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Polish science fiction author, futurologist 1921—2006)

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Hoy por Hoy
La biblioteca | 'Solaris' de Stanislaw Lem se comunica con La Biblioteca de Hoy por Hoy

Hoy por Hoy

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 39:30


La Biblioteca de Antonio Martínez Asensio en Hoy por Hoy dedica este capítulo a la literatura de ciencia ficción y su libro de la semana es un clásico de la modernidad, 'Solaris' de Stanislaw Lem del que nos va a hablar su editor en Impedimenta David Domínguez. Él va a ser nuestro particular Kris Kelvin para contactar con el planeta de los dos soles. Pero además de donarnos el clásico de Lem, David nos trae otros dos libros grandes del género: 'La isla de cemento" de J. G Ballard.( Minotauro) y 'Planetary' de Warren Ellis y John Cassaday. (ECC ediciones).  Antonio Martínez Asensio también nos ha traído, además de 'Solaris' otros tres clásicos de la ciencia ficción:  'El planeta de los simios' de Pierre Boulle (B de Bolsillo), `Frankenstein o el moderno Prometeo" Mary Shelley (Penguin Clásicos) y  'Sueñan los androides con ovejas eléctricas' de Philip Dick (Minotauro) . Y todo este material sumamos y reportaje de Severino Donate en la Biblioteca Rector Gabriel Ferrater de la Universidad Politécnica de Catalunya que tiene una de las mayores colecciones de novela de ciencia ficción de España. Y más allá del género tuvimos novedades con Pepe Rubio que trajo 'Dick o la tristeza del sexo' de Kiko Amat (Anagrama) y 'Una obra maestra' de Lorenzo Caudevilla (Dolmen Editorial). El libro perdido que encontró Pascual Donate fue 'Peregrinos:viajes llenos de significado' de Peter Stanford (Crítica). Antonio Martínez Asensio, pluriempleado, nos dejó su entrega de "Un libro, una hora" que esta semana estará dedicada a 'Las ratas' de Miguel Delibes (Destino) . Por último las donaciones de los oyentes que fueron: 'Pintor de luz' de Luis de Valdés (Aliar Ediciones) , 'Lágrimas en la lluvia' de Rosa Montero (Seix Barral)  'El eternauta' de H.G. Oesterheld y Solano López (Planeta Comic)  y 'Promethea" (serie gráfica) de Alan Moore y J. H. Williams III (ECC Ediciones) . 

Swiss German Online
Chnöiprotese, Theater und Kultur

Swiss German Online

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 7:24


Hoi zäme und willkomme zum Podcast vo Swiss German Online vom 10. Dezämber 2024! ​Ich bi d Kathrin Erni und hüt rede-mer über es ganz schpeziells Thema: Chnöiprothese. Genau, es goht um de Ersatz vo einzelne Körperteil – und d Frog, was das mit üs und üsem Läbe macht. Denn, wänn s um Prothese oder Organtransplantation goht, het das nid nume mit Medizin z tue, sondern au mit ethische Froge. Mir bringed das natürlich alles uf e lockeri Art und mit emene Augezwinkere i dem mir über d Frogeschtellige reded, wo scho de Stanislaw Lem i einere vo sine Science-Fiction Churzgschichte im “Buech vo de Roboter” thematisiert.   Als erschts möcht-i öich d Gschicht vo miim Mami verzelle, wo sälber sit 4 Johr es künschtlichs Chnöiglänk het: Mini Mueter het mit em Alter einigi Glänkbeschwärde gha, am schlimmschte isch es aber mit de Chnöi gsi. Si het verschideni Therapie wie Physiotherapii oder Oschteopatii probiert und au immer wider Schmärztherapie gha. Si het nid z früeh wölle es künschtlichs Chnöi übercho, wil jo das denn bis am Schluss vo irem Läbe sött hebe. Aber d Verschleiss-Schpure sind scho erheblich gsi und vor vier Johre het si sich entschide, ändlich under s Mässer z goh und de Schritt z woge, wil ires alte Chnöi würklich nümm het funktioniert, und s'Laufe zur Tortur worde isch. Aber si het e super Arzt gha – e richtigi Koriphäe uf siim Gebiet mit mega vil Erfahrig – und d Operation isch e volle Erfolg gsi. Hüt seit si mängisch: "Mis Chnüü isch wider wie nöi!" Si merkt fasch kei Unterschied zwüschem künschtliche und em eigete Chnöi. S einzige, wo si hi-und-da schtört, isch, dass es ab und zue quietscht, aber do cha-mer nid vil degäge mache. S Wichtigste isch: Si het praktisch kei Schmärze meh und isch immer no ganz dynamisch und voller Tatedrang. Was aber, wenn mer sine Körper eifach wott "öpgreide", also besseri Fähigkeite möcht erlange mit Hilf vo de hütige Technik? ...   Contact me to see the whole script https://www.swiss-german-online.com/contact-us.html   VIP Swiss German course https://www.swiss-german-online.com/app.html   Standard German course https://app.german.dog/subscriptions  

Tan/GenteGT
La ciencia ficción es importante para el futuro

Tan/GenteGT

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 39:10


Reserva tu espacio en el curso Ciencia Ficción: Isaac Asimov, Stanislaw Lem, Arthur C. Clark y Philip K. Dick: https://surveyheart.com/form/670899a781d71a6902078e90 Enlace evento de Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/VHDcH2JzKYERwo4M/ Los esperamos.

Masaje cerebral
SOLARIS / OVEJAS ELÉCTRICAS - Ciencia Ficción

Masaje cerebral

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 54:28


Dos pilares literarios, dos obras totémicas, dos voces que cambiaron la ciencia ficción para siempre. Nos zambullimos en Solaris del gran Stanislaw Lem y en ¿Sueñan los androides con ovejas eléctricas? del deslumbrante Philip K. Dick.

Failure To Launch
*UNLOCKED* Solaris (1972)

Failure To Launch

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2024 117:06


This is an unlocked patreon bonus episode. If you want to hear more content like this, consider supporting FTL on Patreon. This month, we're mixing things up and achieving a first for this show by reviewing an actually good space movie, Tarkovsky's 1972 classic Solaris, itself based off Stanislaw Lem's novel of the same name.A big thanks to returning guest Nicholas Slayton for bringing his Tarkovsky expertise to the episode! And for informing us of all the crappy Solaris movies (1968 & 2002) we can inflict on you at a later date.

Los Retronautas
Micronautas 2.135 - El Congreso. - Acceso anticipado

Los Retronautas

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 26:29


¡Vótame en los Premios iVoox 2024! Agradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! Acceso anticipado para Fans - Manuel nos trae una reseña de "El Congreso", una película de 2013 basada en una obra de Stanislaw Lem. Las músicas que suenan pertenecen al artista "Hello Meteor". Síguenos y contacta con nosotros a través de Facebook (www.facebook.com/retronautas), en Twitter ( @losretronautas), en BlueSky (@losretronautas.bsky.social) o escríbenos a nuestro correo electrónico: losretronautas@gmx.com También puedes unirte a nuestro grupo de Telegram. Contacta con nosotros para enviarte el enlace de invitación. Si te ha gustado este programa y quieres invitarnos a un café, puedes hacerlo a través de: https://ko-fi.com/retronautas Y si estás comprometido con la C-F viejuna puedes unirte a la infantería móvil retronaútica en: https://www.patreon.com/losretronautas o aquí mismo, en Ivoox. Como patrocinador, serás informado de nuestros planes de vuelo, y tendrás acceso anticipado a estos "Micronautas". Saludos desde los días del futuro pasado. Escucha este episodio completo y accede a todo el contenido exclusivo de Los Retronautas. Descubre antes que nadie los nuevos episodios, y participa en la comunidad exclusiva de oyentes en https://go.ivoox.com/sq/57575

Alberto Mayol en medios
La República de las Letras: “Solaris” de Stanislaw Lem

Alberto Mayol en medios

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024 55:47


Un programa radial sobre libros desde lectores apasionados, pero no expertos, que discuten sobre literatura como sobre la vida misma. Cada sábado a las 21.00 hrs. Antonella Estévez, Patricio López, Alberto Mayol y Omar Sarrás se reúnen en el 102.5 para compartir esta pasión desde la mirada subjetiva y personal de cualquiera que ame los libros. Comentamos y compartamos los libros, y la vida, en nuestro grupo http://facebook.com/groups/128895883789184

Podcast La República de las Letras
La República de las Letras: “Solaris” de Stanislaw Lem

Podcast La República de las Letras

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024 55:47


Un programa radial sobre libros desde lectores apasionados, pero no expertos, que discuten sobre literatura como sobre la vida misma. Cada sábado a las 21.00 hrs. Antonella Estévez, Patricio López, Alberto Mayol y Omar Sarrás se reúnen en el 102.5 para compartir esta pasión desde la mirada subjetiva y personal de cualquiera que ame los libros. Comentamos y compartamos los libros, y la vida, en nuestro grupo http://facebook.com/groups/128895883789184

Genre
Ep. 127: Solaris by Stanislaw Lem (SF #23)

Genre

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 40:14


Cosmic intellectual pessimism-core. • Explore our Patreon at ⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/wheelofgenre⁠⁠⁠ • Email us at genrepodcast@gmail.com

Ink to Film
“Solaris” (1972 film) Book vs Movie | Which One's Better?

Ink to Film

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2024 106:32


Andrei Tarkovsky is a legendary filmmaker whose seven feature films changed the medium, but how does his vision stack up to the brilliant novel by Stanislaw Lem that he's adapting? In episode 316, join Luke Elliott & James Bailey as they explore classical symbolism, experience time through cinema, debate whether great adaptations must be faithful, explore the loss of home, fall in love with a memory, debate what constitutes reality, and finally cast their votes on which one is ultimately the better version: the book or the movie! Full Video version available on YouTube https://bit.ly/3Xdjc1n Support the show on Patreon for bonus content, merch, and the ability to vote on upcoming projects! https://www.patreon.com/inktofilm Get Solaris or any of the source novels at the Ink to Film Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/shop/inktofilm Ink to Film's Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky (@inktofilm) Home Base: inktofilm.com  Luke Elliott  Website: www.lukeelliottauthor.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/luminousluke IG: https://www.instagram.com/lpelliott/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@lpelliott Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/luminousluke.bsky.social James Bailey Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jame_Bail IG: https://www.instagram.com/jamebail/ Credits Song: Last Dawn by Ross Bugden: https://youtu.be/wWjgsepyE8I?si=G9HL2QdcBKG76Q7j

Ink to Film
Meaning Is Futile in “Solaris” (1962 Novel by Stanislaw Lem)

Ink to Film

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2024 80:54


Stanislaw Lem was one of the world's most widely read science fiction writers, so why don't people talk about him more? In episode 315, Join Luke Elliott and James Bailey as they take their first visit the truly alien world of the novel, see the differences in translations first hand, learn about Lem's attitude towards American SciFi of the time, consider humanities reason for space exploration, and consider whether it is even possible to find the true meaning of this book, or any work of art for that matter. Join them next when they will watch & review Andrei Tarkovsky's adaptation of “Solaris” and vote on which is ultimately better: the book or the movie!   Full Video version available on YouTube https://bit.ly/3Xdjc1n Support the show on Patreon for bonus content, merch, and the ability to vote on upcoming projects! https://www.patreon.com/inktofilm Get Solaris or any of the source novels at the Ink to Film Bookshop: https://bookshop.org/shop/inktofilm Ink to Film's Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Bluesky (@inktofilm) Home Base: inktofilm.com   References In 1942 Stanislaw Lem survived a Nazi firing squad. This is the story of what he did next.   Luke Elliott  Website: www.lukeelliottauthor.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/luminousluke IG: https://www.instagram.com/lpelliott/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@lpelliott Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/luminousluke.bsky.social   James Bailey Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jame_Bail IG: https://www.instagram.com/jamebail/   Credits Song: Last Dawn by Ross Bugden: https://youtu.be/wWjgsepyE8I?si=G9HL2QdcBKG76Q7j

So techt Deutschland
Antonio Krüger (DFKI): "Wir brauchen eigene europäische KI-Modelle"

So techt Deutschland

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2024 36:09


Antonio Krüger ist ein Mann der Zukunft. Schon als Schüler war er fasziniert von Science-Fiction-Geschichten über die Welt von morgen. "Ich habe damals unglaublich viel Stanislaw Lem gelesen", erzählt Krüger. "Aber auch Asimov ist natürlich klasse. Diese Robotergesetze, die er damals aufgestellt hat, sind jetzt aktueller denn je." Diese Faszination für Roboter und KI zieht sich wie ein roter Faden durch Krügers Karriere.Als Leiter des renommierten Deutschen Forschungszentrums für Künstliche Intelligenz (DFKI) treibt er die Entwicklung der Künstlichen Intelligenz in Deutschland voran. Er sieht große Chancen für Europa, im globalen KI-Wettbewerb mit den USA und China mitzuhalten. "Wir sind in der Forschung sehr, sehr gut. Wir wissen, wie man solche Modelle aufbaut."Allerdings müsse man die Technologie nun auch gewinnbringend in die Praxis umsetzen. Krüger ist überzeugt, dass der Schlüssel dafür im deutschen Mittelstand liegt. "Der Trick für uns in Europa wird sein, wie wir den vielen Mittelständlern, ermöglichen, KI tatsächlich für sich gewinnbringend einzusetzen." Dafür müssten europäische Unternehmen eigene KI-Modelle aufbauen, die nicht nur auf englischsprachigen Daten trainiert sind. "Wir brauchen eigene europäische Modelle, die auch europäische Werte verkörpern", betont Krüger. Nur so könne man verhindern, dass die Technologie zu sehr von amerikanischen Einflüssen dominiert wird. "Ich bin schon auch ein großer Freund zu sagen, 'lass uns das nicht nur deutsch, sondern vor allem auch europäisch denken'".Krüger sieht die großen amerikanischen Technologiekonzerne zwar in Sachen Skalierung und Kommerzialisierung von KI im Vorteil. "Aber die echte Kommerzialisierung wird in den Anwendungen passieren." Hier sei der europäische Mittelstand gut aufgestellt, da er über viele Weltmarktführer in Nischenbereichen verfüge. Warum es unbedingt transparente KI-Modelle braucht, erklärt er in der neuen Folge von "So techt Deutschland".Sie haben Fragen für Frauke Holzmeier und Andreas Laukat? Dann schreiben Sie eine E-Mail an sotechtdeutschland@ntv.deUnsere allgemeinen Datenschutzrichtlinien finden Sie unter https://datenschutz.ad-alliance.de/podcast.htmlAlle Rabattcodes und Infos zu unseren Werbepartnern finden Sie hier: https://linktr.ee/sotechtdeutschlandUnsere allgemeinen Datenschutzrichtlinien finden Sie unter https://art19.com/privacy. Die Datenschutzrichtlinien für Kalifornien sind unter https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info abrufbar.

Fringe Radio Network
Robert Guffey: Chameleo Updates, Dreams, Secret Technology and UFOs (Part 2) - Where Did The Road Go?

Fringe Radio Network

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2024 83:29


Seriah continues with Robert. Topics include programs to find/develop psychic youth, Whitley Strieber's book “The Secret School”, “The Psychic Battlefield: A History of the Military-Occult Complex” by W. Adam Mandelbaum and “The Men Who Stare at Goats” by Jon Ronson, a bizarre psychic encounter with a high-clearance military officer, the militarization of psychic phenomenon, an individual without foresight, social effects of isolation on young adults, speculation on military supplements, the experiences of “Damien” of “Chameleo”, homelessness vs targeting, Seriah's encounter with an electronic cuckoo sound and a visual distortion bubble, the so-called Mandela Effect and its counterpart, strange memories of drones, the films “They Live” and “Earth vs the Flying Saucers”, a strange experience with a tree being shaken by an invisible entity, differences in eye-witness perception of paranormal experiences, Barry Taff, a physical attack during a séance and its perceptions, Terence McKenna's book “True Hallucinations”, paranormal phenomenon being imitated by high technology, the shadow biosphere, intelligent life in forms very different from human, the book “Solaris” by Stanislaw Lem, alien-like beings in surrealist art, Aleister Crowley and John Dee and an alien-like entity, John Keel and the New Journalism movement, Keel's “The Eighth Tower”, johnkeel.com and Keel's personal papers, “The Coming Global Superstorm” book by Art Bell and Whitley Strieber, Wilhelm Reich, Trevor James Constable, cloud buster machines and UFOs, Ken Thomas and Steamshovel Press, orgone energy, comic artist Jack Kirby, William S. Burrough's grave, an incident with an object pursuing a police helicopter, David Letterman's interview of John Keel, “Strange Magazine”, Mark Chorvinsky, a Keel article in an academic journal, various “Devil's Footprints” incidents around the world, Charles Fort, Cormac McCarthy and “Blood Meridian”, Fortean influences on mainstream culture and art, copyright issues and the paranormal, David Paulides and a strangely-developed photograph, J. Allen Hynek's son Joel and Hollywood, infrared light and cameras, advanced electronic military camouflage in Ukraine and Israel, high-tech camo and the Geneva Convention, Richard Schowengerdt's recognition by the U.S. Navy, VICE News hesitancy to cover “Chameleo”, the public resume of the NCIS agent involved with the stolen night vision goggles, Robert's other works of fact and fiction, and much more! This is some fascinating conversation with one of the top WDTRG guests of all time!

Keen on Yoga Podcast
Ep. 170 Richard Rosen – Exploring the Meaning of Yoga Beyond Asana

Keen on Yoga Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2024 58:21


Richard Rosen (www.m-yoga.org/richard-rosen  | @richardrosenyoga) Adam interviews Richard Rosen, a yoga teacher and author, about his background in yoga and his book, Yoga FAQ. They discuss the evolution of yoga texts, the influence of yoga on Western psychology, and the potential for yoga to suppress emotions. They also explore the role of asana in yoga, the trend of yoga anatomy in classes, and the need for assessing students and structuring classes effectively.  SUPPORT US

Long Story Short - Der Buch-Podcast mit Karla Paul und Günter Keil

Mario Giordano ist einer vielseitigsten Autoren Deutschlands: Er hat Psychologie und Philosophie studiert und hat dann erst einmal mit Kinderbüchern angefangen. Den internationalen Durchbruch hatte er mit dem Thriller „Das Experiment“, der auch mehrfach verfilmt wurde. Man kennt ihn zudem als Drehbuchautor z.B. diverser Tatorte und von seiner sehr beliebten Krimireihe rund um die ermittelnde Tante Poldi!Mindestens ebenso spannend sind seine aktuellen beiden Romane rund um die sizilianische Familie Carbonaro. Im letzten Jahr erschien „Terra di Sicilia“ - jetzt liegt der Nachfolgeroman „Die Frauen der Familie Carbonaro“ frisch in den Buchhandlungen. Er erzählt darin von mehreren Generationen einer sizilianischen Familie, die jeweils als Kinder ihrer Zeit viel Leid erfahren musste, die stets für sich versuchten durchzukommen, nach oben zu kommen, dem Leben auch ein wenig Liebe abzuzwacken und die schlussendlich in Deutschland eine neue Heimat finden mussten.Inwiefern diese Familie auf seiner eigenen basiert, wie er überhaupt zum Schreiben kam und welche Bücher ihn selbst inspirieren, darüber sprechen Karla & Mario im Podcast!„Alle Kunst ist erlaubt, nur nicht die langweilige“, sagt Mario. Das Zitat von Voltaire spiegelt sich auch in Marios Lesevorlieben wider.Die Liste der besprochenen Bücher:Aktuelle Belletristik:- „Frau Yeoms kleiner Laden der großen Hoffnungen“ von Kim Ho-yeon,- Diverse Titel von Alena Schröder,- „Im Jahr des schwarzen Regens“ von Alexander Pechmann. Klassiker:- „Fahrenheit 451“ von Ray Bradbury,- „Das Summen unter der Haut“ von Stephan Lohse,- „Moby Dick“ von Herman Melville,- „Der Meister und Margarita“ von Michail Bulgakow- „Solaris“ von Stanislaw Lem,- „Nach dem Sturm“ von Joan Didian.Über das Schreiben und zur Charakterentwicklung:- Lehrbücher zur Schauspielausbildung von Konstantin Stanislawski,- „Die 10 Gebote für den Kriminalroman“ von Raymond Chandler,- „Das Leben und das Schreiben“ von Stephen King,- Diverse Titel von Elisabeth George- „Der Heros in 1000 Gestalten“ von Joseph Campbell,- „Grammatik der Phantasie“ von Gianni Rodari,- „Deutsche Lyrik vom Barock bis zur Gegenwart“ (dtv)- "Sag mir dein Sternzeichen und ich sage dir, wie du liebst“ von Liz GreeneUnsere allgemeinen Datenschutzrichtlinien finden Sie unter https://art19.com/privacy. Die Datenschutzrichtlinien für Kalifornien sind unter https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info abrufbar.

Where Did the Road Go?
Robert Guffey Part 2 - March 30, 2024

Where Did the Road Go?

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2024


Seriah continues with Robert. Topics include programs to find/develop psychic youth, Whitley Strieber's book “The Secret School”, “The Psychic Battlefield: A History of the Military-Occult Complex” by W. Adam Mandelbaum and “The Men Who Stare at Goats” by Jon Ronson, a bizarre psychic encounter with a high-clearance military officer, the militarization of psychic phenomenon, an individual without foresight, social effects of isolation on young adults, speculation on military supplements, the experiences of “Damien” of “Chameleo”, homelessness vs targeting, Seriah's encounter with an electronic cuckoo sound and a visual distortion bubble, the so-called Mandela Effect and its counterpart, strange memories of drones, the films “They Live” and “Earth vs the Flying Saucers”, a strange experience with a tree being shaken by an invisible entity, differences in eye-witness perception of paranormal experiences, Barry Taff, a physical attack during a séance and its perceptions, Terence McKenna's book “True Hallucinations”, paranormal phenomenon being imitated by high technology, the shadow biosphere, intelligent life in forms very different from human, the book “Solaris” by Stanislaw Lem, alien-like beings in surrealist art, Aleister Crowley and John Dee and an alien-like entity, John Keel and the New Journalism movement, Keel's “The Eighth Tower”, johnkeel.com and Keel's personal papers, “The Coming Global Superstorm” book by Art Bell and Whitley Strieber, Wilhelm Reich, Trevor James Constable, cloud buster machines and UFOs, Ken Thomas and Steamshovel Press, orgone energy, comic artist Jack Kirby, William S. Burrough's grave, an incident with an object pursuing a police helicopter, David Letterman's interview of John Keel, “Strange Magazine”, Mark Chorvinsky, a Keel article in an academic journal, various “Devil's Footprints” incidents around the world, Charles Fort, Cormac McCarthy and “Blood Meridian”, Fortean influences on mainstream culture and art, copyright issues and the paranormal, David Paulides and a strangely-developed photograph, J. Allen Hynek's son Joel and Hollywood, infrared light and cameras, advanced electronic military camouflage in Ukraine and Israel, high-tech camo and the Geneva Convention, Richard Schowengerdt's recognition by the U.S. Navy, VICE News hesitancy to cover “Chameleo”, the public resume of the NCIS agent involved with the stolen night vision goggles, Robert's other works of fact and fiction, and much more! This is some fascinating conversation with one of the top WDTRG guests of all time! - Recap by Vincent Treewell of The Weird Part Podcast Outro Music is Avi C. Engel with Ladybird, What's Wrong? Download

SciFi Thoughts
266 Feeling of the Firefly Family with the Vastness of The Expanse, ∆V—Rings of Saturn.mp3

SciFi Thoughts

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2024 7:17


Game trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoykm2x2WDk Gameplay video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEAXwxnLHJI Another gameplay video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgLBybdDf88 Reddit about ∆V: Rings of Saturn: https://www.reddit.com/r/deltavringsofsaturn/ Game store page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/846030/V_Rings_of_Saturn/ Mentioned in this episode: Stanisław Lem books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Stanislaw-Lem/author/B000AQ3P7Y Kerbal Space Program: https://www.kerbalspaceprogram.com Vernor Vinge's Zones of Thought series: https://us.macmillan.com/series/zonesofthought

SciFi Thoughts
265 Polish Science Fiction Grandmaster Stanisław Lem

SciFi Thoughts

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2024 10:10


Game trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoykm2x2WDk Gameplay video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEAXwxnLHJI Another gameplay video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgLBybdDf88 Reddit about ∆V: Rings of Saturn: https://www.reddit.com/r/deltavringsofsaturn/ Game store page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/846030/V_Rings_of_Saturn/ Mentioned in this episode: Stanisław Lem books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Stanislaw-Lem/author/B000AQ3P7Y Kerbal Space Program: https://www.kerbalspaceprogram.com Vernor Vinge's Zones of Thought series: https://us.macmillan.com/series/zonesofthought

Strange and Beautiful Book Club
Monthly Book Club: "Solaris" by Stanisław Lem

Strange and Beautiful Book Club

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2024 73:32


Rachel and Matt discuss the novel "Solaris" by Stanislaw Lem which has been adapted into film twice (episodes incoming!) was it an easier read than Star Maker? Did we think this author was also on some really good hallucinogens? You'll find out! There's more from the Strange and Beautiful Network!Listen to Rachel, Kate, and Hannah discuss spicy books, serious books, and everything in between (but mostly spicy!). It's like sitting down with girl friends to chat about hot book boyfriends but in podcast format! Listen now at Feast, Sheath, Shatter: A Book Chat PodcastLove Movies, TV Shows and Books in the Fantasy, Scifi, and Horror genre and want to hear more? Check us out at The Strange and Beautiful Book Club where Rachel and her husband Matt discuss all things genre-related.Longing for a simpler time in the police procedural genre AND love Vampires? Matt and Rachel also review the classic television show Forever Knight on their podcast, Come in 81 Kilo.Not getting enough sweaty 90s sexcapades from your television and movie content? Listen to Meg and Rachel discuss the finer points of Geraint Wyn Davies' career over at Ger Can Get It!You can also:Join us on Instagram here: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/strangeandbeautifulnetwork/⁠⁠⁠Join us on Patreon here: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/strangeandbeautifulnetworkFind us on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz9ENwKdHrm57Qmu8L4WXwQ ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Science Fiction
Prof. Elana Gomel on Stanislaw Lem

Science Fiction

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2024 78:26


00:00:57 Introduction 00:03:39 Professor Elana Gomel 00:09:55 Charles Dickens as scifi writer 00:14:17 Stanislaw Lem and The Other 00:18:59 Anti-Humanism 00:22:46 Lem vs the SFWA 00:26:27 Beyond Humanism 00:28:12 LEM and Posthumanism 00:33:37 Fear of the Posthuman 00:38:00 Lem's criticism of non-existant novels 00:40:41 Lem on AI 00:47:08 Philosophy of Posthumanism 00:51:02 Monster Fantasies 00:54:47 Dangerous utopias 00:58:34 A new mythos of time 01:03:37 Why does Elon Musk like simulation theory? 01:08:08 The dangers of Messianic myths 01:11:09 Darko Suvin and socialism 01:14:24 Communism was oppressive and boring Become a member of the Science Fiction community to continue the discussion Website - https://damiengwalter.com YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/DamienWalter/membership Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/DamienWalter Subscribe to the Science Fiction podcast feed for long-form commentaries on these video essays https://damiengwalter.com/podcast/ Join the Science Fiction community on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/324897304599197/ Equipment Camera https://amzn.to/41DpI1I Lens https://amzn.to/3tyH1nZ Microphone https://amzn.to/3RZ3sfD Laptop https://amzn.to/48eZDsf Recommendations Greatest scifi novel https://amzn.to/3GZgL9r First scifi novel https://amzn.to/41DazgK Worst scifi novel https://amzn.to/3S045FO Most overrated scifi writer https://amzn.to/3NIchI9

Historias para ser leídas
Diarios de las estrellas y Cuaderno de Bitácora de Ijon Tichy. Stanislaw Lem

Historias para ser leídas

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2024 81:48


Viajes de Ijon Tichy, Diarios de las estrellas, viajes y memorias (1957), escrito por Stanislaw Lem.✨🚀👨‍🚀 Traducción Jadwiga Maurizio. Hoy os presento "Viaje Séptimo y las páginas del cuaderno de bitácora escritas por el capitán de navegación estelar Ijon Tichy".🚀🚀🚀 En el séptimo viaje de "Los Diarios de las estrellas" de Stanislaw Lem, nos sumergimos en una odisea espacial donde el renombrado astronauta Ijon Tichy se encuentra varado en una región remota de la galaxia debido a una avería en el motor de su nave. En medio del vasto vacío del espacio, Tichy se enfrenta a la soledad y la incertidumbre, hasta que inesperadamente encuentra ayuda. Sin embargo, descubre que a veces la compañía no deseada puede ser más problemática que estar solo. ¡Disfruten del viaje!, 🚀¡Es un autentico tesoro!, he disfrutado muchísimo grabando esta historia, hay tomas falsas en el canal oficial de Telegram 📢https://t.me/historiasparaserleidas 😍 Si esta historia te han cautivado y deseas unirte a nuestro grupo de taberneros galácticos, tienes la oportunidad de contribuir y apoyar este podcast desde tan solo 1,49 euros al mes. Al hacerlo, tendrás acceso exclusivo a todos las historias para nuestros mecenas y podrás disfrutar de los episodios sin interrupciones publicitarias. ¡Agradezco enormemente tu apoyo, me ayudas mucho a seguir creando contenido!. Enlace directo podcast Historias para ser Leídas https://www.ivoox.com/support/552842 😘 Voz y sonido: Olga Paraíso. Una producción de Historias para ser leídas marca registrada © Música y Efectos Epidemic Sound con licencia premium autorizada 🛑BIO Olga Paraíso: https://instabio.cc/Hleidas ▶️Canal de YouTube Historias para ser Leídas: https://www.youtube.com/c/OlgaParaiso ▶️YouTube Shorts Historias para ser Leídas: https://www.youtube.com/@historiasparaserleidas/shorts 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀 Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

DESTINO ARRAKIS
[DA] Destino Arrakis 11x13 Solaris, de Stanislaw Lem

DESTINO ARRAKIS

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2024 102:19


Hoy os traemos una de las principales novelas de ciencia ficción de la Historia, Solaris, del escritor polaco Stanislaw Lem. Una obra sobre un océano viviente que aborda el amor, la pérdida, la posibilidad de conocimiento y la imposibilidad de comunicarnos. Trataremos también de las adaptaciones que ha tenido esta novela al cine. Ángel, Manuel, Mario y Miguel discuten sobre la solaristica. Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Auf ein Bier von Gamespodcast.de
Auf ein Bier #459: The Invincible

Auf ein Bier von Gamespodcast.de

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2024 133:19


Liebe Leute, nachdem Falko Löffler und Jochen neulich in ihrem Buchpodcast (www.buchpodcast.de) den Science-Fiction-Klassiker „Der Unbesiegbare“ von Stanislaw Lem besprochen haben, besprechen sie heute zusammen mit André die 2023 erschienene Spiele-Umsetzung des Romans. Schließlich kommt es nicht alle Tage vor, dass ein Spiel zu einem Roman erscheint, noch dazu zu einem Genre-Meilenstein. Ist das Spiel am Ende auch ein Meilenstein – oder gibt‘s vielleicht einen Grund, warum seit 1964 niemand auf die Idee kam, aus dem Stoff ein Videospiel zu machen? Lehnen Sie sich zurück, eröffnen Sie sich ein Getränk und finden Sie es heraus. Guten Flug wünschen André, Jochen & Falko Timecodes: 00:00:00 - Einstieg 00:09:38 - Unterschied zwischen Spiel und Buch 00:25:36 - Erzählung vs. Gameplay 00:55:27 - Auflösung und Interpretation 01:25:06 - Erzählweise und Dialoge 01:49:36 - Kritik und Lob in der Spielepresse 02:09:57 - Fazit

Kapitel Eins
Folge 128: Der Unbesiegbare

Kapitel Eins

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2024 59:39


Ein weiterer SF-Gigant, den wir bislang noch nicht hatten: Stanislaw Lem. In diesem Roman aus 1964 erreicht das titelgebende Raumschiff den Planeten Regis III, wo das Schwesterschiff Kondor verloren gegangen ist. Die Crew erforscht den Planeten, um das Schicksal des Schiffes herauszufinden. Doch der Planet hat ein evolutionäres Geheimnis ... Falko hat vor einiger Zeit schon etwas Lem gelesen, für Jochen war es der Erstkontakt. Viel Spaß mit der neuen Folge! Timecodes und Kapitelmarken00:00:00 - Einleitung 00:02:25 - Über Lem 00:15:19 - Der Unbesiegbare: Handlung und kulturhistorische Einordnung 00:39:03 - Figurenzeichnung, Stil, das Ende und Verschiedenes 00:58:46 - Ankündigung Stanislaw Lem: Der Unbesiegbare Suhrkamp, 211 Seiten, Ausgabe von 2013, Erstausgabe 1967 Taschenbuch: 10 Euro / E-Book 9,99 Euro Shownotes Das Spiel, auf dem Roman basiert, erschienen ist, werden wir nebenan im Gamespodcast besprechen. Ausblick Die nächste freie Folge erscheint Ende Januar. Dann beantworten wir eure Fragen und reden über allgemeine Themen. In der nächsten Bonusfolge geht es um diesen Roman: Gabrielle Zevin: Morgen, morgen und wieder morgen Eichborn, 561 Seiten, 2023 Gebundene Ausgabe: 25 Euro E-Book: 24,99 Euro Originalausgabe: Tomorrow, tomorrow, and Tomorrow Vintage, 496 Seiten, 2022 Taschenbuch / E-Book Neben der monatlichen Bonus-Buchbesprechung erhalten Abonnent*innen eine Bonusfolge von Falko, in der er mit anderen Leuten aus der Buchbranche ein Gespräch führt oder andere Themen behandelt. Für 10-Euro-Abonnent*innen schreibt Falko die monatliche Fortsetzungsgeschichte "Krallen im Hohlforst", die als Text und MP3 verschickt wird (aber nicht in den Podcast-Streams eingestellt wird).

Harshaneeyam
Life in Translation - Antonia Lloyd Jones (Polish)

Harshaneeyam

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2023 52:05


Antonia Lloyd-Jones has translated works by many of Poland's leading contemporary novelists and reportage authors, as well as crime fiction, poetry and children's books. Her translation of Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead by 2018 Nobel Prize laureate Olga Tokarczuk was shortlisted for the 2019 Man Booker International prize. For ten years she was a mentor for the Emerging Translators' Mentorship Programme, and is a former co-chair of the UK Translators Association.In this episode, she spoke about her love for reading and writing which started at an early age, working with Polish Authors , organizations helping budding translators and about her work Stanislaw Lem's 'The Truth and other stories'.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrpChartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

Silence on joue !
S17E15 - «The Invincible», «Robocop Rogue City», «Backpack Hero», «World of Horror» et un éléphant

Silence on joue !

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2023 128:54


Cette semaine, on commence par retrouver Alex Murphy en version robotisée dans l'inattendu Robocop Rogue City. On continue avec le jeu narratif de science-fiction The Invincible qui réussit à installer une ambiance unique en se basant sur l'œuvre de Stanislaw Lem. Et on conclue cette émission avec le très bon jeu de gestion tactique d'inventaire Backpack Hero, la version définitive de World of Horror, inspiré par Junji Ito et Lovecraft et le retour de Jmtb02 dans The Elephant Collection.Jérémie Kletzkine, dans sa chronique jeux de société, nous parle d'Evergreen.Chapitres :0:00 Intro2:27 Les news15:37 Le com des coms23:22 Robocop Rogue City47:37 La chronique jeux de société51:37 The Invicible1:17:11 La minute culturelle1:23:36 Backpack Hero1:35:07 World of Horror1:46:42 The Elephant Collection1:55:26 Et quand vous ne jouez pas, vous faites quoi ?Retrouvez toutes les chroniques de jérémie dans le podcast dédié Silence on Joue ! La chronique jeux de société (Lien RSS).Pour commenter cette émission, donner votre avis ou simplement discuter avec notre communauté, connectez-vous au serveur Discord de Silence on joue!Retrouvez Silence on Joue sur Twitch : https://www.twitch.tv/silenceonjoueSoutenez Silence on joue en vous abonnant à Libération avec notre offre spéciale à 5€ par mois : https://offre.liberation.fr/soj/Silence on joue ! c'est l'émission hebdo de jeux vidéo de Libération. Avec Erwan Cario et ses chroniqueurs Patrick Hellio, Julie Le Baron et Marius Chapuis.CRÉDITSSilence on joue ! est un podcast de Libération animé par Erwan Cario. Cet épisode a été enregistré le 23 novembre 2023 sur Discord. Réalisation : Erwan Cario. Générique : Marc Quatrociocchi. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

Corso - Deutschlandfunk
The Invincible: Was kann der Stanislaw Lem Roman als Game?

Corso - Deutschlandfunk

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2023 4:48


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Könyv-Kult Bibliopod
180 fok - Kiberiáda, egy előremutató, filozofikus sci-fi mesekönyv

Könyv-Kult Bibliopod

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2023 38:22


A 180 fok – A kultúra ellenpontjai című könyves podcast ezen adásában Nelhiebel Gábor hangszergyűjtő és Pöltl Oxi Zoltán újságíró Stanislaw Lem Kiberiáda című könyve alapján jár utána számos tudománnyal és fantasztikummal kapcsolatos dolognak. A műsorban többek között szó esik a lengyel szerző rekordokat döntögető könyveiről, életművéről, illetve arról, hogy eredetileg nem is írónak készült. A Kiberiáda kapcsán természetesen a robotok, a számítógép és a mesterséges intelligencia áll leginkább a középpontban, egészen pontosan az a fesztültség, ellentmondás, mely a gépek az az azokat létrehozó ember között állnak fenn. Az adásban említésre kerülnek a sci-fi irodalom nagyságai, így Verne Gyula, Arthru C. Clarke, Frank Herbert és Huxley is, mely sorba tökéletesen beleilleszkedett az 1921-es születésű lengyel író. Ugyancsak téma volt a podcastben Lem Solaris és Pirx kapitány kalandjai című történeteinek filmes feldolgozása, továbbá az, hogy – és ez Nelhiebel Gábor gondolata volt – Stanislaw Lem valójában nem is sci-fi író, hanem inkább filozófiai művek alkotója. A beszélgetésből az is kiderül, hogy mivégre építi az ember a gondolkodó gépeket, milyen veszélyekkel, nem várt fordulatokkal járhat a robotok világa és alapvetően hogyan is gondolkodik egy lelketlen masina. A műsor két beszélője abban is megegyezik, hogy Lem valahol nagyon is prófétikus, előremutató mesekönyvet írt, melyet persze mindenki – de főleg rajongói – a tudományos-fantasztikus műfajba sorolnak.

Hugonauts: The Best Sci Fi Books of All Time
Solaris - An intensely creative, mind-blowing first contact book!

Hugonauts: The Best Sci Fi Books of All Time

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2023 29:01


Kris Kelvin is traveling to the ocean world of Solaris. For more than 100 years, scientists have been trying to understand and communicate with alien life. But Solaris is truly alien - the entire planet-wide ocean is a single living organism. As Kelvin arrives, he finds that things are going wrong. The science station is disturbing and nearly abandoned. Will he be able to unravel the mystery of Solaris? Or will he lose his mind in the attempt? Join the Hugonauts book club on discord!Or you can watch the episode on YouTube if you prefer videoSimilar books we recommend: Blindsight - Peter Watts (https://youtu.be/7GSLFAU_CFk)Ubik - Philip K DickAnnihilation - Jeff VanderMeer

Alienating the Audience
The Ineffable Planet of Sentient Goo

Alienating the Audience

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2023 79:05


"Solaris" by Stanislaw Lem follows a crew of scientists trying to understand an utterly alien intelligence--a planet covered by an ocean of (apparently?) conscious goop. How can we communicate with something truly, truly foreign to our evolution and understanding? How can we even confirm it's "intelligent"?   John Krikorian returns to discuss.

The QuackCast
Quackcast 640 - Aliens

The QuackCast

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2023 75:10


We base our images of aliens in comics on aliens in TV shows and movies mostly, because those are the ones we all know. But movie aliens have been generally based on humans because it's less expensive, easier to come up with a costume and makeup for an actor, and it's also easier to make those aliens relatable. “Aliens” even THINK the same as we do, have the same motivations, wants, needs, prejudices, opinions… Almost 100% of the time aliens in media are US, just a weird version of us: distorted reflection. As comic makers we're not restricted by makeup budgets, prosthetics, CG issues, or actor comfort levels. We have a HUGE advantage. We can actually explore TRULY alien creatures in a way that is only really done in novels. Consider- all the assumptions that we have for aliens in TV and movies are wrong: 1. scale- There's no reason at all that aliens should be our size or even slightly taller or slightly smaller. They could be MUCH tinier or MUCH bigger (as large as a house or a building or a planet) 2. Bilateral symmetry is an earth based genetic thing that evolved specifically only to animal life on this planet and not even all animals have it. Plants, fungi, viruses, bacteria and all other forms of life (which are all related to us) don't have it. 3. Four limbs, one head, and a few main sensory organs ON the head is something that only certain forms of earth animal life has, the rest evolved differently in various ways. So it's pretty much absolutely impossible that any alien life will ever have that structure. 4. All forms of life on earth are related and all developed from the same DNA, a process that took 100's of millions of years of weird false starts, accidents, specific adaptations to all sorts of different strange circumstances, and all those things were just added up on top of each other to create the life that's here. Without all of those things being exactly the same there's no possible way that any alien life will ever resemble any earth creature in any way, be it human, insect, cephalopod, pine tree, sea slug, or slime-mold. Even “convergent evolution” which produces the same features in unrelated things isn't as unrelated as it often seems since those creatures often share earlier precursors to develop the same thing: like eyes in cephalopods and eyes in other creatures. 5. Why would aliens think like us or even think to talk to us? To a truly alien creature there wouldn't be much difference between us and a housecat, to them we're both earthlings Even a tree and us would be much the same to them in a lot of ways. We have everything in common with a cat or a dog in the way we think VS what an alien would think about. 6. Alien motivations could not be the same as ours, They'd have to be based on the aliens themselves and how you chose to structure them. But they couldn't be anything resembling our needs unless it was very basic and elemental- the need for sustenance, survival, fuel, supplies etc. Things like lust, love, hate, ambition, competition, religion shouldn't really factor in because they're too human-centric. It's a complex and interesting topic! If you want to continue to make human type aliens though go ahead.It's more fun to do and the audience will have less trouble relating to them that a truly alien creature like The Thing. Special mention to one of the most truly alien aliens: the planet in Solaris, by Stanislaw Lem. Special mention to the least aliens ever: the native American blue cat-humans from Avatar. What are your fave aliens? This week Gunwallace has given us the theme to THE SQUIRREL MACHINE - Slow to develop, creepy, atmospheric, and unsettling… This will keep you on edge, uneven and unbalanced. Dark, hideous monsters wait just around the corner, lurking at the edges of your vision, ready to drag you deep into a dirty, shadow filled, earthy crevice. Topics and shownotes Links Featured comic: Drunk Duck Awards 2023 - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/news/2023/jun/13/featured-comic-drunk-duck-awards-2023/ Featured music: THE SQUIRREL MACHINE - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/THE_SQUIRREL_MACHINE/ - by Hansrickheit, rated M. Special thanks to: Gunwallace - http://www.virtuallycomics.com Ozoneocean - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/ozoneocean Kawaiidaigakusei - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/kawaiidaigakusei Banes - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/banes Tantz Aerine - https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/user/Tantz_Aerine/ VIDEO exclusive! Become a subscriber on the $5 level and up to see our weekly Patreon video and get our advertising perks! - https://www.patreon.com/DrunkDuck Even at $1 you get your name with a link on the front page and a mention in the weekend newsposts! Join us on Discord - https://discordapp.com/invite/7NpJ8GS

Talk Eastern Europe
Episode 139: Born with a pencil in his hand. A conversation with NEE's illustrator, Andrzej Zaręba

Talk Eastern Europe

Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2023 60:54


Support the podcast, become a patron, get additional benefits: https://bit.ly/3nMGeYjIn this episode Adam and Aga talk catch up on the latest news in the region, including the many speculations about the health of Belarusian dictator Alyaksandr Lukashenka. They also briefly note some Ukrainian advances in Bakhmut ahead of its expected counter offensive as well as the never-ending story of Bulgaria's election drama, which may have an end in sight (or not). Afterwards, Adam sits down with Andrzej Zaręba – New Eastern Europe's illustrator. They discuss Andrzej's experience as an illustrator and some of the covers of NEE (https://neweasterneurope.eu/tee-139-covers/) from over the years. For the bonus questions - available on the patreon portal - they talk about who is Andrzej's favourite dictator to draw as well as his interest in the First World War.Resources: Check out the special report with scenarios of Belarusian sovereignty: https://bit.ly/43nqUGnIn case you missed out – listen to Ep 137: Waiting for Ukraine's counteroffensive: https://bit.ly/45lCm78Andrzej Zareba on Krakow and Stanislaw Lem: https://bit.ly/42Mm4CmThe NEE covers discussed during the podcast: https://neweasterneurope.eu/tee-139-covers/ Or come over to the Talk Eastern Europe Facebook group to see the images as well: www.facebook.com/TalkEasternEuropeThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4065065/advertisement

Historias para ser leídas
Exhalación, Ted Chiang - Episodio exclusivo para mecenas

Historias para ser leídas

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2023 55:41


Agradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! ¿Creías que no te gustaba la ciencia ficción? El nuevo libro del autor que inspiró la película "La llegada", escogido por The New York Times como uno de los libros del año. En el relato Exhalación, Chiang toma el relevo de Stanislaw Lem con una historia sobre una inteligencia extraterrestre condicionada por su sesgo biológico a la hora de conocer la realidad, en un juego de espejos que somete a crítica la misma noción de inteligencia. No importa cuál sea el tema que trate Ted Chiang en sus narraciones, siempre demuestra una formidable habilidad para indagar en los enigmas de la condición humana y abordar los conflictos éticos que la relación con la tecnología plantea en nuestra existencia. Lejos del enfoque distópico hoy predominante en las narraciones futuristas, las historias de Chiang muestran una perspectiva abiertamente positiva y vitalista, delineando preguntas filosóficas de un enorme calado humano. Ted Chiang es uno de los nombres insoslayables de la ciencia ficción, género en el que desde hace años goza del más sólido prestigio, como atestigua la infinidad de premios que su obra ha recibido; reveladores, elegantes y sorprendentes, los relatos de Exhalación lo sitúan, sencillamente, entre los autores indiscutibles de la literatura estadounidense actual. La ciencia ficción está preparada para abordar cuestiones filosóficas: la naturaleza de la realidad, lo que significa ser humano o cómo sabemos lo que creemos que sabemos. Cuando los filósofos proponen experimentos de pensamiento como una manera de analizar ciertas cuestiones se asemeja a la ciencia ficción. Creo que la filosofía y la ciencia ficción encajan bien. ·Entrevista a Ted Chiang en BoingBoing (22/07/2020)· Libro en Amazon: https://amzn.to/3HMsV6C 📕 📌 ¡¡Síguenos en Telegram: https://t.me/historiasparaserleidas (estamos preparando un sorteo)🎁 🛑BIO Olga Paraíso: https://instabio.cc/Hleidas 📌Súbete a nuestra nave y disfruta de contenido exclusivo solo para ti, pulsa el botón azul APOYAR y serás un tabernero galáctico desde 1,49€ al mes. Gracias por tu apoyo. ¡¡Hasta el próximo audio!! 🚀 (。◕‿◕。) Bienvenidos a los nuevos taberner@s que se han subido a la nave de Historias para ser Leídas. 🍻🍻🍻 Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Taverna do Lugar Nenhum
Ad Astra e a Religião

Taverna do Lugar Nenhum

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2023 13:40


Uma coisa que sempre notei em mim é que sempre gostei de ficções científicas mais contemplativas. Aliás, sempre acreditei que as ficções científicas foram muito mal interpretadas, pois o cerne da maioria das grandes histórias não está especificamente na “ciência” ou na “tecnologia”, mas sim nas antigas e recorrentes especulações da filosofia, dos mitos e da religião. Sou naturalmente atraído pelas especulações dos escritores sobre o futuro, pois é da sua imaginação que podemos especular o que, na opinião deles, será transcendental. Autores como Arthur C. Clarke, Philip K. Dick, Stanislaw Lem e Isaac Asimov trabalham com muito mais frequência temas como “memória”, “identidade”, “origem” e “finitude” do que “exploração espacial”, “robótica” ou “inteligência artificial”. Quando terminei de assistir Ad Astra, influenciado por uma crítica muito boa que vi no perfil do Gyordano Montenegro Brasilino, fiquei completamente satisfeito pelo ritmo lento e pela abordagem introspectiva da história. Ad Astra, antes de ser uma ficção científica, é um drama introspectivo. Conseguir ser introspectivo dentro de uma história que envolve viagens interplanetárias é quase um paradoxo chestertoniano. As próprias composições cinematográficas deste filme sugerem esse paradoxo. O filme tem duas principais composições: uma “hiperpanorâmica”, onde o invivíduo é completamente “miniaturalizado” em relação ao espaço, e “hipercloses”, que, no sentido contrário, tenta trazer realçar as emoções do personagem. Existe aqui tanto a vertigem da aproximação quanto do afastamento. Ad Astra se passa num futuro próximo, onde a humanidade conquistou o espaço interestelar e estabeleceu bases em Marte e na Lua.A história começa na Terra, onde o protagonista, Roy McBride, um astronauta renomado interpretado por Brad Pitt, é convocado para uma missão especial. Ele é chamado para uma missão urgente para investigar estranhas interferências eletromagnéticas que estão ameaçando a sobrevivência do sistema solar. Essas interferências são acreditadas como sendo causadas por seu pai, o lendário astronauta Clifford McBride (Tommy Lee Jones), que foi dado como desaparecido há mais de 20 anos, enquanto liderava uma missão para o planeta Netuno, em busca de vida extraterrestre. Clifford McBride não é o protagonista, mas certamente é o personagem principal. Sua missão de encontrar vida fora da Terra se tornou uma obsessão comparável à do Capitão Ahab em encontrar Moby Dick. Ele abandonou a família, os filhos e até se tornou uma espécie de tirano para cumprir sua missão. O título “Ad Astra” é derivado da frase em latim “per aspera ad astra”, que significa “por caminhos difíceis até as estrelas”, e tem origem na Eneida de Virgílio.As estrelas sempre foram muito mais do que “esferas de plasma superaquecido”, elas são símbolos zodiacais. Elas guiam caminhos, essa é uma verdade que percorre desde os antigos navegadores (que contemplavam o Cruzeiro do Sul, Órion e a Estrela Polar para orientar suas navegações) até os Reis Magos no deserto, que seguiram uma estrela até o sagrado presépio do nascimento de Cristo. Ad astra é sobre o antigo costume de seguir estrelas. Clifford McBride segue a sua estrela, sua obsessão de descobrir vida fora da Terra. Roy McBride também segue a sua estrela, que é seu pai. Quando eu disse que Clifford McBride é o personagem principal é porque ele movimenta toda essa configuração temática. Sua obsessão de querer encontrar “vida fora da Terra” não é nada mais nada menos do que a antiga obsessão religiosa de encontrar “vida além da vida”. A velha pulsão pela Eternidade que, fora do ambiente da sabedoria religiosa, se torna enlouquecedora. Enfim, Ad Astra é mais do que um bom filme pra mim, ele é tudo aquilo que sempre sobreviveu na ficção-científica, até mesmo entre os autores mais ateus: a religião. Acessem: https://tavernadolugarnenhum.com.br/

Programa Cujo Nome Estamos Legalmente Impedidos de Dizer
Os Livros da Semana: Poesia beat, a pesca da sardinha, ficção científica filosófica e amor, aliás, Amor

Programa Cujo Nome Estamos Legalmente Impedidos de Dizer

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2023 5:27


Esta semana no Programa Cujo Nome Estamos Legalmente Impedidos de Dizer, Carlos Vaz Marques traz Beat, uma pequena antologia poética, João Miguel Tavares traz Sardinha, o Sem Fim da Pesca do Cerco, de Hélder Luís, sobre "a pesca das pescas do mar português". Pedro Mexia traz a Voz do Dono, de Stanislaw Lem, um "livro de ficção científica de pendor filosófico" e Ricardo Araújo Pereira aconselha Amor, um ensaio de Jorge de Sena, que fica "entre a literatura, o amor, o obsceno e o sexo"See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A brush with...
A brush with... Mike Nelson

A brush with...

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2023 65:54


Ben Luke talks to Mike Nelson about his influences—from the worlds of literature, film, music and, of course, art—and the cultural experiences that have shaped his life and work. Nelson, born in 1967 in Loughborough in the UK, is one of the most significant British sculptors and installation artists of this century. He has spent the past three decades assembling materials gathered in junkyards, flea markets, online auctions, even street-corner fly tips into often labyrinthine sculptural environments. He creates distinctive spaces that suggest fictional (and often science-fictional) narratives, while alluding to diverse histories, obscure countercultural or political movements and current affairs as well as his own biography. He discusses the early influence of Graham Sutherland and Francis Bacon, his elation at discovering the work of Paul Thek, how fiction—and science-fiction writers like Stanislaw Lem, J.G. Ballard and the Strugatsky brothers—liberated his approach to art making, and the enduring influence of film-makers including Jean-Luc Godard and Sergei Parajanov.Mike Nelson: Extinction Beckons, Hayward Gallery, London, until 7 May. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Quality Interruption
#369 Stanislaw Lem's POSSESSION (1981)

A Quality Interruption

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2023 92:02


EPISODE #369-- We did it! We finally did it! We hunted down the legendary supernatural divorce thriller, POSSESSION from exiled/tortured genius Andrzej Zulawski! Communication is everything folks, even when she's in love with a creature. We also talk about the second LONE WOLF AND CUB movie, Netflix's THE SANDMAN (2022), SHIN ULTRAMAN (2023), NOPE (2022), ATRAGON (1961), and HBO's THE LAST OF US (2023). Donate to the cause at Patreon.com/Quality. Follow the show on Twitter @AQualityInterruption, and James on Twitter @kislingtwits and on Instagram @kislingwhatsit. You can watch Cruz and show favorite Alexis Simpson on You Tube in "They Live Together." Thanks to our artists Julius Tanag (http://www.juliustanag.com) and Sef Joosten (http://spexdoodles.tumblr.com). The theme music is "Eine Kleine Sheissemusik" by Drew Alexander. Listen to DRACULA: A RADIO PLAY on Apple Podcasts, at dracularadio.podbean.com, and at the Long Beach Playhouse at https://lbplayhouse.org/show/dracula And, as always, please leave us a review on iTunes or whatever podcatcher you listened to us on!

Cult Connections
Solaris

Cult Connections

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2023 58:59


Ian is joined by Danielle Pajak to discuss the three screen versions of classic sci-fi novel Solaris. Solaris was written by Polish author Stanislaw Lem. Lem is considered an important and influential figure of 20th centrury science fiction. Published in 1961 Solaris concerns a team of scientists studying an oceanic lifeform on a distant planet. The book has been adapted three times for the screen, once for television and twice for the cinema. Solaris (1968). Directed by Lidiya Ishimbaeva and Boris Niremburg. starring Vasily Lanovoy, Antonia Pilyus, Vladimir Etush and Viktor ZozulinSolaris (1972). Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. Starring Natalya Bondarchuk, Donatas Banionis and Juri JarvetSolaris (2002). Directed by Steven Soderberg. Starring George Clooney and Natascha McElhone

Cognitive Revolution
#95: The Value Landscape of Games—and How Companies Exploit It (feat. Adrian Hon)

Cognitive Revolution

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2022 57:10


Right now, over the course of the next couple weeks, somewhere in the neighborhood of one billion people will tune in to the same event. This event is not a geopolitical one. Governmental regimes will not be decided based on its outcome. It is not an economic one. The winner will be financially compensated, but not in any way that will meaningfully affect the people of that country. National boundaries will not be redrawn as a result of this conflict. Ultimately, it comes down to twenty-two men, a ball, and who can put it put it in the opponents net the most times. It is the World Cup.I don't say this as someone who thinks the World Cup isn't important. I think it's fantastically important, and I count down to it every four years starting approximately three days after the final match. But many people believe that because it's a game, because it doesn't have overt real-world implications, that the World Cup doesn't matter. Some people believe that because it's a certain kind of game—one in which Europeans are usually dominant, not Americans—that it doesn't matter. But it does matter. And the reason it matters is that there's no other event in the world that quite so many people from quite so many walks of life get worked up about. An election, a TV show, the publication of a book, a Nobel Prize—none of these things can compete with the sheer volume of interest generated by the World Cup. It may be a fiction. But it is one that a large proportion of the planet has bought into.I think this dynamic is useful to pay attention to because this is also the way games work more generally. The points aren't real in any sense but the number on the scoreboard. Yet people live and die by whether their team's number is bigger than their opponent's. They dedicate a large portion of their leisure time to following the accumulation of these points. Arguably, these kind of games are what humanity, in aggregate, cares about most.This makes for a paradox of sorts. Even though they don't have meaningful stakes outside the arena, games are designed to elicit concentrated doses of meaningful engagement. When you're into a game, nothing feels like it matters quite as much as the outcome of that match. A defensible definition of a “game” is an event or set of actions which is fundamentally meaningless to which we have assigned meaning.More specifically, this is the process of gamification, and the downsides of gamification is the topic of a recent book by my guest today. Adrian Hon is a game developer, and CEO of gaming company Six to Start. Adrian's best known game is Zombies, Run! an app which incites runners to move faster by overlaying a plot of apocalyptic escape on their movements in the real-world. It has been downloaded over ten million times. Adrian's an expert on the power of gamification, and his book is all about taking a skeptical look at how gamification has infiltrated our lives.At the heart of Adrian's observations is a tension. I think of it as the double-edged sword of gamification. By assigning points to vocab learning, or tracking the number of steps you've taken every day, gamification is able to take trivial, mundane actions, which we want to engage in but don't find particularly appealing, and imbue them with meaning. This in turns gives us the motivation to accomplish those actions at a more efficient rate than we otherwise would. Where this goes wrong is when the game itself—the points system, the badges, the leaderboard—becomes more meaningful than the original reason for wanting to perform this action. When we care more about the fictional story in a way that starts taking away from the real things we actually care about, that's when gamification becomes a problem.The thrust of Adrian's book is that more and more companies are using the powerful techniques of gamification to get us to engage in their products far longer and in different ways than we might initially intend to. In other words, it's commonplace for products and apps to be designed to exploit the most vulnerable aspects of our psychology. The psychological dynamics of games are increasingly becoming a part of our every day life, and we need people like Adrian Hon to help us get a handle on how they work.Adrian's new book is You've Been Played: How Corporations, Governments, and Schools Use Games to Control Us All. It's out now.And if you still aren't convinced that games matter, just look at the World Cup. Qatar spent 220 billion dollars (they could've bought Twitter five times over!) to host it. Why? Not because they're going to recoup that money. Because it puts them right in the crosshairs of the world's attention. From Ecuador, to Japan, to Germany, to Cameroon, to Serbia, to Brazil, to even a large part of the United States—everyone will be watching. And when that many people buy into the stakes of a game, there's bound to be real-world consequences.At the end of each episode, I ask my guest about three books that have most influenced their thinking. Here are Adrian's picks:* Life: A User's Manualby Georges Perec (1978)Astonishingly good: a lesson in how to use rules to produce interesting art. * Weavers, Scribes, and Kings: A New History of the Ancient Near Eastby Amanda Podany (2022)A look at the past not from the “big” events, but from the lives of everyday people. Stories reconstructed from ancient cuneiform texts. * The Futurological Congress by Stanislaw Lem (1971)The funniest of the sci-fi writers; this book is the most insightful look at what virtual reality will ultimately look like—which is to say, crazy.Books by Adrian:* 2022: You've Been Played: How Corporations, Governments, and Schools Use Games to Control Us All* 2020: A New History of the Future in 100 Objects: A Fiction(I hope you find something good for your next read. If you happen to find it through the above links, I get a referral fee. Thanks!) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit codykommers.substack.com/subscribe

Historias para ser leídas
El Astro Muerto, Viaje a la Luna. Stanislaw Lem

Historias para ser leídas

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2022 18:01


Desde Historias para ser Leídas celebramos el actual sobrevuelo de la cápsula Oríón alrededor de la Luna con este relato de Stanislaw Lem. No dejes de escuchar EL ASTRO TIERRA, en el especial Taberneros Galácticos. 🍺🍻🍺🍻🚀🚀🚀 🌚 El hemisferio iluminado e inmóvil de la Luna parecía desplazar de la profundidad de las pantallas el negro cielo. A las dos, nos aproximamos a treinta mil kilómetros. Como los motores volvían a estar en funcionamiento, la gravedad de la Luna se dejaba sentir, de manera muy desagradable, como cambios bruscos del peso de los objetos y del propio cuerpo que por momentos llegaban a producir mareos. Cuando la distancia se redujo a unos veintitantos mil kilómetros, Soltyk apagó los motores y detuvo el movimiento rotatorio del cohete. La desagradable sensación fue sustituida por un estado de extraordinaria ligereza; al intentar apoyarme en el brazo del sillón, salí volando por los aires, pues mi cuerpo pesaba seis veces menos que en la Tierra. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 📌Más contenido extra en nuestro canal informativo de Telegram: Síguenos!!https://t.me/historiasparaserleidas 🛑BIO Olga Paraíso: https://instabio.cc/Hleidas 📌Twitter https://twitter.com/HLeidas Suscríbete a nuestra Newsletter: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/historiasparaserleidas 📌Súbete a nuestra nave, gracias por tu apoyo. ¡¡Hasta el próximo audio!! (。◕‿◕。) 🍻🍻 Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Historias para ser leídas
Nuestro homenaje a Artemisa 1: El Astro Muerto, de Stanislaw Lem

Historias para ser leídas

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2022 18:01


Desde Historias para ser Leídas celebramos el actual sobrevuelo de la cápsula Oríón alrededor de la Luna con este relato de Stanislaw Lem. No dejes de escuchar EL ASTRO TIERRA, en el especial Taberneros Galácticos. 🍺🍻🍺🍻🚀🚀🚀 🌚 El hemisferio iluminado e inmóvil de la Luna parecía desplazar de la profundidad de las pantallas el negro cielo. A las dos, nos aproximamos a treinta mil kilómetros. Como los motores volvían a estar en funcionamiento, la gravedad de la Luna se dejaba sentir, de manera muy desagradable, como cambios bruscos del peso de los objetos y del propio cuerpo que por momentos llegaban a producir mareos. Cuando la distancia se redujo a unos veintitantos mil kilómetros, Soltyk apagó los motores y detuvo el movimiento rotatorio del cohete. La desagradable sensación fue sustituida por un estado de extraordinaria ligereza; al intentar apoyarme en el brazo del sillón, salí volando por los aires, pues mi cuerpo pesaba seis veces menos que en la Tierra. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 📌Más contenido extra en nuestro canal informativo de Telegram: Síguenos!!https://t.me/historiasparaserleidas 🛑BIO Olga Paraíso: https://instabio.cc/Hleidas 📌Twitter https://twitter.com/HLeidas Suscríbete a nuestra Newsletter: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/historiasparaserleidas 📌Súbete a nuestra nave, gracias por tu apoyo. ¡¡Hasta el próximo audio!! (。◕‿◕。) 🍻🍻 Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Historias para ser leídas
El Astro Tierra, Stanislaw Lem - Episodio exclusivo para mecenas

Historias para ser leídas

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2022 40:26


Agradece a este podcast tantas horas de entretenimiento y disfruta de episodios exclusivos como éste. ¡Apóyale en iVoox! En la Tierra viven y vivirán miles, millones, miles de millones de personas, mejores y peores, grandes y pequeñas, pero en ese permanente desfile a lo largo de los siglos nunca más volverá a estar esa persona a la que quise tanto que nunca llegué a saberlo. De la misma manera todos amamos la Tierra y no somos capaces de percibirla, omnipresente y obvia, o necesaria, simplemente. No valoramos las cosas hasta que no las perdemos. Así es. Es un recuerdo que me resulta muy doloroso, porque en ese momento perdí no solo a mi padre, sino también la poderosa, ciega y sorda fe de la juventud en que nada se le resistirá, que lo conquistará todo y no habrá que renunciar jamás a ninguna cosa. Pero también es un recuerdo muy valioso, porque instantes así nos hacen más fuertes y nos purifican. Solo un necio puede concebir un mundo de eterna felicidad, porque incluso en un mundo perfecto, el cielo del universo con el misterio de su infinitud se alzará sobre nuestras cabezas, y el misterio siempre despierta inquietud. Y eso está bien, porque la inquietud nos obliga a pensar. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 📌Más contenido extra en nuestro canal informativo de Telegram: Síguenos!!https://t.me/historiasparaserleidas 🛑BIO Olga Paraíso: https://instabio.cc/Hleidas 📌Twitter https://twitter.com/HLeidas Suscríbete a nuestra Newsletter: https://www.getrevue.co/profile/historiasparaserleidas 📌Súbete a nuestra nave, gracias por tu apoyo. ¡¡Hasta el próximo audio!! (。◕‿◕。) Escucha el episodio completo en la app de iVoox, o descubre todo el catálogo de iVoox Originals

Science Fiction Book Review Podcast » Podcast Feed
SFBRP #499 – Stanislaw Lem – The Invincible

Science Fiction Book Review Podcast » Podcast Feed

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2022 47:15


Luke talks to Juliane about a lesser-known novel by Stanislaw Lem: The Invincible. Discuss this book at Goodreads.com Support Luke and Juliane financially via Patreon.com/lukeburrage Follow Luke on twitter: https://twitter.com/lukeburrage Luke writes his own novels, like “Minding Tomorrow”, “Combat”, “Get that rat off my face!” and “The Monster Story Conference”, so download them for free […]

Daily Cogito
L'Amico Solaris: il Dio idiota che dice Verità Scomode - Special Cogito

Daily Cogito

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2022 137:01


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Sisters Get Scared
E35 ᐧ Solaris

Sisters Get Scared

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2022 64:56


Read this book! After 20 minutes of chitchat, Lindsay and Barbara talk about getting their MINDS BLOWN by Stanislaw Lem's 1961 sci-fi horror classic. Featuring: Lindsay recounting her 11-year-old's slumber party, why humans shouldn't go more than 5 feet below water, falling in love with your fake Solaris spouse, and more.

History in Reverse - Father and daughter science fiction podcast
History in Reverse Sci-Fi Podcast Ep. 19: Time travel stories by Chang and Lem

History in Reverse - Father and daughter science fiction podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2022 45:47


Continuing our time-traveling theme, we discuss two time-travel stories: "The Merchant and the Alchemist Gate" by Ted Chiang, and "The Seventh Voyage" from Star Diaries by Stanislaw Lem. Our discussions include many spoilers, so you should read the stories first. They are not that long. Turns out that someone made a short play/movie from Lem's story and published it on YouTube. Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6IImZRh19M As always you can write us at history.in.reverse.podcast@gmail.com and let us know what you think.

The Past Lives Podcast
Paranormal Stories Ep27

The Past Lives Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2022 23:00


Episode 27 of Paranormal Stories. This week the books are 'Soul to God: A Soul's Journey Over Many Lives' by Michael Kramer and 'Alien In The Mirror: Extraterrestrial Contact Theories & Evidence' by Randall Fitzgerald.Randall Fitzgerald 'Alien In The Mirror: Extraterrestrial Contact Theories & Evidence'For independent-minded readers, those who want all of the theories and supporting evidence to make up their own minds, Alien in the Mirror brings refreshing clarity and sanity to a topic long shrouded in smoke and mirror confusion.Encyclopedic in its scope and mind-expandingly rich in its detail, this book is destined to be a classic, written by an investigative reporter, Randall Fitzgerald, who has studied the alien contact phenomenon for over five decades.All aspects of this controversial subject are comprehensively covered—ancient astronaut theories, UFOs and UFO occupants, contactees and abductees, the ideas of skeptics and debunkers, and the SETI science program and its detractors. Each of the five sections open with new findings and stunning revelations from the author's own thorough investigations.Alien in the Mirror is quite literally a condensation of information from hundreds of books. It represents the most authoritative and complete guide to the realm of extraterrestrial contact, theories and evidence, ever compiled. It presents a fascinating definitive history of the phenomenon, giving readers objective and essential information that challenges us to reexamine what we think we know about our consensus reality.As the legendary theorist and scientist Jacques F. Vallée writes in his Foreword to Alien in the Mirror: “This book will stand as testimony to a well-traveled road of investigation and wonder. We should acknowledge it with gratitude, not only for its neat classification of complex events, but for the hope it gives us of a long-delayed, much welcome re-awakening of the true spirt of science after seventy years of slumber.”BioRandall Fitzgerald's ten books (and more than 50 books as a ghostwriter) have been pioneering explorations of a wide variety of topics, reflecting his diverse interests and an insatiable curiosity cultivated by 35 years as a newspaper and magazine journalist. For two decades he was a Roving Editor for Reader's Digest and also wrote investigative feature articles for The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal.He began his journalism career at 19, as a general assignment reporter for The Tyler Morning Telegraph, in Tyler, Texas. While in journalism school at the University of Texas at Austin, he worked as a political reporter in the state capitol bureau of The Houston Post and spent a semester as a Congressional Fellow in Washington, D.C., working as press secretary to a U.S. Congressman. In August 1974, the week that Richard Nixon resigned as President, he became an investigative reporter for newspaper syndicated columnist Jack Anderson, in Washington, D.C. He received a grant from the Fund for Investigative Journalism in 1975 to investigate the Mafia and CIA connections of the publisher of The National Enquirer by going undercover as a reporter for the tabloid. His first book contract came from Pocket Books/Simon & Schuster, based on his Enquirer investigation. His second book appeared in 1979, from Macmillan, The Complete Book of Extraterrestrial Encounters, the cover of which was immortalized in Ron Howard's extraterrestrial-themed film Cocoon. During 1978-80, he co-edited Second Look magazine, devoted to articles about the search for extraterrestrial life, the nature of consciousness, and the origins of civilization. He edited articles from some of the biggest names in science and science fiction---Isaac Asimov, Stanislaw Lem, Sir Fred Hoyle, Paul Davies, Sir Roger Penrose. In 2003 and 2004, he was a Senior Editor of Phenomena magazine, founded by former Hollywood studio executive Jeff Sagansky.Two of his books, Lucky You! (2004, Citadel/Kensington) and The Hundred Year Lie (2006, Penguin/Dutton) were Amazon.com bestsellers. Lucky You! was the first book to examine the link between intuition and luck in games of chance and got distribution in Spanish, Japanese, and Korean editions. The Hundred Year Lie, about the impact of synthetic chemicals on human health, was also published by Beijing University Press in China, where it has been a perennial seller.Based on his Lucky You! book, he was selected in 2005 as the media master of ceremonies for the 100th anniversary celebration of the founding of the city of Las Vegas, on behalf of the Fremont Street Experience, a collection of 10 casinos, including the Golden Nugget, along with the city of Las Vegas, giving live television interviews to dozens of local television stations nationwide. He has been a guest on ABC's The View, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Dr. Mehmet Oz Show, The Michael Smerconish Show, Court TV, CBS' 48 Hours, ABC's 20/20, BBC and PBS Radio, and hundreds of other television and radio shows, including four appearances on The Coast-to-Coast radio show with George Noory.https://alieninthemirror.com/https://www.amazon.com/Alien-Mirror-Extraterrestrial-Theories-Evidence-ebook/dp/B09X874R4P/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1649265119&sr=1-4Michael Kramer 'Soul to God: A Soul's Journey Over Many Lives'At 12 years of age, a powerful spiritual force lifted me out of my body into a world of extreme light, profound love, and bliss. My life goal became to understand and duplicate that experience at will. Guided by an inner presence I began my life study of Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, Zen, Taoist and New Age thought in search of answers.At 13, memories began surfacing of my past life as a Tibetan Buddhist Lama, who taught his students the aggressive, dispassionate sport of debate, to logically challenge everyone, including oneself. Challenging religious dogma did not endear me to the Jesuit Brothers at my all-boys, Catholic High School. I was labeled a rebel who challenged religious logic and authority.Thus began my life path and conflict, rejecting traditional thought in search of an all-inclusive wisdom that made sense—that included all religions and sciences, and led to my goal of God Realization. Soul to God is the story of my Soul's journey over many lifetimes, of the miracles and revelations that led to the Divine.BioMichael R. Kramer spent 34 years as a spiritual leader, teacher, public speaker and spiritual counselor. He retired from his business in international graphic design, to focus on supporting the planetary evolution taking place. Michael is living in San Diego California. Soul to God is his first book.https://www.amazon.com/Soul-God-Souls-Journey-Lives-ebook/dp/B0B46HTH13/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1655324756&sr=8-1https://soultogod.com/https://www.pastliveshypnosis.co.uk/https://www.patreon.com/pastlivespodcast

Weird Studies
Episode 119: Behind the Cosmic Curtain: On Stanislaw Lem's 'The New Cosmogony,' with Meredith Michael

Weird Studies

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2022 67:24


Over the last several centuries, there has been one thing on which science and religion have generally agreed, and that is the fixity of the laws under which the universe came to be. At the moment of the Big Bang or the dawn of the First Day, the underlying principles that govern reality were already set, and they have never changed. But what if the laws of nature were not as chiseled in stone as Western intellectuals on both sides of the magisterial divide have assumed them to be? What if creation was an ongoing process, such that our universe in its beginning might have behaved very differently from how it does at present? This is the central conceit of Stanislaw Lem's story "The New Cosmogony," the capstone of his metafictional collection A Perfect Vacuum, originally published in 1971. In this episode, Meredith Michael joins JF and Phil to discuss the metaphysical implications of the idea that nature is an eternal work-in-progress. Support us on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/weirdstudies) Find us on Discord (https://discord.com/invite/Jw22CHfGwp) Get the new T-shirt design from Cotton Bureau (https://cottonbureau.com/products/can-o-content#/13435958/tee-men-standard-tee-vintage-black-tri-blend-s)! Get your Weird Studies merchandise (https://www.redbubble.com/people/Weird-Studies/shop?asc=u) (t-shirts, coffee mugs, etc.) Visit the Weird Studies Bookshop (https://bookshop.org/shop/weirdstudies) Buy the Weird Studies soundtrack (https://pierre-yvesmartel.bandcamp.com/album/weird-studies-music-from-the-podcast-vol-1) REFERENCES For more information JF's new course, Groundwork for a Philosophy of Magic, visit Nura Learning (https://www.nuralearning.com/groundwork-philosophy-magic). Stanislaw Lem, “A New Cosmogony” in A Perfect Vacuum (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780156716864) Weird Studies, Episode 118 The Unseen and Unnamed (https://www.weirdstudies.com/118) Ramsey Dukes, SSOTBME (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780904311082) Quentin Meillassoux, After Finitude (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9781441173836) M. John Harrison, The Course of the Heart Michael Harner, The Way of the Shaman (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780062503732) Richard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780198788607) Stanislaw Lem, Solaris (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780156027601) Stanislaw Lem, His Master's Voice (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780262538459) David Pruett, Reason and Wonder (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780692568743) Andrei Tarkovsky (dir.), Solaris (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069293/) Philip K. Dick, “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep” (https://bookshop.org/a/18799/9780345404473) Andrew W.K., “No One to Know” Special Guest: Meredith Michael.