Vaughn series Bad Monkey for finally giving the nice guy a shot. Tyler recommended the album "Manning Fireworks" by MJ Lenderman (as recently profiled in The New Yorker). Scott doubled-down on a prior Alan recommendation by encouraging folks to check out sci-fi author Ray Nayler's latest book, "The Tusks of Extinction," and the exceptional collection of short stories he's published online. And Nastya urged listeners to check out Serhii Plohky's new book, "The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

6 film, amit nem érdemes most kihagyni a Netflix kínálatából in.hu     2024-07-04 18:07:01     Film Netflix Számtalan streamelhető lehetőség áll már rendelkezésünkre a különböző platformokon, nehéz lehet a választás. Ezért ismét összeállítottunk egy listát a Netflix közkedvelt filmjeiből, ami nemcsak a legnépszerűbb újdonságokat tartalmazza, hanem néhány régi kedvencet is. Görgess tovább a legjobb választásokért!1. Beverly Hills-i zsaru (1984)Mielőtt a B Úgy fest, megvan, ki alakítja az élőszereplős Pókember-sorozat főgonoszát Mafab     2024-07-05 04:50:02     Film Spider Man Pókember Brendan Gleeson csatalkozott a készülő Noir élőszereplős sorozat csapatához, a legfrissebb hírek szerint a színész a történet főgonoszát alakítja majd. Ismét közös filmen dolgozik Ben Affleck és Matt Damon! Noizz     2024-07-04 19:54:00     Film Netflix Ben Affleck Matt Damon Az év elején bejelentették, hogy Ben Affleck Matt Damonnal a főszerepben rendezi az Animals című drámát a Netflixnél. A projekt nem haladt, azonban a streaming zöld utat adott egy másik filmnek, amiben Affleck és Damon a főszereplők. A tenger az igazi otthonunk, érvel Ray Nayler díjnyertes ökothrillere Könyves Magazin     2024-07-04 17:55:52     Könyv Távoli kultúrák, Shakespeare színművei és orosz sci-fik is formálták Ray Nayler bemutatkozó regényét. Az óceán szeme jóval több egy tucatthrillernél. Olvasható szemiotikai krimiként és az emberi kommunikáció határain töprengő gondolati prózaként is.Nyitókép: Agave / Anna Kuznetsova 13 év börtönre ítéltek egy Netflix-producert a több mint egy évtizeddel ezelőtt írt Twitter-bejegyzései miatt Blikk     2024-07-04 21:57:23     Film Bíróság Terrortámadás Netflix Szaúd-Arábia Twitter Abdulaziz Almuzaini szaúd-arábiai Netflix-producert 13 év börtönre és 13 év kiutazási tilalomra ítélte egy terrorizmusellenes bíróság. A férfit a homoszexualitás népszerűsítésével, a társadalom destabilizálásával és a közrend megzavarásával vádolják. A háromgyermekes édesapa állítja, nem követett el bűncselekményt, ám az ítéletet egy fellebbviteli Amikor az időgép egy csikóbőrös kulacsocska volt kultura.hu     2024-07-05 09:03:04     Könyv Lukács László Tankcsapda Ha 1982-ben bárki meglátta volna a Pajtás újság hátoldalán a Csokonai Vitéz Mihály, a garabonciás poéta című képregényt, kikerekedett volna a szeme. Persze akkor még az írója, Tóth-Laboncz Attila csak nyolcadikos volt, és nem tudta, hogy hét év múlva ő lesz a Tankcsapda alapító basszusgitárosa. Nem csak a húsz éveseké a világ: 5 romantikus alkotás, ahol az 50+ korosztályé a főszerep InStyle     2024-07-05 04:22:37     Film Párkapcsolat Az érzelmes vígjátékok életünk szerves részét képzik, hiszen mind szeretjük a romantikát és a szerelmet. A legtöbb ilyen film fiatal, karrierjük kezdetén álló karaktereket mutat be, de rengeteg nagyon sok jó alkotás van, ahol a 40-es és 50-es koroszályé a főszerep, hiszen nem csak a 20 éveseké a világ! 100 éves Eva Marie Saint, Hollywood túlélője 24.hu     2024-07-04 20:58:51     Film Hollywood EVA Paul Newman Százéves Eva Marie Saint, alighanem az utolsó klasszikus hollywoodi filmsztár, aki még köztünk van. Játszott Brandóval, Paul Newmannel, Cary Granttel és Tom Hanksszel – tíz filmen keresztül mesélünk róla. Steven Spielberg gyűlöli a legikonikusabb filmjét NLC     2024-07-04 18:22:32     Film Steven Spielberg A következő rendezők ki nem állhatják néhány kifejezetten emlékezetes alkotásukat. Olyannyira, hogy volt, aki egyenesen bocsánatot kért a közönségtől. Palik László visszatérhet a TV2-re Márkamonitor     2024-07-05 09:39:03     Film TV2 Exatlon Palik László A SorozatWiki úgy értesült, hogy a hajdani sportriporter ősszel ismét látható lesz a Tv2 képernyőjén.    Palik László 2019-2021 között vezetett sportvetélkedőket a Tv2-n. Ő volt a házigazdája a nagy sikerű Exatlon Hungary első három évadának és a Fuss, család, fuss!-nak is. 2021 őszén váratlanul távozott az Exatlontól és innentől a tévétársaság más Benedek Miklós: "A fájdalmat, amit érzek, nem lehet se filozófiai, se tudományos alapokon megmagyarázni" Story     2024-07-05 06:00:55     Bulvár Benedek Miklós A legendás színész végtelenül zárkózott ember volt. Aztán mégis kötélnek állt, hogy szülessen róla egy könyv, amelyben megkapó őszinteséggel mesélt a fia elvesztéséről is. A további adásainkat keresd a podcast.hirstart.hu oldalunkon.

6 film, amit nem érdemes most kihagyni a Netflix kínálatából in.hu     2024-07-04 18:07:01     Film Netflix Számtalan streamelhető lehetőség áll már rendelkezésünkre a különböző platformokon, nehéz lehet a választás. Ezért ismét összeállítottunk egy listát a Netflix közkedvelt filmjeiből, ami nemcsak a legnépszerűbb újdonságokat tartalmazza, hanem néhány régi kedvencet is. Görgess tovább a legjobb választásokért!1. Beverly Hills-i zsaru (1984)Mielőtt a B Úgy fest, megvan, ki alakítja az élőszereplős Pókember-sorozat főgonoszát Mafab     2024-07-05 04:50:02     Film Spider Man Pókember Brendan Gleeson csatalkozott a készülő Noir élőszereplős sorozat csapatához, a legfrissebb hírek szerint a színész a történet főgonoszát alakítja majd. Ismét közös filmen dolgozik Ben Affleck és Matt Damon! Noizz     2024-07-04 19:54:00     Film Netflix Ben Affleck Matt Damon Az év elején bejelentették, hogy Ben Affleck Matt Damonnal a főszerepben rendezi az Animals című drámát a Netflixnél. A projekt nem haladt, azonban a streaming zöld utat adott egy másik filmnek, amiben Affleck és Damon a főszereplők. A tenger az igazi otthonunk, érvel Ray Nayler díjnyertes ökothrillere Könyves Magazin     2024-07-04 17:55:52     Könyv Távoli kultúrák, Shakespeare színművei és orosz sci-fik is formálták Ray Nayler bemutatkozó regényét. Az óceán szeme jóval több egy tucatthrillernél. Olvasható szemiotikai krimiként és az emberi kommunikáció határain töprengő gondolati prózaként is.Nyitókép: Agave / Anna Kuznetsova 13 év börtönre ítéltek egy Netflix-producert a több mint egy évtizeddel ezelőtt írt Twitter-bejegyzései miatt Blikk     2024-07-04 21:57:23     Film Bíróság Terrortámadás Netflix Szaúd-Arábia Twitter Abdulaziz Almuzaini szaúd-arábiai Netflix-producert 13 év börtönre és 13 év kiutazási tilalomra ítélte egy terrorizmusellenes bíróság. A férfit a homoszexualitás népszerűsítésével, a társadalom destabilizálásával és a közrend megzavarásával vádolják. A háromgyermekes édesapa állítja, nem követett el bűncselekményt, ám az ítéletet egy fellebbviteli Amikor az időgép egy csikóbőrös kulacsocska volt kultura.hu     2024-07-05 09:03:04     Könyv Lukács László Tankcsapda Ha 1982-ben bárki meglátta volna a Pajtás újság hátoldalán a Csokonai Vitéz Mihály, a garabonciás poéta című képregényt, kikerekedett volna a szeme. Persze akkor még az írója, Tóth-Laboncz Attila csak nyolcadikos volt, és nem tudta, hogy hét év múlva ő lesz a Tankcsapda alapító basszusgitárosa. Nem csak a húsz éveseké a világ: 5 romantikus alkotás, ahol az 50+ korosztályé a főszerep InStyle     2024-07-05 04:22:37     Film Párkapcsolat Az érzelmes vígjátékok életünk szerves részét képzik, hiszen mind szeretjük a romantikát és a szerelmet. A legtöbb ilyen film fiatal, karrierjük kezdetén álló karaktereket mutat be, de rengeteg nagyon sok jó alkotás van, ahol a 40-es és 50-es koroszályé a főszerep, hiszen nem csak a 20 éveseké a világ! 100 éves Eva Marie Saint, Hollywood túlélője 24.hu     2024-07-04 20:58:51     Film Hollywood EVA Paul Newman Százéves Eva Marie Saint, alighanem az utolsó klasszikus hollywoodi filmsztár, aki még köztünk van. Játszott Brandóval, Paul Newmannel, Cary Granttel és Tom Hanksszel – tíz filmen keresztül mesélünk róla. Steven Spielberg gyűlöli a legikonikusabb filmjét NLC     2024-07-04 18:22:32     Film Steven Spielberg A következő rendezők ki nem állhatják néhány kifejezetten emlékezetes alkotásukat. Olyannyira, hogy volt, aki egyenesen bocsánatot kért a közönségtől. Palik László visszatérhet a TV2-re Márkamonitor     2024-07-05 09:39:03     Film TV2 Exatlon Palik László A SorozatWiki úgy értesült, hogy a hajdani sportriporter ősszel ismét látható lesz a Tv2 képernyőjén.    Palik László 2019-2021 között vezetett sportvetélkedőket a Tv2-n. Ő volt a házigazdája a nagy sikerű Exatlon Hungary első három évadának és a Fuss, család, fuss!-nak is. 2021 őszén váratlanul távozott az Exatlontól és innentől a tévétársaság más Benedek Miklós: "A fájdalmat, amit érzek, nem lehet se filozófiai, se tudományos alapokon megmagyarázni" Story     2024-07-05 06:00:55     Bulvár Benedek Miklós A legendás színész végtelenül zárkózott ember volt. Aztán mégis kötélnek állt, hogy szülessen róla egy könyv, amelyben megkapó őszinteséggel mesélt a fia elvesztéséről is. A további adásainkat keresd a podcast.hirstart.hu oldalunkon.

Domain names have value, even when the websites that were once hosted there are shut down or abandoned. Prospectors will often swoop in and snatch up an unused domain, then erect a new website filled with clickbait articles. If the domain name used to rank highly in search results, the new clickbait articles will also rank highly, guaranteeing the prospector a steady stream of visitors searching the web for common phrases. These zombie sites are all over the web; you've probably landed on them many times yourself. But this shady market is poised to grow exponentially thanks to the proliferation of generative AI tools. Text generators like ChatGPT make it easier for prospectors to crank out clickbait articles at greater speed, feeding an already raging river of pablum.This week, Kate Knibbs tells us about her WIRED story on one of these entrepreneurs in the world of AI-generated clickbait hosted on squatted domains.This episode originally aired February 15, 2024. Read the full transcript.Show Notes:Read Kate's story about Nebojša Vujinović Vujo and his clickbait empire. Also read Kate's original investigation into what happened to The Hairpin, a popular blog for womens' writing that went defunct and was then reborn as a content mill.Recommendations:Kate recommends the novella Tusks of Extinction by Ray Nayler. Brian recommends the novel The Bee Sting by Paul Murray. Lauren recommends giving up fancy, creamy coffee drinks for Lent. Mike recommends the social media platform BlueSky, which is now open to everyone.Kate Knibbs can be found on social media @Knibbs. Brian Barrett is @brbarrett. Lauren Goode is @LaurenGoode. Michael Calore is @snackfight. Bling the main hotline at @GadgetLab. The show is produced by Boone Ashworth (@booneashworth). Our theme music is by Solar Keys.

Andy and Dani talk about octopuses. Are high-concept sci-fi books better for conversations? A lot is going on here…. What has 8 legs and MURDERS people? When does AI become human? And why is there so much edging?  The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler

In a one-off, we read the ChatGPT generated audio drama we discussed in the previous episode; it's a first for us, and a first for podcasts (as far as we know). Listen in as we read the audio drama "Fear and Loathing in Dallas": three friends trying to escape their rustbelt blues on a road trip to see the Buffalo Bills play in the Super Bowl. Try not to laugh, or give in and do! Then, listen in next time as we discuss The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler. It's got AI powered slave ships, kidnapping, Matrix-esque hackers, octopods trying to communicate with humans, security officers who fight in a fishbowl of gel and the moral quandries surrounding creating the first sentient robot.    We'll see you in the next episode, stay nerdy friends. Cheers! 

Episode Notes We discuss The Tusks of Extinction by Ray Nayler as narrated by Stefan Rudnicki and Gabrielle de Cuir. We're looking for guests. About the book: When you bring back a long-extinct species, there's more to success than the DNA. Moscow has resurrected the mammoth, but someone must teach them how to be mammoths, or they are doomed to die out, again. The late Dr. Damira Khismatullina, the world's foremost expert in elephant behavior, is called in to help. While she was murdered a year ago, her digitized consciousness is uploaded into the brain of a mammoth. Can she help the magnificent creatures fend off poachers long enough for their species to take hold? And will she ever discover the real reason they were brought back? Get in touch if you want to talk about audiobooks! The episode is brought to you by Alexandra Park BJJ. At Alexandra Park BJJ, we aim to be inclusive. Everyone can benefit from this incredible art form, not just the athletic or ultra-competitive. So, if you want to develop core strength, build endurance, and gain confidence, contact enquiries at alexandraparkbjj.co.uk. In March, they are making all their classes free for women in honour of #IWD2024. If you have thought about podcasting before and realized that you need a lot of different tools and services, those days are over. With Zencastr's all-in-one podcasting platform, you can create your podcast all in one place and distribute to Spotify, Apple, and other major destinations. Use my special link https://zen.ai/8-eGgE8Oov567U6ejorYZg to save 30% off your first month of any Zencastr paid plan. Support Audiobookish by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/audiobookish Find out more at https://audiobookish.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast. Try Pinecast for free, forever, no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-8a93af for 40% off for 4 months, and support Audiobookish.

In this episode, I welcome back The Mountain in the Sea author Ray Nayler for his second time on the show. He is my reigning Top Read of the Year author and he is back with another Banger. This novella packs more ideas and character-rich philosophical Sci-fi into 100 pages than most novels three times the length. We talk a little bit about the continued reaction to The Mountain in the Sea, the writing of The Tusks of Extinction, what it means to be an earthling, and animal culture, and then in the last half after a spoiler warning we go deep into the process of writing The Tusks of Extinction. •You can find my books here: Amazon-https://www.amazon.com/David-Agranoff/e/B004FGT4ZW •And me here: Goodreads-http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2988332.David_Agranoff Twitter-https://twitter.com/DAgranoffAuthor Blog-http://davidagranoff.blogspot.com/

Snack on sushi with Ray Nayler as we discuss how his time living outside the U.S. helped him become a better science fiction writer, why he feels the greatest effect of having written The Mountain in the Sea was a culinary one, the reason we agree our favorite part of writing is rewriting, the sad results of his accidental Facebook experiment, whether his mammoth memory behavior is based on scientific facts or is purely speculative, why we'll likely never be able to truly resurrect extinct species, how changes in culture can affect evolution, the train trip where he received career advice from a stranger he didn't realize was Neil Gaiman, why we aren't totally in control of our writing destinies, how he's haunted by the ghost of an alternate version of himself, plus much more.

Mike and Rachel share about the power of reading and how what you read actually changes your brain.Focused #196: Focus & the Reading Life, with Maryanne WolfMaryanne WolfReader, Come Home by Maryann WolfThe Proust & the Squid by Maryann WolfIsland of UnderstandingBookwormPiercing the Darkness by Frank PerettiHow to Read a Book by Mortimer AdlerLeaders Eat Last by Simon SinekSteal Like an Artist by Austin KleonThe Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler

Ray Nayler's novel The Mountain in the Sea announced him a major new voice in speculative fiction, able to seamlessly fuse the novel of ideas and the novel of adventure. In his new novella The Tusks of Extinction, Ray continues his exploration of the science of the mind and animal communication and extends his passionate plea for deeper respect for the natural world with the story of  Dr. Damira Khismatullina, an expert in elephant behaviour given the task of raising a new breed of mammoths resurrected by to occupy the Siberian steppe. Tusks confirms his place as one of the most relevant and thrilling authors of our time -- in any genre. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Domain names have value, even when the websites that were once hosted there are shut down or abandoned. Prospectors will often swoop in and snatch up an unused domain, then erect a new website filled with clickbait articles. If the domain name used to rank highly in search results, the new clickbait articles will also rank highly, guaranteeing the prospector a steady stream of visitors searching the web for common phrases. These zombie sites are all over the web; you've probably landed on them many times yourself. But this shady market is poised to grow exponentially thanks to the proliferation of generative AI tools. Text generators like ChatGPT make it easier for prospectors to crank out clickbait articles at greater speed, feeding an already raging river of pablum.This week, Kate Knibbs tells us about her WIRED story on one of these entrepreneurs in the world of AI-generated clickbait hosted on squatted domains.Show Notes:Read Kate's story about Nebojša Vujinović Vujo and his clickbait empire. Also read Kate's original investigation into what happened to The Hairpin, a popular blog for womens' writing that went defunct and was then reborn as a content mill.Recommendations:Kate recommends the novella Tusks of Extinction by Ray Nayler. Brian recommends the novel The Bee Sting by Paul Murray. Lauren recommends giving up fancy, creamy coffee drinks for Lent. Mike recommends the social media platform BlueSky, which is now open to everyone.Kate Knibbs can be found on social media @Knibbs. Brian Barrett is @brbarrett. Lauren Goode is @LaurenGoode. Michael Calore is @snackfight. Bling the main hotline at @GadgetLab. The show is produced by Boone Ashworth (@booneashworth). Our theme music is by Solar Keys.

This week we discussed The Tusks of Extinction, written by Ray Nayler and narrated by Stefan Rudnicki & Gabrielle de Cuir. We also shared some of our recent short fiction listens in our short fiction spotlight. Boskone 61  The Tusks of Extinction [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]   The Mountain in the Sea [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Short Fiction Spotlight: ”Tuesday, June 13, at the South Valley Time Loop Support Group” written by Heather Kamins, narrated by Susan Hanfield [Escape Pod 910] ”The Sound of Children Screaming” written by Rachael K. Jones, narrated by Heather Thomas [Nightmare] Oct 2023 (Issue 133) ”The World's Wife” written by Ng Yi-Sheng, narrated by Kate Baker [Clarkesworld] - Issue 207: December 2023 ”Anais Gets A Turn” written by R.T. Ester, narrated by Kate Baker [Clarkesworld] - Issue 196: January 2023 ”Stitch” written by Kathleen Schaefer, narrated by Ant Bacon [PodCastle 813] ”A Soul in the World” written by Charlie Jane Anders, narrated by Erika Ensign [Uncanny Magazine] - Issue Fifty-One

This week, Patrick and Tracy welcome Ray Nayler, author of The Tusks of Extinction. About The Tusks of Extinction: Moscow has resurrected the mammoth. But someone must teach them how to be mammoths, or they are doomed to die out again. Dr. Damira Khismatullina, an expert in elephant behavior, was brutally murdered trying to defend […] The post Episode 612-With Ray Nayler appeared first on The Functional Nerds.

Neo Nostromo #65 - Nuestras Mejores Lecturas en 2023. Más vale tarde que nunca: las velocidades relativistas a las que la Neo Nostromo explora el universo del género fantástico hace que para el resto de la humaniad parezca haber pasado más de un mes desde que acabó el 2023, pero para nosotros hace apenas unos segundos. Hoy compartimos con vosotros las lecturas que más nos han hecho disfrutar durante 2023 y... También algunas de las que menos. Esperamos que disfrutéis del programa. Lista de libros mencionados: - La Vieja Sangre, de Álfredo Álamo. - Chainsaw Man, de Tatsuki Fujimoto. - Mónica, de Daniel Clowes. - Tress of the Emerald Sea, de Brandon Sanderson. - The Shards, de Bret Easton Ellis. - The Mountain in the Sea, de Ray Nayler. - El Libro Azul de Nebo, de Manon Steffan Ros. - Palabras del Egeo, de Pedro Olalla. - El Gen. Una Historia Íntima, de Siddhartha Mukherjee. - Eversion, de Alastair Reynolds. - The Blighted Stars, de Megan O'Keefe. - Lost Stars, de Claudia Gray. - Talonsister, de Jenn Williams. - Cuentos de Terramar, de Ursula K. Le Guin. - Gods of the Wyrdwood, de RJ. Barker. - Mañana, y Mañana, y Mañana, de Gabrielle Zevin. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neo-nostromo/message

Ray Nayler is the author of the critically acclaimed, Locus Award winning novel The Mountain in the Sea, and the upcoming The Tusks Of Extinction.    The Mountain in the Sea, in addition to winning the Locus Award for best First Novel, was a finalist for the Nebula Award and for the LA Times Book Awards' Ray Bradbury Award for Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Speculative Fiction. As always it is an honor to have you hear with us, dear listener, on another exciting episode of Book Reviews Kill!    

Fri, 29 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/downstream/60 http://relay.fm/downstream/60 Jason Snell and Julia Alexander The fate of Paramount Global hangs in the balance, and our favorites of the year. [Downstream+ subscribers get an extra half hour, including RSN collapses and potential streaming solutions, and our predictions for 2024.] The fate of Paramount Global hangs in the balance, and our favorites of the year. [Downstream+ subscribers get an extra half hour, including RSN collapses and potential streaming solutions, and our predictions for 2024.] clean 2807 The fate of Paramount Global hangs in the balance, and our favorites of the year. [Downstream+ subscribers get an extra half hour, including RSN collapses and potential streaming solutions, and our predictions for 2024.] This episode of Downstream is sponsored by: Factor: Healthy, fully-prepared food delivered to your door. Links and Show Notes: Favorite movies: "Godzilla Minus One" (JA) and "Oppenheimer" (JS) Favorite TV shows: "Succession" (JA) and either "The Bear" or "Strange New Worlds" (JS) Favorite books: The Subprime Attention Crisis by Tim Hwang, Otaku: Japan's Database Animals by Hiroki Azuma, and Hiroshima by John Hersey (JA) and The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler and My Murder by Katie Williams (JS) Get Downstream+ and don't miss a segment! Submit Feedback What Is Paramount Actually Worth? - Puck Puck on X: "Puck is getting into the business of sports with John Ourand (@Ourand_SBJ). Join the waitlist to receive his forthcoming private email: https://t.co/eXEnLgF2vj" / X Mavericks and Streaming Cortex #150: 2024 Yearly Themes - Relay FM (3) Your Theme - YouTube Paramount's Sale, YouTube's Tro

Fri, 29 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT http://relay.fm/downstream/60 http://relay.fm/downstream/60 You Heard It Here First 60 Jason Snell and Julia Alexander The fate of Paramount Global hangs in the balance, and our favorites of the year. [Downstream+ subscribers get an extra half hour, including RSN collapses and potential streaming solutions, and our predictions for 2024.] The fate of Paramount Global hangs in the balance, and our favorites of the year. [Downstream+ subscribers get an extra half hour, including RSN collapses and potential streaming solutions, and our predictions for 2024.] clean 2807 The fate of Paramount Global hangs in the balance, and our favorites of the year. [Downstream+ subscribers get an extra half hour, including RSN collapses and potential streaming solutions, and our predictions for 2024.] This episode of Downstream is sponsored by: Factor: Healthy, fully-prepared food delivered to your door. Links and Show Notes: Favorite movies: "Godzilla Minus One" (JA) and "Oppenheimer" (JS) Favorite TV shows: "Succession" (JA) and either "The Bear" or "Strange New Worlds" (JS) Favorite books: The Subprime Attention Crisis by Tim Hwang, Otaku: Japan's Database Animals by Hiroki Azuma, and Hiroshima by John Hersey (JA) and The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler and My Murder by Katie Williams (JS) Get Downstream+ and don't miss a segment! Submit Feedback What Is Paramount Actually Worth? - Puck Puck on X: "Puck is getting into the business of sports with John Ourand (@Ourand_SBJ). Join the waitlist to receive his forthcoming private email: https://t.co/eXEnLgF2vj" / X Mavericks and Streaming Cortex #150: 2024 Yearly Themes - Relay FM (3) Your Theme - YouTube Paramount's Sale, YouTube's Trojan Horse &

Rumors are swirling about a species of super-intelligent octopus living off the coast of Vietnam. As corporations and other non-state actors begin to investigate, it becomes clear that we are not alone in the universe - alien life has evolved right here on earth. DIANIMA, a giant tech company known for its machine learning prowess, buys the islands to study the octopuses and try to monopolize their unique brains for profit. They send Evrim, the world's first true android / AI, and Dr. Ha Nguyen, a brilliant marine biologist, to study the octopuses, and Altantsetseg, a battle-hardened drone operator, to defend the islands from rapacious automated fishing vessels. Can they learn to communicate with the octopuses? Or will this new intelligent life be destroyed by global corporations run amok?Join the Hugonauts book club on discord!Or you can watch the episode on YouTube if you prefer videoCheck out Ray Nayler's answers to your questions about the book!Similar books we recommend: Children of Ruin - Adrian TchaikovskyStory of Your Life - Ted Chiang (https://hugonauts.simplecast.com/episodes/ted-chiang)The Windup Girl - Paolo Bacigalupi (https://hugonauts.simplecast.com/episodes/the-windup-girl)

On this episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Kaytee are discussing: Bookish Moments: book subscriptions and bookish advents Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: the types of and specific books that kept us up at night The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives Show notes are time-stamped below for your convenience. Read the transcript of the episode (this link only works on the main site) .  .  .  .  .  2:01 - Our Bookish Moments of the Week 5:40- OwlCrate 6:24 - Starling House by Alix E. Harrow 7:36 - Fairyloot 8:11 - Current Reads 8:28 - Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross (Kaytee) 12:46 - The Cook's Book by Bri McKoy (Meredith) 14:07 - Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat by Samin Nosrat 15:48 - The Lazy Genius Kitchen by Kendra Adachi 18:26 - Hummingbird by Natalie Lloyd (Kaytee) 21:43 - The Wicked Boy by Kate Summerscale (Meredith) 23:12 - The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher by Kate Summerscale 23:33 - Waterstones UK 24:55 - Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (Kaytee) 31:51 - One of the Boys by Jayne Cowie (Meredith) 36:58 - Curfew by Jayne Cowie 37:29 - The Measure by Nikki Erlick 38:36 - Deep Dive: Books That Kept Us Up At Night 41:24 - The Only Girl in the World by Maude Julien  41:52 - The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls 42:27 - The Whisper Man by Alex North 42:25 - The Snowman by Jo Nesbo 43:12 - I'll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara 44:06 - Fierce Kingdom by Gin Phillips 44:28 - The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler 44:46 - An Immense World by Ed Yong 44:55 - Falling by T.J. Newman 44:56 - Drowning by T.J. Newman 46:19 - The Year of the Locust by Terry Hayes 46:33 - I Remember You by Yrsa Sigurdardottir 47:13 - Twilight by Stephanie Meyer 47:18 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 47:22 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros 50:20 - The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger 50:42 - Meet Us At The Fountain 50:56 - I wish to completely abandon Goodreads for StoryGraph in 2024. (Kaytee) 50:59 - StoryGraph 52:41 - libro.fm 52:42 - bookshop.org 53:38 - I wish, if you like Christmas reading, for you to read The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan (Meredith) 58:39 - The Christmas Bookshop by Jenny Colgan Support Us: Become a Bookish Friend | Grab Some Merch Shop Bookshop dot org | Shop Amazon Bookish Friends Receive: The Indie Press List with a curated list of five books hand sold by the indie of the month. December's IPL will be a yearly recap from us, so we can give our beloved Indies a break for the holidays! Trope Thursday with Kaytee and Bunmi - a behind the scenes peek into the publishing industry All Things Murderful with Meredith and Elizabeth - special content for the scary-lovers, brought to you with the special insights of an independent bookseller The Bookish Friends Facebook Group - where you can build community with bookish friends from around the globe as well as our hosts Connect With Us: The Show: Instagram | Website | Email | Threads The Hosts and Regulars: Meredith | Kaytee | Mary | Roxanna Affiliate Disclosure: All affiliate links go to Bookshop unless otherwise noted. Shopping here helps keep the lights on and benefits indie bookstores. Thanks for your support!

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Professor AnnMarie Thomas spoke with us about playful learning through joy,  whimsy, surprise, and meeting new people.  We also spoke with AnnMarie about how adults can foster an environment that encourages innovation. See more about that (and the interviews of various engineers and makers) in her book Making Makers: Kids, Tools, and the Future of Innovation You can find AnnMarie on Mastodon: mastodon.social/@AnnMariePT If you want to know more about squishy circuits, check out AnnMarie's TED talk: Hands-on science with squishy circuits (or the related book Squishy Circuits (21st Century Skills Innovation Library: Makers as Innovators)). She is the head of The Playful Learning Lab at the University of St. Thomas where she is a professor of engineering and entrepreneurship.  We also talked about the LEGO Foundation. More about that on LearningThroughPlay.com AnnMarie suggested the cephalopod-centric novel The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler. Elecia countered with The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery (non-fiction). And now, a question for you to ponder, what is your most meaningful learning experience? Transcript

En este programa dedicamos un espacio a uno de los maestros emergentes de la ciencia ficción breve, el aclamado Ray Nayler. Analizaremos el puñado de cuentos traducidos en nuestro idioma gracias a la inconmensurable labor divulgativa de Marcheto y su debut novelístico, La montaña en el mar, recientemente traducido por David Tejera Expósito y publicado por Nova Editorial. Para terminar, especularemos sobre las posibles obras que podrían ver la luz en nuestra lengua en los proximos años. Confío en que hayáis disfrutado del programa y os recuerdo que podéis seguirme en mis redes sociales en: @HugodeVries11

Spoiler Free! The Friends discuss Locus Best First Novel Award winner and Nebula Award for Best Novel nominee The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Naylor Visit our website: https://www.theftfpodcast.com/ 

Today I have a little something different for DITD. Most who follow me know me as a hardcore environmentalist, but something you may not know is I'm also a big Sci-fi reader. That is why I have author Ray Nayler here today . He has written the critically acclaimed novel THE MOUNTAIN IN THE SEA, that covers a lot bases with me. Winner of the LOCUS AWARD FOR BEST FIRST NOVEL THE MOUNTAIN IN THE SEA was A FINALIST FOR THE LA TIMES BOOK AWARDS', THE RAY BRADBURY PRIZE AND THE NEBULA AWARD.

In this episode, Alan and Cat talk with author Ray Nayler about his novel the Mountain Under the Sea, Secular Buddhism, animal behavior, interconnectedness, AI, and much more. If you'd like to support us you can give us a one time donation at Kofi or you can subscribe to our Patreon.

This week, Alan, Quinta, and Scott were joined by their colleague and think-tank neighbor, Russia/Ukraine expert Eric Ciaramella, to talk over the week's big news, including:“Going All (Prigozh)in.” Yevgeny Prighozin, leader of the mercenary Wagner Group, went all in this past week, marching his troops into Russia and halfway to Moscow for the stated purpose of removing Russia's military leadership, only to abruptly halt and accept exile in Belarus instead. What does this mean for the conflict in Ukraine—and future of the Putin regime?“Lost at Sea.” In a busy week of news, one story has gotten surprisingly little attention: the tragic sinking of an overcrowded smugglers' boat off the coast of Greece that claimed the lives of hundreds of migrants. What does this incident tell us about the dynamics of the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean—and how the world views it?“Moore, Moore, Moore! (How do YOU like it?)” The Supreme Court issued decisions in three major cases this past week, including addressing the much-discussed Independent State Legislature Doctrine in Moore v. Harper. What did the Court decide, and what will these decisions mean?For object lessons, Scott flagged that Lawfare has a new website, now located at www.lawfaremedia.org! Alan recommended the new sci-fi think-piece "The Mountain in the Sea" by Ray Nayler. Quinta endorsed Mohsin Hamid's book "Exit West" as a meditation on borders and crossing them. And Eric urged listeners to check out the epic guitar riffs of the Tuareg music collective Tinariwen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

One of the most talked about Science Fiction novels of the last year is the debut novel of Ray Nayler. Born in Quebec and raised in California, Ray Nayler lived and worked abroad for two decades in Russia, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Vietnam, and Kosovo. A Russian speaker, he has also learned Turkmen, Albanian, Azerbaijani Turkish, and Vietnamese. In Vietnam he was Environment, Science, Technology, and Health Officer at the U.S. consulate in Ho Chi Minh City. Ray currently serves as the international advisor to the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Beginning in August, 2023, he will be Diplomatic Fellow and Visiting Scholar at the Institute for International Science and Technology Policy at The George Washington University. All those unique experiences set the one-of-a-kind alchemy that resulted in a one-in-a-million Science Fiction novel. With all hyperbole intended The Mountain in the Sea is a life-changing novel. It is the kind of novel that should be on the shelf of all who are fighting for the rights of non-humans or combating climate change. This is one of the best conversations I've had for this podcast we talk about Ray's experiences and upbringing.  In the course of talking about the novel we get into the power of the ocean, sentience of non-human animals, and how world events changed the discussion of his novel from a focus on animal sentience to artificial intelligence. After a spoiler warning,upcoming novella we talk about the narrative process and Ray hints about his upcoming novella.

Ray Nayler wrote a great novel, The Mountain in the Sea. The Enlightentaining Host of  @MessyTimes  was so delighted by the book that he wrote a book review and reached out to Ray to invite him for a visit to the studios. The conversation that follows is the result of Ray's saying yes to that invitation. Ray is a deep thinker with wide-ranging international experience and a persistent curiosity which drives him to learn more and to express what he learns in his writing. Beyond or as part of his writing, he's spent a great deal of time examining how information flows - or fails to flow - in society, and the implications that has for a healthy town square in which people of goodwill but differing ideas can engage in robust debate. Enjoy! You can find more of Ray's work at www.raynayler.net. After getting a fresh dose of #Enlightentainment from our discussion, might we suggest that you check out CoinGeek's ⁠Bitcoin 101 free course⁠ offering? It is more important than ever that you get a clear handle on this whole Bitcoin Thing: ⁠https://tpow.app/ebc70fcc If you're picking up what Messy Times is laying down, you're welcome to provide whatever support you can via our crypto tip jar: HandCash: $MuddyWaters --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/messytimes/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/messytimes/support

Have you heard of Octopolis? It's a site off the coast of Australia where octopuses come together. It's been described as a kind of underwater "settlement" or "city." Now, smart as octopuses are, they are not really known for being particularly sociable. But it seems that, given the right conditions, they can shift in that direction. So it's not a huge leap to wonder whether these kinds of cephalopod congregations could eventually give rise to something else—a culture, a language, maybe something like a civilization.  This is the idea at the center of Ray Nayler's new book, The Mountain in the Sea. It's both a thriller of sorts and a novel of ideas; it's set in the near future, in the Con Dao archipelago of Vietnam. It grapples with the nature of intelligence and meaning, with the challenges of interspecies communication and companionship, and ultimately with what it means to be human.  Here, Ray and I talk about how he got interested in cephalopods and how he came to know the Con Dao archipelago. We discuss some of the choices he made as an author—choices about what drives the octopuses in his book to develop symbols and about what those symbols are like. We consider the major human characters in his book, in particular two ambitious researchers who embody very different approaches to understanding minds. We also talk a fair bit about AI—another central character in the book, after all, is a super-intelligent android. Along the way, Ray and I touch on Arrival, biosemiotics, the nature of symbols, memory and storytelling, embodiment, epigenetics, cephalopod camouflage, exaptation, and the sandbox that is speculative fiction.  This episode is obviously something a little different for us. Ray is a novelist, after all, but he's also an intellectual omnivore, and this conversation, maybe more than any other we've had on the show, spans three major branches of mind—human, animal, and machine. If you enjoy this episode, note that The Mountain in the Sea just came out in paperback, with a jaw-droppingly cool cover, I'll add. I highly recommend that you check it out. One more thing, while I have you: If you're enjoying Many Minds, we would be most grateful for your help in getting the word out. You might consider sharing the show with a friend or a colleague, writing us a review on Apple Podcasts, or leaving us a rating on Spotify or Apple. All this would really help us grow our audience.  Alright friends, on to my conversation with Ray Nayler. Enjoy!   A transcript of this episode will be available soon.    Notes and links 8:30 – For the review of The Mountain in the Sea in question, see here.  14:00 – Con Dao is a national park in Vietnam. 17:00 – For our previous episode about cephalopods, see here. 19:00 – For a book-length introduction to biosemiotics, see here.   24:00 – A video of Japanese macaques washing sweet potatoes.  26:30 – For discussion of the human case, in which environmental pressures of some kind may have propelled cooperation, see our episode with Michael Tomasello.  29:00 – A popular article about RNA editing in cephalopods.  35:00 – A video of the “passing cloud” phenomenon in cuttlefish. A brief article about the phenomenon. A video showing other forms of camouflage in octopuses. 41:00 – An experimental exploration of the movement from “iconic” to “symbolic” communication in humans.  44:00 – A popular article about the communication system used in the movie Arrival.  49:00 – One source of inspiration for Ray's book was Eduardo Kohn's How Forests Think.  1:00:00 – An article on the idea of “architects” and “gardeners” among writers.  1:05:00 – Ray's story ‘The Disintegration Loops' is available here. 1:11:00 – Ray's story ‘The Summer Castle' is available here.  1:13:00 – A popular article about the phenomenon of highly superior autobiographical memory. An essay about the idea that faulty memory is a feature rather than a bug. 1:18:00 – Ray's story ‘Muallim' is available here.   Recommendations Ways of Being, by James Bridle Living in Data, by Jer Thorp   Follow Ray on Twitter.   Many Minds is a project of the Diverse Intelligences Summer Institute, which is made possible by a generous grant from the Templeton World Charity Foundation to UCLA. It is hosted and produced by Kensy Cooperrider, with help from Assistant Producer Urte Laukaityte and with creative support from DISI Directors Erica Cartmill and Jacob Foster. Our artwork is by Ben Oldroyd. Our transcripts are created by Sarah Dopierala. Subscribe to Many Minds on Apple, Stitcher, Spotify, Pocket Casts, Google Play, or wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also now subscribe to the Many Minds newsletter here! We welcome your comments, questions, and suggestions. Feel free to email us at: manymindspodcast@gmail.com.   For updates about the show, visit our website or follow us on Twitter: @ManyMindsPod.

“What if we could do anything? Should we do it? What are the consequences?” Ramona Ausubel's new novel The Last Animal asks big questions about motherhood, grief and our responsibility to the planet. And there's a woolly mammoth. Ausubel joins us to talk about the realities of working in male dominated fields, the differences in writing novels and short stories, the power of storytelling and more with Miwa Messer, host of Poured Over. We end this episode with TBR Topoff book recommendations from Marc and Jamie.   This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Executive Producer Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.          Follow us here for new episodes Tuesdays and Thursdays (with occasional Saturdays)   Featured Books (Episode):  The Last Animal by Ramona Ausubel A Guide to Being Born by Ramona Ausubel Pastoralia by George Saunders Mrs. Bridge by Evan S. Connell    Featured Books (TBR Topoff):   Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler 

Humankind discovers intelligent life in an octopus species with its own language and culture, and sets off a high-stakes global competition to dominate the future. The transnational tech corporation DIANIMA has sealed off the remote Con Dao Archipelago, where a species of octopus has been discovered that may have developed its own language and culture. The marine biologist Dr. Ha Nguyen, who has spent her life researching cephalopod intelligence, will do anything for the chance to study them. She travels to the islands to join DIANIMA's team: a battle-scarred security agent and the world's first (and possibly last) android. The octopuses hold the key to unprecedented breakthroughs in extrahuman intelligence. As Dr. Nguyen struggles to communicate with the newly discovered species, forces larger than DIANIMA close in to seize the octopuses for themselves. But no one has yet asked the octopuses what they think. Or what they might do about it. A near-future thriller, a meditation on the nature of consciousness, and an eco-logical call to arms, Ray Nayler's dazzling literary debut The Mountain in the Sea (MCD, 2022) is a mind-blowing dive into the treasure and wreckage of humankind's legacy. As promised in the episode, below is the list of some of the philosophers that inspired Nayler while writing The Mountain in the Sea: Kaja Silverman Jesper Hoffmayer Eva Jablonka Terrence Deacon Carlo Rovelli  Frances Sacks is a graduate of Wesleyan University where she studied in the Science and Society Program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Humankind discovers intelligent life in an octopus species with its own language and culture, and sets off a high-stakes global competition to dominate the future. The transnational tech corporation DIANIMA has sealed off the remote Con Dao Archipelago, where a species of octopus has been discovered that may have developed its own language and culture. The marine biologist Dr. Ha Nguyen, who has spent her life researching cephalopod intelligence, will do anything for the chance to study them. She travels to the islands to join DIANIMA's team: a battle-scarred security agent and the world's first (and possibly last) android. The octopuses hold the key to unprecedented breakthroughs in extrahuman intelligence. As Dr. Nguyen struggles to communicate with the newly discovered species, forces larger than DIANIMA close in to seize the octopuses for themselves. But no one has yet asked the octopuses what they think. Or what they might do about it. A near-future thriller, a meditation on the nature of consciousness, and an eco-logical call to arms, Ray Nayler's dazzling literary debut The Mountain in the Sea (MCD, 2022) is a mind-blowing dive into the treasure and wreckage of humankind's legacy. As promised in the episode, below is the list of some of the philosophers that inspired Nayler while writing The Mountain in the Sea: Kaja Silverman Jesper Hoffmayer Eva Jablonka Terrence Deacon Carlo Rovelli  Frances Sacks is a graduate of Wesleyan University where she studied in the Science and Society Program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science-fiction

Humankind discovers intelligent life in an octopus species with its own language and culture, and sets off a high-stakes global competition to dominate the future. The transnational tech corporation DIANIMA has sealed off the remote Con Dao Archipelago, where a species of octopus has been discovered that may have developed its own language and culture. The marine biologist Dr. Ha Nguyen, who has spent her life researching cephalopod intelligence, will do anything for the chance to study them. She travels to the islands to join DIANIMA's team: a battle-scarred security agent and the world's first (and possibly last) android. The octopuses hold the key to unprecedented breakthroughs in extrahuman intelligence. As Dr. Nguyen struggles to communicate with the newly discovered species, forces larger than DIANIMA close in to seize the octopuses for themselves. But no one has yet asked the octopuses what they think. Or what they might do about it. A near-future thriller, a meditation on the nature of consciousness, and an eco-logical call to arms, Ray Nayler's dazzling literary debut The Mountain in the Sea (MCD, 2022) is a mind-blowing dive into the treasure and wreckage of humankind's legacy. As promised in the episode, below is the list of some of the philosophers that inspired Nayler while writing The Mountain in the Sea: Kaja Silverman Jesper Hoffmayer Eva Jablonka Terrence Deacon Carlo Rovelli  Frances Sacks is a graduate of Wesleyan University where she studied in the Science and Society Program. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literature

In Episode 14 of Do Not Adjust Your Focus, the podcast from sustainability and communications consultancy Blurred, Stuart talks to award-winning author, Ray Nayler. Ray is the author of the critically acclaimed novel The Mountain in the Sea, which The Washington Post called "(a) poignant, mind-expanding debut." The Mountain in the Sea is a finalist for the Nebula Award and for the LA Times Book Awards' Ray Bradbury Award for Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Speculative Fiction. The novel dramatizes what happens, in a post-climate-crisis, AI-centric world, when humankind discovers super intelligent life in an octopus species with its own language and culture. It prompts us to question, what is intelligence – human, computer, animal – and what kind of intelligence do we need to thrive on a fragile planet?In this podcast episode, Stuart and Ray explore the climate crisis, how humanity is responding and might respond better and how the emergence of ChatGPT heralds the coming of true AI. Ray also reveals his creative approach to writing and storytelling and shared a lesson that is relevant to everyone in comms: communication must involve the audience, who, as Ray puts it, are “curled into the narrative”. Storytelling is about “building a place where you ask questions.”​​Born in Quebec and raised in California, Ray Nayler lived and worked abroad for two decades in Russia, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Vietnam, and Kosovo. Ray works for the US Department of State, and previously worked in international educational development, as well as serving in the Peace Corps in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. In Vietnam he was Environment, Science, Technology, and Health Officer at the U.S. consulate in Ho Chi Minh City. Ray currently serves as the international advisor to the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Beginning in August, 2023, he will take up a residency at the Institute for International Science and Technology Policy at The George Washington University. He holds an MA in Global Diplomacy from the Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy at SOAS, the University of London. 

For all six of the nominated books we'll give you a quick summary (with no spoilers), a review, and a rundown of what kind of reader is likely to love (and who might hate) each book.Featuring: The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler Babel by R.F. Kuang Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree Spear by Nicola Griffith Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn MuirAnd join us for our next episode on A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick!Join the Hugonauts book club on discord!Or you can watch the episode on YouTube if you prefer video (and see the short videos we've started posting every other week)

Perry and David talk about their recent reading and watching, in particular discussing a novel they have both nominated for this year's Hugo Awards, The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler. Introduction (01:04) General News (12:44) Crime Writers Association Dagger Awards (02:13) Australian Book Industry Awards (02:07) Australian Book Design Awards (00:58) Death of Lee Harding (00:45) Other News? (06:24) What we've been reading and watching (01:01:09) The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler (14:46) Treacle Walker by Alan Garner (05:06) Ebooks vs physical books (02:00) Cold Water by Dave Hutchinson (06:16) A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers (05:15) Dead Lions by Mick Herron (07:04) Double Indemnity by James M. Cain (04:20) Alien Oceans by Kevin Hand (06:39) John Wick: Chapter 4 (05:02) Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (04:29) Windup (00:36) Click here for more info and indexes Illustration generated by Wombo Art Dropping our Twitter account. You can now find us here on Mastodon. About the episode title: De profundis clamavi ad te, Domine (Latin): "From out of the depths we call thee, Lord".

Perry and David talk about their recent reading and watching, in particular discussing a novel they have both nominated for this year's Hugo Awards, The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler. Introduction (01:04) General News (12:44) Crime Writers Association Dagger Awards (02:13) Australian Book Industry Awards (02:07) Australian Book Design Awards (00:58) Death of Lee Harding (00:45) Other News? (06:24) What we've been reading and watching (01:01:09) The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler (14:46) Treacle Walker by Alan Garner (05:06) Ebooks vs physical books (02:00) Cold Water by Dave Hutchinson (06:16) A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers (05:15) Dead Lions by Mick Herron (07:04) Double Indemnity by James M. Cain (04:20) Alien Oceans by Kevin Hand (06:39) John Wick: Chapter 4 (05:02) Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (04:29) Windup (00:36) Illustration generated by Wombo Art Dropping our Twitter account. You can now find us here on Mastodon. About the episode title: De profundis clamavi ad te, Domine (Latin): "From out of the depths we call thee, Lord".

Neo Nostromo #55 - Nuestras lecturas durante el primer trimestre de 2023 ¡El regreso de Neo Nostromo! Después de nuestro prolongado parón, retomamos el podcast con un repaso a lo que hemos leído durante el primer trimestre de 2023. Los libros de los que hablamos en este episodio son los siguientes: “The Mountain in the Sea”, de Ray Nayler. “Alexandria”, de Paul Kingsnorth. “Tress del mar Esmeralda”, de Brandon Sanderson. “Una vida con notas a pie de página”, de Rob Wilkins. “Chainsaw man”, de Tatsuki Fujimoto. “El mar de la tranquilidad”, de Emily St. John Mandel. “Empire of silence”, de Christopher Ruocchio. “A wizard's guide to defensive baking”, de T. Kingfisher. “The genesis of Misery”, de Neon Yang. “Piranesi”, de Susanna Clarke. “La Brigada de la Luz”, de Kameron Hurley. “Ciudad Permutación”, de Greg Egan. ¡Esperamos que disfrutéis del episodio! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neo-nostromo/message

Ray Nayler's The Mountain in the Sea is a speculative novel about the possibilities of interspecies communication that draws deeply upon contemporary philosophy and neuroscience, as well as his extensive experience working in central and south east Asia. Mountain tells the story of Dr Ha Nguyen, a marine biologist invited by a shadowy tech company to the Con Dao archipelago in Vietnam to investigate whether a colony of octopuses have developed language and culture. It's a novel blending high adventure and big ideas and will thrill anyone with an interest in discovering modern answers to that most ancient of questions: what makes us human? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the spotlight is Ray Nayler, whose new and well-received “near-future” thriller, “The Mountain in the Sea,” is premised on humankind discovering intelligent life in an octopus species with its own language and culture, setting off a high-stakes global competition to dominate the future.We discuss:>> Aging and writing>> Moving from short stories to full-length novels>> Science fiction books and movies>> Patricia Highsmith>> Bill Bryson and E.O. Wilson>> Social media turning our lives into data>> Physics>> Etc.Learn more about Ray Nayler here: https://www.raynayler.net/Novelist Spotlight is produced and hosted by Mike Consol, author of “Lolita Firestone: A Supernatural Novel,” “Family Recipes: A Novel About Italian Culture, Catholic Guilt and the Culinary Crime of the Century” and “Hardwood: A Novel About College Basketball and Other Games Young Men Play.” Buy them on any major bookselling site. Write to Mike Consol at novelistspotlight@gmail.com. We hope you will subscribe and share the link with any family, friends or colleagues who might benefit from this program.

We talk with Ray Nayler about The Mountain In The Sea and we remember Victor Navasky. The post Ray Nayler, THE MOUNTAIN AND THE SEA & Victor Navasky Remembered appeared first on Writer's Voice.

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Kaytee and Meredith are discussing: Bookish Moments: snow day reading + scheduled reading time Current Reads: books that blew us away Deep Dive: finding your nonfiction fit The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!  We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . 1:32 - Bookish Moment of the Week 6:09 - Current Reads 6:16 - A Place Called Home by David Ambroz (Kaytee) 11:20 - Death and Croissants by Ian Moore (Meredith) 12:36 - The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman 15:04 - Blackwell's UK 15:29 - Plain Bad Heroines by Emily Danforth (Kaytee) 15:37 - The Novel Neighbor 16:45 - Run Time by Catherine Ryan Howard 19:19 - My Lovely Wife by Samantha Downing (Meredith) 22:58 - The Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly Barnhill (Kaytee) 23:14 - The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill 23:20 - When Women Were Dragons by Kelly Barnhill 27:24 - Bookmarks 27:47 - Comfort Me With Apples by Catherynne M. Valente (Meredith) 30:45 - Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn 31:05 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke 32:44 - Fable App 34:54 - Finding Your Nonfiction Niche 36:59 - CR Season 4: Episode 24 38:32 - A Place Called Home by David Ambroz 38:49 - Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry 38:56 - Down and Out in Paradise by Charles Leerhsen 39:16 - Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow 39:24 - You Never Forget Your First by Alexis Coe 40:13 - Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service by Carol Leonnig 40:33 - The Palace Papers by Tina Brown 41:12 - Happy At Any Cost by Kirsten Grind and Katherine Sayre 44:13 - The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin 44:25 - The Year of Living Danishly by Helen Russell 45:04 - Julie and Julia by Julie Powell 46:00 - Love and Saffron by Kim Fay 46:12 - Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus 46:16 - The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas 46:19 - The Black Count by Tom Reiss 46:37 - The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler 47:39 - Meet Us At The Fountain I wish to let everyone know about Everyday Reading. (Kaytee) 47:55 - Everyday Reading blog 48:09 - Everyday Reading Instagram 48:22 - Everyday Reading Christmas Reading Advent Calendar  I wish everyone would jump on the ASMR bandwagon. (Meredith) 0:33 - The Vault of Ambience on Youtube Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mindy is @gratefulforgrace on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcastand www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

Manon comes in another great book rec. Today she chats about The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler - a little bit thriller, very sci-fi and cool. Whakarongo mai nei! 

With the fall season of Coode Street underway, Jonathan and Gary sit down with the brilliant Ray Nayler, whose first novel The Mountain in the Sea has just been published. We touch upon the many themes of the novel, from the problems of alien communication to artificial intelligence, the nature of consciousness, the ethics of science, and corporate malfeasance—not to mention lots of octopuses. We also chat about his eclectic reading habits, from his early passion for Shakespeare to allusions in his novel as varied as Mary Shelley and Jack London. He also discusses his relationship to genre and how his reading and writing fit into the considerable demands of his professional career. As always, we hope you enjoy the episode!

The Mountain in the Sea, written by Ray Nayler and narrated by Eunice Wong, is an engaging story of contact with an intelligent octopus species that balances thrills and reflections on consciousness. Review & discussion with Lisa & Scott. The Mountain in the Sea [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible]   Other Referenced Works: A Psalm for the Wild-Built  [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Arrival [IMDb] Stories of Your Life and Others  [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] The Galaxy, and the Ground Within with Author Becky Chambers [Episode 97] Children of Time [Audible] When the Sparrow Falls  [Libro.fm] / [Overdrive/Libby] / [Audible] Babel [Libro.fm] / [OverDrive/Libby] / [Audible] ”Proof by Induction” [Uncanny Magazine]

Ray Nayler, author of the sci-fi novel "The Mountain in the Sea," and neuroscientist Dominic Sivitilli discuss how looking into the mind of an octopus can provide insights into the nature of artificial intelligence and alien intelligence. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/fiction-science/support

New Fall book releases, we are ready for ya! See what Corene, Fiona, Gabriel, Mark, and Virginia are looking forward to reading. Parallel universe, old man with a bag, worms, murder, existential crisis, and more. Books mentioned on this episode: Kilometre 101 by Maxim Osipov, Leech by Hiron Ennes, Self-Portrait with Nothing by Aimee Pokwatka, The Sunbearer Trial by Aiden Thomas, I Want to Die But I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Sehee, A Scatter of Light by Malinda Lo, The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler, Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott, Novelist as a Vocation by Haruki Murakami, Jackal by Erin E. Adams, OUr Shadows Have Claws by Amp, aro Ortiz and Yamile Saied Mendez, A Minor Chorus by Billy-Ray Belcourt, Even Though I Knew the End by C.L. Polk, Ocean's Echo by Everina Maxwell, and Station Eternity by Mur Lafferty. Join us next week for part two. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/keepitfictional/message

Back for our second episode of the Summer Celebration Series are Ken Liu, Tochi Onyebuchi, and Ray Nayler. All three of these writers add so much depth and richness to the tapestry of our lives. When you leave this conversation today, I encourage you to listen to my other interviews with them and to read their work. Their writing has the potential to change your relationship to what's possible for the future of our species.Ursula K. Le Guin said that “Change begins in art.” The divine rights of kings seemed to be a permanent fact of reality until artists, philosophers, and activists imagined something else. Imagination was the precursor to social change. In the same way, we will not end the suffering, inequities, and impoverishment of our global society until we can imagine something else. Ken, Tochi, and Ray are doing that imaginative work, each in their own beautiful way. Their work confronts the brutality of our societies while also amplifying and deepening the beauty of existence. Our conversation is a rich, deep, and joyful exploration of these themes.And remember to enter our summer giveaway for the chance to win some cool artifacts that represent the best of the show: mailchi.mp/58e29b41e03a/twd100Connect with Us:The Wonder Dome Newsletter http://bit.ly/3dTfdPi​Follow Andy on Twitter http://twitter.com/cahillaguerillaFollow us on Instagram http://instagram.com/thewonderdomepod​Like us on Facebook http://facebook.com/mindfulcreative.coachConnect with Ken, Tochi, and Ray:https://kenliu.name Purchase Ken's Speaking Bones: https://kenliu.name/blog/book/speaking-bones https://tochionyebuchi.com Purchase Tochi's latest novel Goliath: us.macmillan.com/books/9781250782953https://raynayler.netPre-order Ray's first novel The Mountain in the Sea: bookshop.org/books/the-mountain-in-the-sea-9780374605957/9780374605957

"Evrim's Children" was first published in Issue 001 of Dark Matter Magazine, Jan-Feb 2021. To purchase Issue 001, visit www.darkmattermagazine.shop. CREDITS Written by Ray Nayler Performed by Holly Laurent Sound Design by Phil McLaughlin Original Music by Andy Rosen Additional Sound Editing by Maggie McLaughlin Produced by Phil McLaughlin

This episode features "Rain of Days" written by Ray Nayler. Published in the March 2022 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/nayler_03_22 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?

In this Season 2 special episode, I chat with Canadian-born writer Ray Nayler about his novella 'A Rocket for Dimitrios'. We chat about the aftermath of World War 2, politics, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This podcast stands firmly in support of Ukraine, condemns war, and stands for peace everywhere. Music: On I Ona - Вода (Не такі, як всі) (Dark mix) To read more about Ray's fiction, check out his website: https://www.raynayler.net Follow on Twitter & Instagram @Caribbeansfnet. Email: caribbeansfnet@gmail.com Links to the pod available here Website available here --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/caribbeansfnet/support

I have spent my life trying to understand what the thing called memory is. I know some of what it is not. It is not the opposite of forgetting. And it is not a record of what happened. How many summers did we spend at the castle? Five? Seven? We did not go there every summer, though now it seems impossible childhood summers could have existed without the castle. | Copyright 2022 by Ray Nayler. Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki.

I have spent my life trying to understand what the thing called memory is. I know some of what it is not. It is not the opposite of forgetting. And it is not a record of what happened. How many summers did we spend at the castle? Five? Seven? We did not go there every summer, though now it seems impossible childhood summers could have existed without the castle. | Copyright 2022 by Ray Nayler. Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki.

This episode features "Yesterday's Wolf" written by Ray Nayler. Published in the September 2021 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/nayler_09_21 Support us on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/join/clarkesworld?

This episode features "Sarcophagus" written by Ray Nayler. Published in the April 2021 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/nayler_04_21 Support us on Patreon at http://patreon.com/clarkesworld

This episode features "Terra Rasa" written by Anastasia Bookreyeva and translated by Ray Nayler. Published in the February 2021 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/bookreyeva_02_21 Support us on Patreon at http://patreon.com/clarkesworld

Ray Nayler has been widely hailed as one of the up-and-coming masters of speculative fiction. He has published over fifty stories in preeminent magazines across the realms of science fiction and fantasy, and he is also an established poet, mystery and crime thriller novelist, and comic book author. Not to mention his daily life as a husband, father (of both humans and cats), and as a multi-lingual foreign service officer in Kosovo. His work in Kosovo builds on nearly two decades of service in countries like Russia, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Vietnam.I first encountered Ray through his short story, "Fire in the Bone," published in Clarkesworld Magazine in January of 2019. It is both a beautiful, suspenseful story and a stark examination of the ways in which imperial culture, colonialism, and slavery brutally injure the humanity of both the oppressed and the oppressors. The story knocked me out of my chair. Watch out for that cutting twist at the end, or it might just do the same for you ;)What you'll hear today is a wonderful conversation exploring culture, humanity, and identity. We unpack how to move from binary thinking to triadic thinking, and what becomes possible when we approach who we are, what we are, and how we are with more nuance, depth, and creativity.Listening to Ray is a study in mutability; what it is to change the world and be changed by it in equal measure. I hope that, after hearing this, you'll spend time with his remarkable writings. He's remarkably creative and talented, and just an incredibly smart and thoughtful human being. The Wonder Dome Newsletter http://bit.ly/3dTfdPi​Follow Andy on Twitter http://twitter.com/cahillaguerilla​Like us on Facebook http://facebook.com/mindfulcreative.coachEPISODE #29 NOTES“Fire in the Bone” by Ray NaylerStrange Sight by KT TunstallNegative CapabilityIn the Station of the Metro by Ezra PoundWilliam SloaneHistory of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides"Outside of Omaha" by Ray NaylerRayNayler.netinstagram.com/raynayler twitter.com/raynayler

You would have hated your funeral reception. Potato-nosed husbands clomping around our parlor in their cheap suits, stinking of naphtha and condolences. Wives with sweat-streaked powder caked in the creases of their necks, like flour-sacks brought to life by a pair of magic dentures. That's what I kept staring at: dentures, bridges loose over gray gums, gold-mottled molars gleaming in the wells of mouths. | Copyright 2020 by Ray Nayler. Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode features "Albedo Season" written by Ray Nayler. Published in the May 2020 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/nayler_05_20 Support us on Patreon at http://patreon.com/clarkesworld

“The death of Fire Station 10 affected me deeply. She had not been the smartest building, but she had been a friend for as long as I can remember. She was one story tall, the sole holdover from a much earlier time in the neighborhood---a piece of cinderblock nostalgia, of high-maintenance wood and plaster from an earlier age. Her brain and smart utilities were a retrofit, cobbled onto the cinderblock building later, in a clumsy addition on the back. When she was built, buildings had no minds." | Copyright 2019 by Ray Nayler. Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki.

A note to the reader: I purchased these letters at the bazaar outside the gates of the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan in 2006. I was working that winter for a humanitarian organization in Kabul. The bazaar was a row of shipping containers and battered tarpaulins along the road to the base's fortified gates. Military vehicles rumbled past, splattering sleet and mud. Inside the containers, merchants warmed their chapped hands before makeshift propane heaters and haggled over cold piles of misappropriated objects. | Copyright 2019 by Ray Nayler. Narrated by Kate Orsini & Stefan Rudnicki. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode features "Fire in the Bone" written by Ray Nayler. Published in the January 2019 issue of Clarkesworld Magazine and read by Kate Baker. The text version of this story can be found at: http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/nayler_01_19 Support us on Patreon at http://patreon.com/clarkesworld