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Jake and Anthony are joined by Swapna Krishna to talk about the Mars Sample Return non-update…since they only gave it about 5 minutes of last week's show. And hey, there are some big rockets on launch pads right now.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 181 - Down-Suggest (with Swapna Krishna) - YouTubeNew Glenn Mission NG-1 | Blue OriginNew Glenn reaches orbit on first launch - SpaceNewsMars Sample Return: Will NASA's ambitious mission ever happen? - YouTubeWill Mars Sample Return ever happen?NASA isn't fixing the heat shield on Artemis II - YouTubeWhat will billionaire Jared Isaacman do as NASA Administrator? - YouTubeNASA to Explore Two Landing Options for Returning Samples from Mars - NASANASA to study two alternative architectures for Mars Sample Return - SpaceNewsMars Sample Return | Rocket LabFollow SwapnaAd Astra - YouTubeAd AstraSwapna Krishna (@skrishna) • Instagram photos and videosFollow Off-NominalSubscribe to the show! - Off-NominalSupport the show, join the DiscordOff-Nominal (@offnom) / TwitterOff-Nominal (@offnom@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceFollow JakeWeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to MarsWeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceFollow AnthonyMain Engine Cut OffMain Engine Cut Off (@WeHaveMECO) | TwitterMain Engine Cut Off (@meco@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceAnthony Colangelo (@acolangelo) | TwitterAnthony Colangelo (@acolangelo@jawns.club) - jawns.club

Today's guest is Swapna Krishna, creator of Ad Astra, a YouTube channel and beehiiv newsletter about space. She's a professional writer with over a decade of experience doing everything from journalism to content marketing to authoring a book.She's been all-in on Ad Astra, her first venture as an independent creator since the start of 2024. 00:00 Intro 01:20 The Journey of Writing and Publishing a Book 04:35 Transitioning to Video Content Creation 07:22 Developing Presentation Skills Through Podcasting 12:42 Defining the Creator and Journalist Identity 18:31 Swapna's Journey Through the Content Creation World 22:22 The Differences in Solo Creating and Working in a Team 30:25 All of Swapna's Projects 31:50 Production Process: From Idea to Execution 41:58 The Relationships with Swapna's Different Audiences 48:34 Space-X's Media Dominance 50:40 The Monetization 54:25 Defining Goals and Editorial Mandate

Episode 127 features Swapna Krishna, a prolific science communicator who's written for Engadget and Wired, and recently just started her own YouTube channel. We discuss arriving at that channel, being interested in just some of NASA's history, going back to the Moon, the Tour de France, and much more… Mentioned and Helpful Links from This Episode SwapnaKrishna.com Ad Astra Space YouTube Channel AgentPalmer.com Tweets @skrishna @AgentPalmer @ThePalmerFiles Other Links Movies I Love Just Because – The Humanity of 1996's Twister In my own alternate timeline, I definitely couldn't appreciate Storming Intrepid   You can also hear more Palmer occasionally on Our Liner Notes, a musical conversation podcast with host Chris Maier or as co-host of The Podcast Digest with Dan Lizette. Music created and provided by Henno Heitur of Monkey Tongue Productions. --End Show Notes Transmission--

One of the biggest, most intriguing questions in the world is quite simple: Are we alone in this universe? Astronomer and astrobiologist Dr. Aomawa Shields looks for signs of life in outer space by analyzing the climate and habitability of small exoplanets far beyond our solar system.Shields' path to science was a winding one. Through childhood and into her adult years, she toggled between two loves: acting and space. In her new memoir Life On Other Planets: A Memoir of Finding My Place in the Universe, she describes her search for signs of life in the cosmos and her quest to build a meaningful life here on Earth. She charts her life story from childhood to astronomy to acting and back to science—and what she's learned about herself and the universe along the way.Guest host Swapna Krishna talks with Shields, professor at the University of California Irvine, about her research, the power that comes from combining the arts and science, and what she's learned from pondering the universe.Read an excerpt from Life On Other Planets: A Memoir of Finding My Place in the Universe.Universe of Art is hosted and produced by D. Peterschmidt, who also wrote the music. The original segment was produced by Rasha Aridi. Our show art was illustrated by Abelle Hayford. Support for Science Friday's science and arts coverage comes from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Do you have science-inspired art you'd like to share with us for a future episode? Send us an email or a voice memo to universe@sciencefriday.com.

Married Trekkie couple, Nicole and Joe, are joined by journalist, content creator, and fellow Trekkie, Swapna Krishna, to chat about the multi-season love story arc between Tom Paris and B'Elanna Torres in Star Trek: Voyager! Be sure to check out Swapna's Youtube channel, Ad Astra, her book, Contemplating the Cosmos, and her podcast, Desi Geek Girls. For more of Swapna's thoughts on the Tom/B'Elanna relationship, listen to her guest spot on the All the Asians in Star Trek podcast! Reference: Say a Hail Mulder for Me (Tumblr) ***Special shout out to ⁠⁠⁠Steve Combs⁠⁠⁠ for the music featured and remixed throughout this episode. Be sure to subscribe to this podcast and follow us over on Instagram ⁠⁠@⁠DSLovePod⁠⁠⁠!

We look into the engineering reasons why the Francis Scott Key bridge collapsed after a ship crashed into it. Also, a new analysis finds that more viruses spread from humans to animals than from animals to humans.The Engineering Behind Why The Bridge In Baltimore CollapsedOn Tuesday, a large section of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key bridge collapsed after an enormous container ship lost power and collided with the structure. Two people were rescued from the water, two bodies were recovered, and four others are unaccounted for and presumed dead.The structural failure of the bridge, which cut off a key roadway and a major international shipping port, has many wondering why this happened. Does the fault lie in aging infrastructure or in the manner the container ship struck one of the bridge's main supports?Guest host Arielle Duhaime-Ross talks to journalist Swapna Krishna about the engineering reasons behind why the bridge collapsed and other top stories in science this week, including rockets NASA is launching during next week's solar eclipse, new research about how Homo sapiens traveled out of Africa, and visualizing the magnetic field of the black hole at the center of our galaxy.Mapping Out How Viruses Jump Between SpeciesIn the world of emerging infectious diseases, one of the looming threats comes from the so-called zoonotic diseases—pathogens that somehow make the jump from an animal host to a human one. This includes pathogens such as COVID-19 and avian influenza, a.k.a. bird flu, which can sometimes cross the species divide. But a new analysis published in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution finds that when it comes to viruses, more viral species appear to have jumped from humans to animals than the other way around. And even more cases of interspecies transmission don't involve humans at all.Cedric Tan, a PhD student in the University College London Genetics Institute and Francis Crick Institute, joins guest host Arielle Duhaime-Ross to talk about the analysis, and what it tells us about our place in a global web of viruses.Transcripts for each segment will be available after the show airs on sciencefriday.com.  Subscribe to this podcast. Plus, to stay updated on all things science, sign up for Science Friday's newsletters.

Jake and Anthony are joined by Swapna Krishna to catch up on space science news, and to talk about her projects like Ad Astra, Stargazing, and more.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 144 - The Tube Man (with Swapna Krishna) - YouTubeAd AstraAd Astra - YouTubeThe Philly Mascots and First Responders From Engine 38 Re-Open I-95 - Crossing BroadFinal NASA 2024 spending bill defers decision on MSR funding - SpaceNewsDragonfly: NASA And The Crisis Aboard Mir: Burrough, Bryan: 9780887307836: Amazon.com: BooksStarship Flight 3 - SpaceX - LaunchesJonathan McDowell on X: “Estimated Starship IFT-3 planned trajectory”NASA Socials - NASAFollow SwapnaSwapna Krishna (@skrishna) / TwitterAd Astra - YouTubeSWAPNA KRISHNA — Bio SiteFollow Off-NominalSubscribe to the show! - Off-NominalSupport the show, join the DiscordOff-Nominal (@offnom) / TwitterOff-Nominal (@offnom@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceFollow JakeWeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to MarsWeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceFollow AnthonyMain Engine Cut OffMain Engine Cut Off (@WeHaveMECO) | TwitterMain Engine Cut Off (@meco@spacey.space) - Spacey SpaceAnthony Colangelo (@acolangelo) | TwitterAnthony Colangelo (@acolangelo@jawns.club) - jawns.club

Why does it matter who reviews our video games? That's today's big question, and my guest is Swapna Krishna. Swapna and I recorded this conversation in 2022, and as gaming and the entire media ecosystem changes and evolves and is pulled apart and merged, it's more important than ever to find reputable sources we not only trust, but who we have a connection with, and that's why representation matters so much. Swapna is a writer and journalist covering space, science, tech, and pop culture, and writes some of the most empathetic tech, and pop culture commentary on the web. She writes everywhere from Fast Company to StarWars.com, from StarTrek.com to Business Insider and the LA Times, Bitch Magazine, Bustle, Mental Floss, and more. Swapna has appeared on a bazillion excellent podcasts, she's been at ComicCon, she's the co-host of the Desi Geek Girls Podcast, and the host of PBS's show, Far Out. -----------Have feedback or questions? Tweet us, or send a message to questions@importantnotimportant.comNew here? Get started with our fan favorite episodes at podcast.importantnotimportant.com.-----------INI Book Club:Sword Stone Table by Swapna Krishna and Jenn NorthingtonStay tuned for Roshani Chokshi's new bookFind all of our guest recommendations at the INI Book Club: https://bookshop.org/lists/important-not-important-book-clubLinks:Follow Swapna on Twitter and InstagramFollow Swapna on TikTokWatch PBS Terra's Far Out on YouTube or their websiteListen to and follow Desi Geek GirlsCheck out NASA SocialFollow us:Subscribe to our newsletter at importantnotimportant.comSupport our work and become a Member at importantnotimportant.com/upgradeFollow us on Twitter:

Scientists observing the exoplanet WASP-107b with the James Webb Space Telescope say that the planet has clouds of sand high in its atmosphere. The scientists detected water vapor, sulfur dioxide, and silicate sand clouds in the atmosphere of the planet, which is about the mass of Neptune but the size of Jupiter—stats that caused astronomers to describe it as “fluffy.” Science journalist Swapna Krishna joins guest host Flora Lichtman for a look at the planet.They also discuss the tense seismic situation on the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland.    Starting in late October, earthquakes have been occurring there with increasing frequency, with hundreds of earthquakes detected over a recent 24-hour period. The quakes are due to underground magma flowing into the area and straining the earth's crust. Measurements have also spotted an increasing concentration of sulfur dioxide gas in the area—which could point to an impending volcanic eruption. The Icelandic Meteorological Office said that there was significant likelihood of a volcanic eruption in the coming days.Flora and Swapna also discuss other stories from the week in science, including a growing discrepancy in life expectancy between US men and women, a 3D printed robot hand with working tendons, efforts to control the spread of a drug lord's escaped hippos in Colombia, and the tale of a tool bag—lost in space.To stay updated on all things science, sign up for Science Friday's newsletters. Transcripts for each segment will be available the week after the show airs on sciencefriday.com.

Last week, NASA's Psyche spacecraft launched successfully from the Kennedy Space Center. It's now on a six-year trip to an asteroid, also called Psyche, located in the solar system's main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Unlike previously studied asteroids, it's not composed mostly of rock or ice. The Psyche spacecraft's target is largely made of metal, thought to be around 60% iron and nickel. The mission won't actually land on the asteroid—all of its observations will happen from orbit, and will involve imaging, spectroscopy, and magnetometer studies.Scientists aren't sure if the asteroid is a proto-planetary core, or something else entirely.  They're hoping that studying the metal-rich asteroid might help teach them about how planets form. Some researchers are also interested in learning what 16 Psyche might be able to teach them about the possibility of future space mining operations—though this particular space object is too far away and too impractical to attempt any kind of sample return, let alone its retrieval. (Plus, suddenly selling the amount of metal an entire astroid holds would completely disrupt the global market, making it almost worthless.)Dr. Lindy Elkins-Tanton, the principal investigator for the Psyche mission and vice president for Arizona State University's Interplanetary Initiative, joins guest host Swapna Krishna to talk about the mission and its goals.To stay updated on all things science, sign up for Science Friday's newsletters. Transcripts for each segment will be available the week after the show airs on sciencefriday.com.

In her new memoir, astrobiologist Dr. Aomawa Shields describes how a quest for life in the cosmos helped her find meaning on Earth.One of the biggest, most intriguing questions in the world is quite simple: Are we alone in this universe? Astronomer and astrobiologist Dr. Aomawa Shields looks for signs of life in outer space by analyzing the climate and habitability of small exoplanets far beyond our solar system.Dr. Shields' path to science was a winding one. Through childhood and into her adult years, she toggled between two loves: acting and space. In her new memoir Life On Other Planets: A Memoir of Finding My Place in the Universe, she describes her search for signs of life in the cosmos and her quest to build a meaningful life here on Earth. She charts her life story from childhood to astronomy to acting and back to science—and what she's learned about herself and the universe along the way.Guest host Swapna Krishna talks with Dr. Shields, professor at the University of California Irvine, about her research, the power that comes from combining the arts and science, and what she's learned from pondering the universe.Read an excerpt from Life On Other Planets: A Memoir of Finding My Place in the Universe. To stay updated on all things science, sign up for Science Friday's newsletters. Transcripts for each segment will be available the week after the show airs on sciencefriday.com.

SWAPNA KRISHNA writes about space, science, and technology. You can find her at the YouTube channel Ad Astra, and her work has been published at outlets such as Wired, Engadget, The Verge, NPR, and Slate. Her new book provides a novel approach to mindfulness while learning more about science and history. Pocket Nature: Stargazing: Contemplate the Cosmos to Find Inner Peace Part of the Pocket Nature series, this petite volume features helpful tips for stargazing, plus thoughtful meditations related to stars, space, and the universe. In a cool palette with celestial illustrations, Stargazing is a must-have companion for amateur astronomers, space enthusiasts, outdoor adventurers, and anyone looking to slow down and find time for contemplation. In these pages, learn about features of the night sky, from the Milky Way to moon craters to the planets in our solar system; read a brief history of stargazing in cultures around the world; and discover seventeen notable constellations to observe in the northern hemisphere throughout the year. With ruminative meditations on the universe, moonlight, stardust, and more, this pocket-size guide to the cosmos has everything you need to better understand and appreciate the night sky.   Learn more with Shifting Schools this year: https://www.shiftingschools.com/   Thank you to our amazing show sponsor: Mackin https://home.mackin.com/

A Week Of Climate Protests, Meetings, Pledges, And ActionClimate Week NYC is wrapping up, where hundreds of events took place across the city (including one from Science Friday), all with the goal of encouraging conversation and action around our climate crisis.The weeklong event takes place alongside the UN General Assembly meeting, where world leaders discussed climate change, alongside other topics, including the war in Ukraine and universal health coverage.While President Biden emphasized the importance of reducing the use of fossil fuels to combat climate change, there was a notable absence of leaders from the world's biggest polluters, including Biden and president Xi Jinping of China, from the meeting's Climate Ambition Summit. UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that in order to participate, governments need to come with “credible, serious and new climate action.”Large demonstrations also took place across the city, pressuring leaders and companies to take bigger action to end gas, oil, and coal use.Swapna Krishna, a journalist based in Philadelphia, talks with Ira about these stories and more, including a new climate jobs program from the White House, a lawsuit from California against the five big oil companies, new battery recycling rules from the EU, and data from the Parker Solar Probe's recent flight through a sun explosion. Can Earth's Past Climate Help Us Understand Today's Crisis?A combination of factors led to Earth's climate being able to support life. And changes in the climate some 6,000 years ago created the conditions for human civilization to flourish. It's a delicate balance on the verge of collapse, due to our reliance on burning fossil fuels.Ira talks with paleoclimatologist Dr. Michael Mann about his forthcoming book Our Fragile Moment: How Lessons from Earth's Past Can Help Us Survive the Climate Crisis, about the importance of understanding our planet's climate history, and strategies to get policymakers to take action before it's too late to reverse some of the worst consequences of climate change.Mann is a professor of earth and environmental science and director of the Penn Center for Science, Sustainability and the Media at the University of Pennsylvania, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Read an excerpt of the book on sciencefriday.com The Climate Movement Should Be FunnierHow do you know that climate change is funny? Even the Antarctic ice sheets are cracking up.The climate crisis is no joke, but that doesn't mean we can't laugh about it. Research suggests that comedy is a powerful way to connect people and get them to empathize with a cause—and the climate crisis is a pretty big one.So what does science say about the power of a good laugh? And how does that fit into the climate movement?Ira talks with Esteban Gast, comedian in residence at the clean energy non-profit Generation 180, and Dr. Caty Borum, executive director of the Center for Media & Social Impact at American University. To stay updated on all-things-science, sign up for Science Friday's newsletters.Transcripts for each segment will be available the week after the show airs on sciencefriday.com.

As we begin a new academic year, this is an important time to think about how you might prioritize your own wellbeing. I've been absolutely inspired by the new book from Swapna Krishna, and I wanted to bring you a small part of an interview I conducted with her for my other podcast, the Shifting Schools podcast. Learn more about her book: https://bookshop.org/p/books/pocket-nature-stargazing-contemplate-the-cosmos-to-find-inner-peace-swapna-krishna/19743264?ean=9781797221366 Follow the Shifting Schools Podcast: www.shiftingschools.com Email me to talk more about taking on Swapna's advice! Tricia (at) shiftingschools (dot com)

Special guest Jenn Northington joins Trisha to talk about anthologies and books to help you break a reading slump. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more romance recs and news, sign up for our Kissing Books newsletter! Wanna escape the Dog Days of summer with purrfect book recommendations? Let Tailored Book Recommendations pick awesome books to keep you entertained. Touch grass, grab some lemonade, and enjoy TBR's picks. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. News Book club meets an adaptation discussion with The Perfect Find! We're discussing the book by Tia Williams and the adaptation at the end of September, so send us your thoughts! Books Discussed Maroons by adrienne maree brown A Walk in the Park by Rebekah Weatherspoon Sword Stone Table edited by Swapna Krishna and Jenn Northington Fit for the Gods edited by Jenn Northington and S. Zainab Williams Black Love Matters edited by Jessica P. Pryde Amor Actually edited by Mackenzie Walton Hamilton's Battalion by Rose Lerner, Courtney Milan, and Alyssa Cole The Honey Badger Chronicles (first book is Hot and Badgered) by Shelly Laurenston The Blessings series (first book is Bring on the Blessings) by Beverly Jenkins The Wallflowers series (first book is Secrets of a Summer Night) and Ravenels series (first book is Cold-Hearted Rake by Lisa Kleypas The Witches of Thistle Grove series (first book is Payback's a Witch) by Lana Harper Think of England by KJ Charles The Meant to Be series (first book is If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy) Mrs. Martin's Incomparable Adventure by Courtney Milan The Heart is a Universe by Sherry Thomas The Girl With Stars in her Eyes by Xio Axelrod A Summer for Scandal by Lydia San Andres Let us know what you're reading, what you're thinking, and what you're thinking about what you're reading! As always, you can find Jess and Trisha at the WIR email address (wheninromance@bookriot.com). You can also find us on Twitter (@jessisreading), or Instagram (@jess_is_reading and @trishahaleybrown), and Jess is even on TikTok (@jess_isreading). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hello, Shifting Schools community! Jeff Utecht here, as we wrap up our exciting journey into eSports Tricia and I wanted to share what we have coming up next for you in September. As we start the new school year, we're diving in with a brand new mini-series focused on Social Emotional Learning, or SEL, a topic that we know is front and center in the minds of educators as we start another school year. And we're not doing it alone. I'm thrilled to announce our guest list for this enlightening mini-series, a line-up of voices that will guide us through this landscape: You'll hear from Jessica Lahey, New York Times Bestselling Author Charles Barrett, Author of 'Social Justice in Schools Dr. Katie Novak, an Internationally renowned expert and author Swapna Krishna, Known from Wired and PBS And that's just the start…… These thought leaders will share their insights, strategies, and stories, helping us understand how to connect with our students on a deeper, more compassionate level. Join us as we uncover the keys to empathy, resilience, collaboration, and more. Subscribe to the Shifting Schools Podcast on your favorite platform, and let's embark on this journey together. School's in session folks, and the next lesson is one you won't want to miss. Here's to shifting education together one conversation at a time. Until then….will see you on the network. Check out even more at https://www.shiftingschools.com

We have a new podcast! It's called Universe Of Art, and it's all about artists who use science to bring their creations to the next level. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.   No, The Gulf Stream Is Not Collapsing A sobering climate study came out this week in the journal Nature Communications. It suggests that a system of ocean currents—called the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC)—could collapse sometime between 2025 and 2095, which could have dire climate consequences for the North Atlantic. SciFri director of news and audio John Dankosky talks with Swapna Krishna, a journalist based in Philadelphia, about what this means and what could be at stake. They also chat through other big science news of the week, including the detection of water vapor around a very distant star, a new image depicting the first detection of gas giants being formed around stars, a new theory for the origin of the world's “gravity hole,” why the fuzzy asp caterpillar packs such a scary sting, and what scientists can learn from ticklish rats.   The State Of Reproductive Health, One Year After Dobbs In the year since the Supreme Court decided Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, overturning the federal right to an abortion, states jumped into action. Thirteen states banned abortion with limited exemptions, and three others have banned abortion after the first trimester. A handful of other states have extremely restrictive abortion access, or otherwise remain in legal limbo, awaiting court decisions or new laws to be signed. Leading up to Dobbs decision, SciFri delved into the science behind reproductive health and the potential ripple effects on access to care. Now, a little over a year later, we're following up what's going on. SciFri guest host and experiences manager Diana Plasker talks with Usha Ranji, associate director for Women's Health Policy at the Kaiser Family Foundation, based in San Francisco, California, about her survey of 569 OB-GYNs across the country. They discuss the growing disparities in states between where abortion is banned and where it remains legal. Later, John Dankosky talks with Dr. Rebecca Cohen, chief medical officer at the Comprehensive Women's Health Center, based in Denver, Colorado, about providing abortion and pregnancy care in a state where abortion is legal, and seeing patients who are traveling from states with bans in place.   The Kākāpō Parrot Returns To New Zealand Before humans arrived in New Zealand, parrots called kākāpō freely roamed across the islands. They are the world's only living flightless parrots, and they're a bit smaller than the average chicken. But the kākāpō's population started crashing centuries ago, due to human interference and the arrival of predators like cats, rats, and stoats. At one point, the species was teetering on the brink of extinction. For decades, scientists have been capturing and relocating kākāpō to safe islands, hoping their population would grow. It did, and the kākāpō's recovery team just reached a huge milestone: bringing four birds back to the mainland, a place they haven't existed since the 1980s. Guest host and SciFri events manager Diana Plasker talks with Deidre Vercoe, operations manager for the New Zealand Department of Conservation's kākāpō and takahē teams, about the history of kākāpō conservation, what this win means, and what's next for these beloved birds.   Far Beyond Their Native Habitat, Parrots Rule The Roost In many urban areas across the U.S. and abroad, feral, non-native parrots have become established. This is true in Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery, where a colony of lime green monk parakeets have inhabited a massive nest on top of the gothic entrance gate. How exactly these parrots wound up here is a bit of a mystery. “The lore that's passed around is that at some point a box of parrots, perhaps at the airport, got overturned,” said science writer Ryan Mandelbaum. “What's more likely is a combination of people releasing their [pet] parrots and parrots escaping in some critical mass.” Mandelbaum wrote the cover story for July's issue of Scientific American all about the resilience of parrots. SciFri producer Kathleen Davis interviewed them at Green-Wood Cemetery, where they discussed why these parrots are not just surviving, but thriving.   To stay updated on all-things-science, sign up for Science Friday's newsletters. Transcripts for each segment will be available the week after the show airs on sciencefriday.com.  

An Open Letter Asks AI Researchers To Reconsider Responsibilities In recent months, it's been hard to escape hearing about artificial intelligence platforms such as ChatGPT, the AI-enabled version of Bing, and Google's Bard—large language models skilled at manipulating words and constructing text. The programs can conduct a believable conversation and answer questions fluently, but have a tenuous grasp on what's real, and what's not. Last week, the Future of Life Institute released an open letter that read “We call on all AI labs to immediately pause for at least 6 months the training of AI systems more powerful than GPT-4.” They asked researchers to jointly develop and implement a set of shared safety protocols governing the use of AI. That letter was signed by a collection of technologists and computer researchers, including big names like Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and Tesla's Elon Musk. However, some observers called the letter just another round of hype over the AI field. Dr. Stuart Russell, a professor of computer science at Berkeley, director of the Kavli Center for Ethics, Science, and the Public, and co-author of one of the leading AI textbooks was a signatory to that open letter calling for a pause in AI development. He joins Ira Flatow to explain his concerns about AI systems that are ‘black boxes'—difficult for humans to understand or control.   NASA Announces Artemis II Crew For Next Moon Mission This week, NASA announced the four person crew of the Artemis II mission to the moon: Commander Reid Weisman, pilot Victor Glover, and mission specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen. The crew has three firsts for a moon mission, the first woman, first person of color and first Canadian. While these Artemis II astronauts will not actually step foot on the moon, it's an important milestone for NASA's first moon mission since Apollo. Ira talks with Swapna Krishna, host of the PBS digital series, Far Out about this week's announcement and the future of the Artemis mission.   Will Rising Temperatures Help Batters Swing for the Bleachers? As the planet warms, melting ice and shifting seasons aren't the only things changing—the traditions of baseball may be affected as well. A report published this week in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society finds that warmer air temperatures are connected to a slight increase in the number of home runs hit in major league baseball. The effect, the researchers say, is due to a decrease in air density at warmer temperatures, which allows a hit ball to fly slightly further than it would in cooler air. So far, the effect is small. After correcting for other factors, the researchers say they can attribute about 500 additional MLB home runs since 2010 to warmer temperatures. Most of the observed increase in home run hitting isn't attributable to the climate. However, they say, each additional one degree Celsius increase in temperature may lead to a two percent increase in home runs. And while ballparks with an insulating dome won't see big shifts from increased temperatures, open-air parks with a lot of daytime games, such as Wrigley Field, will see more significant effects. Christopher Callahan, a Ph.D. candidate in geography at Dartmouth and lead author of the report, joins Ira to talk baseball and climate.   This Video Game Prioritizes Restoring An Ecosystem Over Profits If you've played Rollercoaster Tycoon, Cities: Skylines, the Civilization series—even Animal Crossing—you're probably familiar with this gameplay pattern: extract some kind of resource from the land, industrialize it into a theme park or a city, and (step three) profit, ad infinitum. But Terra Nil, a new game from the studio Free Lives, fundamentally challenges this oft-used game loop. Instead of maximizing profit at the expense of the local ecosystem, the player's focus is to make a healthier, natural one instead. You start with a barren wasteland (one that you assume has been completely desolated by human activity, perhaps the aftermath from one of the previously mentioned games), and with the help of advanced eco-tech—like wind turbines, soil purifiers, irrigators, and more—restore it to a thriving, diverse ecosystem. The player's ultimate goal is to take all the tech they used to restore the land, recycle it into an airship, and fly away, leaving no human presence behind. SciFri producer D Peterschmidt speaks with Sam Alfred, the lead designer and programmer of Terra Nil, about how Free Lives designed this “reverse city-builder,” how the studio took inspiration from the flora of their local Cape Town, and how he hopes the game challenges players how they think about traditional gameplay systems and their effect on our world.     Workout Worms May Reveal New Parkinson's Treatments Scientists built an exercise pool for tiny worms. Why? A team of researchers at University of Colorado Boulder are looking into ways to help treat people with Parkinson's and other neurodegenerative diseases. They're turning to tiny collaborators, C. elegans, worms which measure just one millimeter in length. These scientists wanted to see how exercise affects brain health by putting a bunch of these worms in an exercise class—in a tiny pool. Ira talks with the co-author of this fascinating new research, Dr. Joyita Bhadra, post-doctoral researcher at the University of Colorado Boulder.   Transcripts for each segment will be available the week after the show airs on sciencefriday.com.

Jenn and Sharifah are off this week, so please enjoy this When In Romance episode about sci-fi, fantasy, and paranormal romances with Jenn and Trisha. When In Romance Trisha is joined by very special guest Jenn Northington to discuss Beverly Jenkins's Vivid and to offer some SFF (and P) romance recs.  Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more romance recs and news, sign up for our Kissing Books newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. NEWS  Listen to Jenn discuss all kinds of other bookish things on Get Booked and SFF Yeah! If you are also a “cook or bake as you read” person, here's the recipe Jenn used for what we're now calling Miss Abigail bread. (It calls for a cast-iron skillet but you can use any oven-safe pan or cake tin of that approximate size.) AND Jenn was kind enough to also share her (soon to be famous, probably) jam recipe with all of us: 2 cups blueberries; 1 tbs white sugar; ½ tbs lemon juice; a pinch of cinnamon (optional). Mix blueberries, sugar, lemon juice, and cinnamon in a saucepan; cook, stirring regularly, over medium heat until thickened, about 30 minutes. It will gel a little more as it cools; an easy way to know if it's “done” is if you can draw a spoon through it along the bottom of the pan and it takes a second for the pan bottom to be covered up again. (TB note: this recipe apparently does not call for a dutch oven or a double boiler – I checked.) BOOKS DISCUSSED Vivid, Wild Rain, and Bring on the Blessings by Beverly Jenkins The Books of Ambha series by Tasha Suri In Deeper Waters by F.T. Lukens The Heroine Complex series by Sarah Kuhn Briarley by Aster Glenn Gray Touched By An Alien by Gini Koch The Off the Grid series by Alyssa Cole (First book is Radio Silence) The Heart is a Universe by Sherry Thomas Sword Stone Table: Old Legends, New Voices edited by Swapna Krishna and Jenn Northington Send us your favorite SFF(P) books AND your favorite bookish recipes! You can find Jenn on Twitter and Tumblr (@jennIRL) and on Instagram (@iamjennirl). And as always, you can find Jess and Trisha at the WIR email address (wheninromance@bookriot.com). You can also find us on Twitter (@jessisreading and @trishahaleybrwn), or Instagram (@jess_is_reading and @trishahaleybrown). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Science, space, and gaming journalist and StarTrek.com contributor Swapna Krishna helps Paul and Tawny answer one very important question about the sky above: ‘What's all goin' on up there?' They talk through the latest news in space and interstellar travel; including NASA's plans for 2023 and beyond, the future of space tourism, and more. Finally, Swapna recommends our hosts watch two of her favourite DS9 episodes and we learn why those Kira/Damar scenes leave her wanting more every time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Could wind be the dark horse in the hunt for power sources for human habitats on Mars? Plus, the first-ever recording of a dust devil on Mars, and a goodbye to a beloved Martian explorer. And Google unveils the most-searched word of the year. I'll give you a hint: it's a six-letter word about five-letter words that sold to the New York Times for a “low seven figures.”Sponsors:Rocket Money, Cancel your unnecessary subscriptions at RocketMoney.com/COOLLinks:NASA says wind could power human missions on Mars (Washington Post)Wind Power on Mars Can Power Human Habitats, Scientists Discover (VICE)This overlooked resource could be the key to powering a Mars colony (Inverse)Assessment of wind energy resource potential for future human missions to Mars (Nature Astronomy) Listen to The Sound of a Dust Devil Churning Across Mars (ScienceAlert)Why not install wipers on Mars landers? (Swapna Krishna, Twitter)Wordle is the most-searched term on Google in 2022 (CNN)This year's roundup of the top Google searches includes super local trends (The Verge)Year in Search 2022: See the top trending searches of the year (Google) Local Year in Search 2022 (Google) Josh Wardle Is on the 2022 TIME 100 List (TIME)Jackson Bird on TwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's another Away Mission, in which we invite fellow Asian American fans of Star Trek to do a deep dive into an episode of their choosing. We welcome writer and journalist Swapna Krishna to discuss "Lineage" from season seven of Star Trek: Voyager. We discuss the ridiculous lack of privacy regarding pregnancy on the ship, parenting wisdom from Tuvok, and a lonely night of soulful saxophone for Harry Kim.  

With Jake away, Swapna Krishna and Caleb Henry join Anthony for a very Philadelphia-themed episode.TopicsOff-Nominal - YouTubeEpisode 82 - Gatekeeping Hubble (with Swapna Krishna and Caleb Henry) - YouTubeEccentric Orbits: The Iridium Story: Bloom, John + Free ShippingProject Artemis: Back to the Moon | Smithsonian ChannelChris G - NSF on Twitter: “OK. This is long-range GFS. Take this with a grain of salt for now. But models are starting to pick up on a potential(ly strong) tropical system near Florida around November 9th.”You searched for resiliency - SpaceNewsSatellites Can Do Even More - SpaceNewsAlbedo announces $48 million Series A funding round - SpaceNewsHow to see a rocket launch on the Space Coast – Lonely Planet - Lonely PlanetFollow SwapnaSwapna Krishna (@skrishna) / TwitterSwapna Krishna (@swapna_krishna) TikTok | Watch Swapna Krishna's Newest TikTok VideosSWAPNA KRISHNA — Bio SitePBS's Far Out - YouTubeFollow CalebCaleb Henry (@CHenry_QA) / TwitterQuilty AnalyticsFollow JakeWeMartians Podcast - Follow Humanity's Journey to MarsWeMartians Podcast (@We_Martians) | TwitterJake Robins (@JakeOnOrbit) | TwitterFollow AnthonyMain Engine Cut OffMain Engine Cut Off (@WeHaveMECO) | TwitterAnthony Colangelo (@acolangelo) | TwitterOff-Nominal MerchandiseOff-Nominal Logo TeeWeMartians Shop | MECO Shop

On this weeks Podcast, we invite Supercluster's photographers Jenny Hautmann and Erik Kuna to share their experience covering Artemis 1. We are also joined by fellow Trekkies Chris Gebhardt and Swapna Krishna to celebrate Star Trek day.

Omicron-specific COVID boosters are coming to the US soon. How much of a difference will they make to immunity? Well, it's complicated. Plus, NASA says Artemis I is go for launch. Here's everything to know about the big event on Monday. And MoviePass is officially coming back from the dead next month.Sponsors:Shopify, Get a 14-day free trial at shopify.com/coolIndeed, Get a free $75 credit PLUS earn up to $500 extra in sponsored job credits with Indeed's Virtual Interviews at Indeed.com/goodnewsLinks:Omicron-specific Covid booster shots are just weeks away. Here's who will—and won't—be eligible (CNBC)The U.K. approved omicron-specific booster shots. They're coming to the U.S. soon (NPR)New Covid boosters expected soon for everyone over age 12 (NBC News)Your first brush with coronavirus could affect how a fall booster works (Washington Post)NASA's Artemis 1 moon mission is 'go' for Aug. 29 launch (Space.com)NASA Sets Launch Coverage for Artemis Mega Moon Rocket, Spacecraft (NASA)Artemis I Path to the Pad: The Rocket (NASA, YouTube)Artemis Mission: A guide to Nasa's mega Moon rocket (BBC)Artemis activities for kids and teachers (NASA)Science communicator Swapna Krishna will be live tweeting the Artemis I launch (Skrishna, Twitter) MoviePass Will Relaunch on Labor Day With New Points System (Gizmodo) AMC's CEO Turned His $9 Billion Company Into a Meme Machine (Bloomberg)February episode about MoviePass's return (Cool Stuff Ride Home)Jackson Bird on TwitterSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In a world where trust in institutions and in news is falling and the role of influencers is growing, finding the connective tissue between you and your audience is key to, well, connecting.  To establish a rapport, which can if nourished, lead to trust, which can lead to a genuine connection. And for the creator to go further, to push deeper, to find meaning and bearing in places we as consumers or readers or listeners might not otherwise look or expect, like in local news or video game reviews or recipes. I think that matters a lot. We're not only losing trust but feeling that loss. With so much coming at us, we notice and feel a lack of connection, we feel adrift and unmoored. I am moved by people whose work and art I can connect with, whether I'm seeking it out or not. Because connection matters. Who we get our COVID information or our weather forecasts from matters, but also who helps us understand where we can find comfort, and why. My guest today is Swapna Krishna. Swapna is a writer and journalist covering space, science, tech, and pop culture. She writes everywhere from Fast Company to StarWars.com, from StarTrek.com to Business Insider, the LA Times, Bitch Magazine, Bustle, Mental Floss, and more. She's appeared on a million excellent podcasts, at Comic-Con, and is the co-host of her own show, the Desi Geek Girls podcast, and the new host of PBS's show Far Out. Swapna often writes some of the most empathetic tech and pop culture commentary on the web. She has this unique ability to say “this is what this big thing means to me” and make you feel like “yes, me too!” or “Wait I didn't think about that”. We have very different backgrounds and lives but I trust her writing and thoroughly enjoy her new show, and her efforts to try and meet people where they are, on science issues and pop culture fandoms big and small. ----------- Have feedback or questions? http://www.twitter.com/importantnotimp (Tweet us), or send a message to questions@importantnotimportant.com New here? Get started with our fan favorite episodes at http://podcast.importantnotimportant.com/ (podcast.importantnotimportant.com). ----------- INI Book Club: https://bookshop.org/a/8952/9780593081891 (Sword Stone Table) by Swapna Krishna and Jenn Northington https://www.roshanichokshi.com/the-last-tale-of-the-flower-bride/ (Stay tuned )for Roshani Chokshi's new book Find all of our guest recommendations at the INI Book Club: https://bookshop.org/lists/important-not-important-book-club (https://bookshop.org/lists/important-not-important-book-club) Links: Follow Swapna on https://twitter.com/skrishna?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor (Twitter) and https://www.instagram.com/skrishna/ (Instagram) Follow Swapna on https://www.tiktok.com/@swapna_krishna (TikTok) Watch PBS Terra's Far Out on https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnNZYWyBGJ1EzMbF4T-PPNmqhXFY87Kfp (Youtube) or their https://www.pbs.org/show/far-out/ (website) Listen to and follow https://twitter.com/DesiGeekGirls?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor (Desi Geek Girls) Check out https://www.nasa.gov/connect/social/index.html (NASA Social) Follow us: Subscribe to our newsletter at http://newsletter.importantnotimportant.com/ (newsletter.importantnotimportant.com) Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ImportantNotImp (twitter.com/ImportantNotImp) Follow Quinn: http://twitter.com/quinnemmett (twitter.com/quinnemmett) Edited by https://anthonyluciani.com (Anthony Luciani) Produced by https://www.linkedin.com/in/willow-beck-074070122/ (Willow Beck) Intro/outro by Tim Blane: http://timblane.com/ (timblane.com) Artwork by https://amritpaldesign.com/ (Amrit Pal)

this week, we are talking to the amazing Swapna Krishna. She is a science and pop culture writer who has contributed to the official Star Wars and Star Trek websites, has a regular column in Wired, is the co-host of the podcast Desi Geek Girls and is the host of the new PBS web series Far Out. You can find a link to that show in the notes below. She joined us to talk about the staying power of Star Trek and Star Wars, her journey from sci-fi fan to science reporter and why canon is important but not the be all end-all in our favorite stories.Far Out: https://www.youtube.com/c/pbsterrawww.ATGcast.comPatreon.com/ATGcast@ATGcastYouTube.com/ATGcast(c) 2022 Pete in the Seat Studios

About Swapna Krishna Swapna Krishna is a science and technology communicator specializing in the geek space. She regularly creates science videos on TikTok and contributes to Wired, NPR, StarTrek.com, New Scientist, and Engadget. Krishna's writing has appeared in outlets such as The Verge, Polygon, Fast Company, The Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, Business Insider, and Slate. She is currently writing a book on stargazing for Chronicle Books (Fall 2023). You can find her on Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook.   Subscribe to Swapna's brand new show Far Out on PBS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTUfdSaZD74    Far Out explores the future of science, technology, and culture and how these changes may affect humanity and life on Earth. With pop culture and sci-fi references, the series will be humorous and fun, but unafraid to ask tough questions and explore unknowns.   Far Out is the inaugural show in a lineup of new STEM-related content coming to PBS Terra with support from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)'s Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) program. The grant will help elevate underrepresented voices in STEM media, in particular Black and Hispanic creators, as well as women in general.   Explore Swapna Krishna's video games column in Wired: https://www.wired.com/author/swapna-krishna/

What's more terrifying than a supervillain? A superhero, of course! In our twentieth (!) episode, we're taking a look at the dark side of superheroes through the novels Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots and The Refrigerator Monologues by Catherynne M. Valente. Topics include descents into villainy, misogyny in comic books, and whether the Joker pays his minions a fair wage.   Other Media Mentioned: Sword Stone Table edited by Swapna Krishna and Jenn Northington She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan Little Thieves by Margaret Owen Arcane (2021) on Netflix Die by Kieron Gillen and Stephanie Hans A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark The Conductors by Nicole Glover What We Do in the Shadows (TV show) The Boys (TV show) Watchmen by Alan Moore Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice dir. Zack Snyder The Amazing Spider-Man 2 dir. Marc Webb Episode 10, X-Men X-travaganza The Dark Phoenix Saga by Chris Claremont Batman: The Animated Series Birds of Prey (2020) dir. Cathy Yan Harley Quinn animated series Harleen by Stjepan Šejić Netflix's Daredevil TV show   Content warnings: mentions of violence, murder, medical horror and body horror, an abusive relationship, suicide, death of a child, and drug use.

Now that the James Webb Space Telescope is safely on the way to its orbital home, Cherlynn and Devindra chat about why it's so important with Space.com editor-in-chief Tariq Malik, as well as science and technology journalist Swapna Krishna. They dive into why it's such a big upgrade from Hubble, as well as the discoveries astronomers hope to make about exoplanets, black holes and our own solar system. Also, Senior Editor Jessica Conditt joins to chat about Microsoft's mammoth $68.7 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. Is more consolidating a bad thing for the video game industry? (Spoilers: Probably.) James Webb Space Telescope post-launch update – 1:07 Microsoft buys Activision/Blizzard for $68.7 billion – 31:03 Working On – 58:46 Pop Culture Picks – 1:01:06

The 558th episode of the Reading & Writing podcast features an interview with Swapna Krishna and Jenn Northington, editors of the short story anthology - Sword Stone Table: Old Legends, New Voices. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/reading-and-writing-podcast/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jeff and Jenn dig into The Wheel of Time TV show adaptation and talk Robert Jordan, whether it's the next Game of Thrones, to read or not to read, and more. Links: Inside Amazon's Wheel of Time [GQ] Tar Valon Or Bust Sword Stone Table, edited by Swapna Krishna and Jenn Northington Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy Halloween! Hillary is busy planning and attending her daughter's wedding this month, so Sam is joining us! We're chatting all things spooky! Our House of Leaves rant starts at the 1:24:15 mark and goes until the end credits! Books Mentioned During This Episode Ryan, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/ryan-elizabeth-clark Aristotle and Dante Dive into the Waters of the World by Benjamin Alire Saenz (audiobook) Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (audiobook) Growing Things by Paul Tremblay (audiobook) My Sister, The Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite (audiobook) (Jack of All Graves Book Club) Jo, https://www.gibsonsbookstore.com/jo Sistersong by Lucy Holland (audiobook) Spear by Nicola Griffith (audiobook) Hild (audiobook) Sword, Stone, Table by Swapna Krishna (audiobook) Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo (audiobook) Ash (audiobook) Huntress  Sam, doesn't have a staff pick page yet for some reason, everyone bug Sam to set up her staff pick page.  Every Vow You Break by Peter Swanson (audiobook) Razorblade Tears by SA Cosby (audiobook) Blacktop Wasteland (audiobook) The Book of Accidents by Chuck Wendig (audiobook) Wanderers (audiobook) Spooky Books Alice Isn't Dead by Joseph Fink (audiobook) (podcast) Devolution by Max Brooks (audiobook) Robopocalypse by Daniel H Wilson (audiobook) Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw (audiobook) Pearl by Josh Malerman (audiobook) (Interview with Josh Malerman for Goblin) (Interview with Josh Malerman for Pearl) The Woods Are Always Watching by Stephanie Perkins (audiobook) Wilder Girls by Rory Power (audiobook) Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand (audiobook) Squad by Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Lisa Sterle The Dead Zone by Stephen King (audiobook)  Thinner (audiobook)  Bag of Bones (audiobook)  Christine (audiobook)  From a Buick 8 (audiobook)  Cell (audiobook)  Lisey's Story (audiobook)  Revival (audiobook) NOS4A2 by Joe Hill (audiobook)  Horns (audiobook)  Locke & Key House of Leaves by Mark Z Danielewsky  OTHER LINKS Shop The Laydown Gibson's Bookstore Website Purchase Gift Certificates!  Browse our Website by Category! Donate to the Bookstore! Check out our Events Calendar! Gibson's Instagram The Laydown Instagram Facebook Twitter TikTok Libro.fm (Our Audiobook Platform) Use the code LAYDOWN for 3 audiobooks for the price of 1!  Email us at thelaydownpodcast@gmail.com

Episode 74 September 16, 2021 On the Needles 1:47 ALL KNITTING LINKS GO TO RAVELRY UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED.  Please visit our Instagram page @craftcookreadrepeat for non-Rav photos and info     Hide and Peak by Maxim Cyr, Farmer's Daughter for Starlight KNitting Society Mayhem in Bad Rock (grey), Dirty Little Dandelion (yellow), One Stab (pink) and Piikuni (reddish brown? Brownish red?)--DONE!!   Undamo Cowl by Sarah Jordan, knitcircus yarns Greatest of Ease in Hawaiian Sunset and the Sensible Ms. Dashwood   On the Easel 12:44 I'm a tattoo artist! Thinking about the Anker Cardigan Block or sloper pattern On the Table 24:39 Soup of randomness   Simple   Hot charred cherry tomatoes with cold yoghurt-- roast tomato with herbs, spices and lemon, yogurt and lemon and cold Zucchini & walnut salad - infuse oil with lemon garlic thyme, mix with mandolined zucchini and walnuts   Citrus Pie Bars from 100 Cookies Hazelnut Chicken from Tuesday Nights Quinoa Crunch, with lemon zest, evoo, salt & pepper Meatballs from Mad Hungry On the Nightstand 37:06 We are now a Bookshop.org affiliate!  You can visit our shop to find books we've talked about or click on the links below.  The books are supplied by local independent bookstores and a percentage goes to us at no cost to you!   [Shadow Tag by Louise Erdich] [Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides] What Fresh Hell is this? Perimenopause, Menopause, Other Indignities and You by Heather Corinna  Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams    A Rogue of One's Own by Evie Dunmore  Kingdom of the Blind by Louise Penny (audio)  A Better Man by Louise Penny (audio)  All the Devils are Here by Louise Penny (audio) Sword Stone Table: Old Legends, New Voices ed by Swapna Krishna and Jenn Northington Chess Story by Stefan Zweig (trans by Joel Rotenberg) A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers The Brutal Telling Louise Penny American Sherlock Kate Winkler Dawson Bingo Starts friday evening may 28, ends Sept 6 Need to post a photo of completed Bingo with #CCRRsummerbingo2021 to instagram or Ravelry   Display something: new throw pillows Bake from a recipe: Madeleines ala Proust (from How to Bake Everything).

Can YOU nonchalantly say that LeVar Burton has been a steadfast friend to you? This week's guest can, and we're still recovering. But before we get to that, Jamie and Spencer kick things off by diving into two 10-hour visual novel-esque games that couldn't be more different in their content and execution: Kitfox Games' Boyfriend Dungeon and Modern Storyteller's The Forgotten City! Join us as we date weapons and sink our teeth into some queer subtext, and work to escape a time loop while evading avenging angels, respectively. Is humanity truly capable of taking responsibility for each other? Is a polyam queer utopia possible? Join us as we discuss all this and more! Quick content note: Since we recorded this episode, Boyfriend Dungeon discourse has emerged around the role of content warnings in games. Our discussion didn't touch on the more challenging and/or possibly triggering aspects of the game, so if our episode inspires you to check it out, we just encourage you to do your own research before playing to make sure it's the right choice for you! Then, we're joined by the incredibly delightful Swapna Krishna (she/her), a journalist who writes for outlets including SyFy Wire, The Verge, Engadget, and StarTrek[.]com at the intersection of technology, space, and pop culture. She's also the co-editor of Sword Stone Table: Old Legends, New Voices, an anthology of inclusive retellings from the vast lore surrounding King Arthur, Camelot, and the Knights of the Round Table. AND she's the co-host of the geek pop-news podcast Desi Geek Girls! We had so much fun with Swapna, covering everything from pandemic parenting, to gaming while anxious, to looking to the stars, gushing about Sir Patrick Stewart, and so much more. Join us to find out why Mass Effect (and other space stories) work so well at helping us see our best selves and get outside of our own heads. Learn more about Swapna: https://www.swapnakrishna.com/ Check out Sword Stone Table: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/634028/sword-stone-table-by-edited-by-swapna-krishna-and-jenn-northington/ Side Quest "In response to the alarming escalation in xenophobia and bigotry resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Asian Pacific Policy and Planning Council (A3PCON), Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA), and the Asian American Studies Department of San Francisco State University launched the Stop AAPI Hate coalition on March 19, 2020. The coalition tracks and responds to incidents of hate, violence, harassment, discrimination, shunning, and child bullying against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States." Learn more and donate at https://stopaapihate.org/ About Pixel Therapy New episodes drop every other Tuesday. Learn more at pixeltherapypod.com or follow us on social media @pixeltherapypod. We're proud members of the But Why Tho? Podcast Network: visit ButWhyThoPodcast.com for everything pop culture in an inclusive geek community! If you like what you hear, please take a moment to rate us, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (or your listening app of choice) & subscribe! Want more? Unlock monthly bonus episodes for $2/mo and help us save up for streaming equipment at patreon.com/pixeltherapypod ! Support this podcast

If you were to distill the story of King Arthur and the Knights of Camelot down to its essence, you might alight on three nouns: Sword Stone Table. That's the title of a new collection of Arthurian retellings, edited by Swapna Krishna and Jenn Northington, that imagines the legends of yore in a London coffee shop, a dystopian Mexico City, Anishinaabe country, and even on Mars. Krishna and Jenn Northington join the podcast to talk about the Arthurs, Merlins, Guineveres, Lancelots, Morgans, and more who populate the once and future land of our imagination.Go beyond the episode:Sword Stone Table: Old Legends, New Voices, edited by Swapna Krishna and Jenn NorthingtonReacquaint yourself with the magic of Mary Stewart's Merlin TrilogyEven the BBC wants to know: King Arthur and Camelot—Why the cultural fascination?The boy king is no stranger to television, but “good adaptations of the King Arthur myth to screen are far out-numbered by the unsuccessful ones”A good one from the Arthur extended universe: The Green KnightTune in every week to catch interviews with the liveliest voices from literature, the arts, sciences, history, and public affairs; reports on cutting-edge works in progress; long-form narratives; and compelling excerpts from new books. Hosted by Stephanie Bastek.Subscribe: iTunes • Feedburner • Stitcher • Google Play • AcastHave suggestions for projects you'd like us to catch up on, or writers you want to hear from? Send us a note: podcast [at] theamericanscholar [dot] org. And rate us on iTunes!Music featured from Strobotone (“Medieval Theme 02”), courtesy of the Free Music Archive. Our theme music was composed by Nathan Prillaman. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

If you were to distill the story of King Arthur and the Knights of Camelot down to its essence, you might alight on three nouns: Sword Stone Table. That's the title of a new collection of Arthurian retellings, edited by Swapna Krishna and Jenn Northington, that imagines the legends of yore in a London coffee shop, a dystopian Mexico City, Anishinaabe country, and even on Mars. Krishna and Jenn Northington join the podcast to talk about the Arthurs, Merlins, Guineveres, Lancelots, Morgans, and more who populate the once and future land of our imagination.Go beyond the episode:Sword Stone Table: Old Legends, New Voices, edited by Swapna Krishna and Jenn NorthingtonReacquaint yourself with the magic of Mary Stewart's Merlin TrilogyEven the BBC wants to know: King Arthur and Camelot—Why the cultural fascination?The boy king is no stranger to television, but “good adaptations of the King Arthur myth to screen are far out-numbered by the unsuccessful ones”A good one from the Arthur extended universe: The Green KnightTune in every week to catch interviews with the liveliest voices from literature, the arts, sciences, history, and public affairs; reports on cutting-edge works in progress; long-form narratives; and compelling excerpts from new books. Hosted by Stephanie Bastek.Subscribe: iTunes • Feedburner • Stitcher • Google Play • AcastHave suggestions for projects you'd like us to catch up on, or writers you want to hear from? Send us a note: podcast [at] theamericanscholar [dot] org. And rate us on iTunes!Music featured from Strobotone (“Medieval Theme 02”), courtesy of the Free Music Archive. Our theme music was composed by Nathan Prillaman. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We unpack the week that was with Arionne Nettles and Meha Ahmad, including the Euro Cup controversy, billionaires in space, and the latest (not greatest) food trend: mac and cheese ice cream. Then, Jenn Northington and Swapna Krishna tell us about ‘Sword Stone Table: Old Legends, New Voices.' They're the editors of this incredible new anthology of King Arthur stories retold by writers who hold marginalized identities. Plus, Anna North joins to dispel the myth of lockdown as a sabbatical once and for all.

This week, Liberty and Vanessa discuss Ghost Forest, Sword Stone Table, The Final Girl Support Group, and more great books. Pick up an All the Books! shirt, sticker, and more right here. Follow All the Books! using RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. BOOKS DISCUSSED ON THE SHOW: Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness by Kristen Radtke Sword Stone Table: Old Legends, New Voices by Swapna Krishna and Jenn Northington A Psalm for the Wild-Built (Monk & Robot 1) by Becky Chambers  The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass Ghost Forest by Pik-Shuen Fung The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix The Icepick Surgeon: Murder, Fraud, Sabotage, Piracy, and Other Dastardly Deeds Perpetrated in the Name of Science by Sam Kean  The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream: The Hunt for a Victorian Era Serial Killer by Dean Jobb M, King's Bodyguard by Niall Leonard  WHAT WE'RE READING: The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo MORE BOOKS OUT THIS WEEK: ParaNorthern and the Chaos Bunny A-hop-calypse by Stephanie Cooke, Mari Costa The Stone Face by William Gardner Smith The Great Big One by J.C. Geiger The Letters of Shirley Jackson by Shirley Jackson , Laurence Jackson Hyman The Rules of Arrangement by Anisha Bhatia Carry On: Reflections for a New Generation by John Lewis The Director: My Years Assisting J. Edgar Hoover by Paul Letersky and Gordon L. Dillow It's Elemental: The Hidden Chemistry in Everything by Kate Biberdorf Forgetting: The Benefits of Not Remembering by Scott A. Small Tall Men, Short Shorts: The 1969 NBA Finals: Wilt, Russ, Lakers, Celtics, and a Very Young Sports Reporter by Leigh Montville Awakening: #MeToo and the Global Fight for Women's Rights by Rachel B. Vogelstein, Meighan Stone Grand Dishes: Recipes and stories from grandmothers of the world by Iska Lupton and Anastasia Miari  Faking Reality by Sara Fujimura  Radha & Jai's Recipe for Romance by Nisha Sharma When All the Girls Are Sleeping by Emily Arsenault  Up All Night: 13 Stories between Sunset and Sunrise by Laura Silverman Prepare Her: Stories by Genevieve Plunkett Don't Let It Get You Down: Essays on Race, Gender, and the Body by Savala Nolan Trepczynski Secrets of the Force The Complete, Uncensored, Unauthorized Oral History of Star Wars by Edward Gross and Mark A. Altman  Born Into This by Adam Thompson Such a Quiet Place by Megan Miranda All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle Stereo(TYPE): Poems by Jonah Mixon-Webster Always On: Hope and Fear in the Social Smartphone Era by Rory Cellan-Jones A Touch of Jen by Beth Morgan  The Lost and Found Necklace by Louisa Leaman Magma by Thóra Hjörleifsdóttir Embassy Wife by Katie Crouch The Therapist by B. A. Paris A Passage North by Anuk Arudpragasam Purgatorio by Dante Alighieri, Mary Jo Bang (translator) The Mythic Koda Rose by Jennifer Nissley The Rehearsals by Annette Christie While We Were Dating by Jasmine Guillory  It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey The Verdigris Pawn by Alysa Wishingrad What Is a Dog?: A Memoir by Chloe Shaw Yoga Pant Nation by Laurie Gelman Appleseed by Matt Bell  The Joy of Sweat: The Strange Science of Perspiration by Sarah Everts The Startup Wife by Tahmima Anam Midnight, Water City (The Water City Trilogy) by Chris Mckinney Journey Beyond the Burrow by Rina Heisel T: The Story of Testosterone, the Hormone that Dominates and Divides Us by Carole Hooven The Comfort of Monsters by Willa C Richards Committed: Dispatches from a Psychiatrist in Training by Adam Stern Checkmate in Berlin: The Cold War Showdown That Shaped the Modern World by Giles Milton  Strange Beasts of China by Yan Ge, Jeremy Tiang (Translator) I Couldn't Love You More by Esther Freud Bring Your Baggage and Don't Pack Light: Essays by Helen Ellis To Walk Alone in the Crowd by Antonio Muñoz Molina, Guillermo Bleichmar (translator) The Freedom Race by Lucinda Roy The Right Side of Reckless by Whitney D. Grandison Love Lockdown: Dating, Sex, and Marriage in America's Prisons by Elizabeth Greenwood Look What You Made Me Do by Elaine Murphy  Margie Kelly Breaks the Dress Code by Bridget Farr Other People's Comfort Keeps Me Up at Night by Morgan Parker See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Co-editors Jenn Northington & Swapna Krishna stop by to talk about their Arthurian fantasy collection Sword Stone Table: Old Legends, New Voices Source

Trisha is joined by very special guest Jenn Northington to discuss Beverly Jenkins’s Vivid and to offer some SFF (and P) romance recs.  Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. To get even more romance recs and news, sign up for our Kissing Books newsletter! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. News  Listen to Jenn discuss all kinds of other bookish things on Get Booked and SFF Yeah! If you are also a “cook or bake as you read” person, here’s the recipe Jenn used for what we’re now calling Miss Abigail bread. (It calls for a cast-iron skillet but you can use any oven-safe pan or cake tin of that approximate size.) AND Jenn was kind enough to also share her (soon to be famous, probably) jam recipe with all of us: 2 cups blueberries; 1 tbs white sugar; ½ tbs lemon juice; a pinch of cinnamon (optional). Mix blueberries, sugar, lemon juice, and cinnamon in a saucepan; cook, stirring regularly, over medium heat until thickened, about 30 minutes. It will gel a little more as it cools; an easy way to know if it’s “done” is if you can draw a spoon through it along the bottom of the pan and it takes a second for the pan bottom to be covered up again. (TB note: this recipe apparently does not call for a dutch oven or a double boiler – I checked.) Books Discussed Vivid, Wild Rain, and Bring on the Blessings by Beverly Jenkins The Books of Ambha series by Tasha Suri In Deeper Waters by FT Lukens The Heroine Complex series by Sarah Kuhn Briarley by Aster Glenn Gray Touched By An Alien by Gini Koch The Off the Grid series by Alyssa Cole (First book is Radio Silence) The Heart is a Universe by Sherry Thomas Sword Stone Table: Old Legends, New Voices edited by Swapna Krishna and Jenn Northington (Out July 14) Send us your favorite SFF(P) books AND your favorite bookish recipes! You can find Jenn on Twitter and Tumblr (@jennIRL) and on Instagram (@iamjennirl). And as always, you can find Jess and Trisha at the WIR email address (wheninromance@bookriot.com). You can also find us on Twitter (@jessisreading and @trishahaleybrwn), or Instagram (@jess_is_reading and @trishahaleybrown). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Meet Jenn and Preeti, two friends and long-time fans of the Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson, as they begin a reread of the books in advance of the forthcoming show. Keep an eye out for future episodes on the second and fourth Wednesday of every month! #WheelOfTimeWednesday What the WoT columns at Book Riot The Wheel of Time TV show The Wheel of Time Companion: The People, Places, and History of the Bestselling Series by Robert Jordan, Harriet McDougal, Alan Romanczuk, Maria Simons Goal: first 10 chapters of Eye of the World by Robert Jordan for Episode 1 patreon.com/TarValonOrBust Follow Preeti on Twitter, Desi Geek Girls, or her website Sword Stone Table, edited by Jenn Northington and Swapna Krishna Follow Jenn on Instagram, or SFF Yeah! Check out Bryan Dunn's music! bryandunnmusic.net Get bonus content on Patreon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Robin and Chris hop on the phone with fellow Trekkie and Supercluster contributor Swapna Krishna to geek out over the Picard season finale.

Robin Seemangal is joined by fellow Trekkies and seasoned spaceflight journalists Swapna Krishna and Chris Gebhardt, who have extensive experience with both real-life and fictional space travel. Tune in for a discussion on the mythology of Star Trek, its impact on human space exploration, and what will one day become human life in space. We take a look at the predictions Star Trek films & television shows have made about society and technology, and explore the fun connections between the fictional universe and real life space exploration.

Jenn and guest Swapna Krishna discuss Star Trek news, adaptations, the Arthur C. Clark Awards, and recent debuts. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Garrison Girl by Rachel Aaron, and Bellewether by Susanna Kearsley. News: MORE PICARD IS HAPPENING! WorldCon update: the programming looks better. Discovery of Witches finally has a US broadcaster and we’re still confused. Geneva Robertson-Dworet is adapting Andy Weir's novel ‘Artemis’. Arthur C Clarke Award winner announced.   Books Discussed An Ocean of Minutes by Thea Lim (July 10) (tw: sexual assault) Witchmark by CL Polk (June 19) Suicide Club by Rachel Heng (July 10) Markswoman by Rati Mehrotra (January 23)

Steve sits down with Vanderbilt astronomy professor David Weintraub to discuss the moral ethics surrounding humanity’s trip to Mars.Question Include: Should we go to Mars? When will we get to Mars? Is there life on Mars? How will we impact possible life on Mars? What is panspermia? Are humans descendants of Martians? Why protect microbial life? Why are we so obsessed with Mars? Will the discovery of extraterrestrial life have an impact on religion? Can people survive on Mars? Can someone be banned from going to Mars? Who gets to go to Mars? Follow ‘I Need My Space’ on Social Media:Twitter: @INeedMySpacePodInstagram: @INeedMySpacePodFB Group: I Need My Space PodTo continue the conversation from this episode, use the hashtag #INeedMySpaceYou can find David’s books here on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/David-A.-Weintraub/e/B001IXMCF4 About Inverse:Inverse sparks curiosity about the future. We explore the science of anything, innovations that shape tomorrow, and ideas that stretch our minds. Our goal is to motivate the next generation to build a better world.Credits:‘I Need My Space’ is an Inverse production hosted by Rae Paoletta and Steve Ward, produced by Sam Riddell, and executive produced by Hannah Margaret Allen. Our intro and outro music was created by Andrew Olivares. Rae: @payoletter Steve: @stevejohnhenrywAndrew: https://soundcloud.com/andrewoOther Topics Discussed Include: The Mars Trilogy (Kim Stanley Robinson)Hashtags to Include in Metadata: Science, Space, Space Questions, Steve Ward, Rae Paoletta, Inverse, Inverse.com, Swapna Krishna, Aliens, SpaceX, Dope Space Pics, Space Travel, NASA, Astronauts in Space, UFOs, Mars, Earth, Alien

Sendhil Ramamurthy joins hosts Swapna Krishna and Preeti Chhibber to talk about his role on the new show Reverie, being one of the first South Asian actors we loved, and the thing he loves as much as Desi Geek Girls loves Star Wars. Catch the first episode of Reverie on NBC on May 30, 10 PM ET/9 PM CT. Description of Reverie (from NBC): From Mickey Fisher, the creator of “Extant,” this grounded new thriller follows Mara Kint (Sarah Shahi), a former hostage negotiator and expert on human behavior who became a college professor after facing an unimaginable personal tragedy. But when her former boss, Charlie Ventana (Dennis Haysbert), brings her in to save ordinary people who have lost themselves in a highly advanced immersive virtual-reality program in which you can live out your wildest dreams, she finds that in saving others, she may actually have discovered a way to save herself. Sendhil Ramamurthy headshot courtesy of Paul Drinkwater/NBC.  

Space journalist Swapna Krishna of Engadget, SyFy Fangrrls, & the Los Angeles Times joins Rae and Steve to answer questions about the spectacular world of space flight.Questions Include: Why do we love shooting stuff into space? Will Starman contaminate Mars? Would you have a space funeral? Is Elon Musk the right man to take us to Mars? Are spacecraft cats or dogs? Where is Voyager I and Voyager II? What is the Kessler syndrome? How many satellites are up there? How will space junk affect Earth? What happens when spacecraft die? Why can’t you take pictures of satellites? Why are reusable rockets important?Follow I Need My Space on Social Media:Twitter: @INeedMySpacePodInstagram: @INeedMySpacePodTo continue the conversation from this episode, use the hashtag #INeedMySpaceWhere to Find Swapna Krishna:Twitter: @skrishnaDesi Geek Girls: https://apple.co/2vLeuNnWhy You Need Your Space:In this episode, Emily Lakdawalla, senior editor and planetary evangelist at the Planetary Society, tells us why she needs her space. You can follow Emily on Twitter @elakdawalla and check out Planetary Radio on Apple: https://apple.co/2vQqlKfAbout Inverse:Inverse sparks curiosity about the future. We explore the science of anything, innovations that shape tomorrow, and ideas that stretch our minds. Our goal is to motivate the next generation to build a better world.Credits:I Need My Space is an Inverse production hosted by Rae Paoletta and Steve Ward, produced by Sam Riddell, and executive produced by Hannah Margaret Allen. Our intro and outro music was created by Olivares. Additional Music by P C III (Pipe Choir Three).Rae: @payoletterSteve: @stevejohnhenrywAndrew: https://soundcloud.com/andrewoP C III: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/P_C_III/ Other Topics Discussed Include: space junk, machismo, low Earth orbit, Cassini, KFC chicken sandwich in space, NASA, Parker Solar Probe, the Golden Record, Jade Rabbit rover, flat-Earthers, Curiosity

This week, Stephen and Jason are joined by space and technology reporter Swapna Krishna to catch up on a whole bunch of news, including the James Webb Telescope's latest schedule slip, SpaceX's recent tangling with NOAA, Commercial Crew changes and more. Also, the introduction of Liftoff merchandise!

In Episode 51, “Desi Geek Girls,” Flourish and Elizabeth talk to another pair of podcast hosts, Preeti Chhibber and Swapna Krishna of the eponymous pop culture podcast. Topics covered balancing joy with critique in pop culture conversations, Star Trek and Star Wars (and the experience of being brown at Star Wars Celebration), traveling cross-country to see “Monsoon Wedding” onstage, the ways that fandom affects a career path, and how a novice can get started reading comics in the year 2017.

Hard NOC Life is back with a special episode dedicated to the 40th anniversary of Star Wars! Keith is joined by the hosts of Desi Geek Girls, Swapna Krishna and Preeti Chhibber, to talk about their experience meeting Riz Ahmed and Mark Hamill at Star Wars Celebration, Rogue One and the increasingly diverse galaxy, the need for more women of color in Star Wars, and why Rebels is the best!