Podcast appearances and mentions of Sydney Padua

Jenn and guest Kim Ukura discuss lots of nonfiction, including kid-friendly science audiobooks and body-positive memoirs, in this week’s episode of Get Booked. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission. Questions 1. I have been listening to science audio books with my son (7yo) who has really been enjoying them. So far we have listened to the Future of Humanity by Michio Kaku, Astrophysics For Young People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson, and we are currently listening to The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs. Anything else you can recommend? All the bonus points if it deals with robots, space, or is any way speculative. Thanks! -Riad 2. Hello. I promise this isn’t just a word problem in disguise, although it sort of feels that way! I used to have a very long commute to work (over an hour each way), which I made more bearable by listening to non-fiction audiobooks. I now have a much, much shorter commute but miss listening to audiobooks. I use my local library’s app, which allows audiobooks to be checked out for two weeks. Since I’m listening for less than an hour a day, I often can’t finish the books that I borrow in time. Can you recommend some great non-fiction that is around 10 hours long? I really enjoy Oliver Sachs, Mary Roach, Michael Pollan, Bee Wilson, Bill Bryson, and Brene Brown and have already listened to everything by these authors that is available. My favorite topics are social science, psychology, the natural world, and food/cooking. I generally don’t enjoy celebrity memoirs, self-help, and am firmly disinterested in sports. Thank you so much for all of your awesome weekly recommendations-I’ve discovered so many new favorites because of your podcast!  -Brenna 3. Hello! I am writing to you in the hopes that you can point me in the right direction. I was recently surprised when I noticed two books on different topics I was reading started to converge. One book is Bregman’s “Humankind: A Hopeful History” and the other is McGonigal’s “The Joy of Movement”. Despite their apparently dissimilar topics (social psychology and exercise), somehow, these two books converged on the ideas that humans are built for connection and cooperation. And suddenly I know I need more of that. I want more of humans building relationships and working towards common goals. I’ve already read Smith’s “The Power of Meaning” and have Ter Kuile’s “The Power of Ritual” on hold at the library. What else can you recommend? Fiction and non-fiction are both OK. TIA. -Lisa 4. I am 35 years old and single and have recently decided to explore the world of on-line dating…bad idea. No need for details of bad experience but it has created a need in me for a good female powered memoir preferably with focus on body image. I have read a lot of the popular ones already such as the beauty myth, body positive power, the body is not an apology, Men Explain Things to Me, and books by Lindy West, Roxane Gay, Samantha Irby, and Jes Baker. I also just purchased Body Talk and have been reading an essay every morning. Any help with finding a good female strong and feel good book would be greatly appreciated. I love your podcast and thank you!! -Noelle 5. Hi, I always thought I was straight but recently I’ve been feeling more attraction towards women/enbys. I am in a long term relationship with a man whom I love and adore and don’t see that ending anytime soon. Basically, I’m struggling with my sexuality and have no good outlet to explore that now. Books have always been the thing I turn to when I’m trying to process important things. Please recommend adult books (preferably one fiction and one non-fiction) that center on wlw relationships and coming to terms with your sexuality. Bonus points for bi/pan rep or enby rep and bonus points for an older character (not a teen). I love contemporary and literary fiction but would be open to an sff. I have not been loving historical recently.  -JJ 6. I’m a Computer Science teacher in Mexico City. I have been teaching high school students about the science behind the magic of technology for about fifteen years. Also, I’m an avid reader and I believe in the power of books in my students’ academic lives. I’m always looking for books about Computer Science or the history of computers to assign them as extra activities for my class (some students prefer reading books instead of coding, and that’s fine with me as long as they learn). Books in English are not a problem since, although we are a Spanish-speaking country, I work at a bilingual school and they understand English perfectly. We have read books like “The Code Book” by Simon Singh, “The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage” a beautiful graphic novel by Sydney Padua, “Broad Band” by Claire L. Evans, “The Inevitable” by Kevin Kelly, “The Second Machine Age” by Erik Brynjolfsson, “Code Girls” by Liza Mundy, “Zero Day” by Mark Russinovich, and “Life 3.0” by Max Tegmark. I would love to know if you have any recommendations my students and for me. Of course, there are extra points for books about women in tech and the power of diversity and inclusion, since we all need those messages every single day in our current world.  -Rodrigo 7. My mom has begun seeking therapy for chronic depression that I suspect has been with her for a while now. I’m glad she’s seeking professional help, but I also wanted to get her a book to help lift her up a bit. From what she’s confided in me, some of what is contributing to her depression is that a lot of her identity is tied up in feeling needed/useful as a mom. Now that both her daughters are grown, she thinks we don’t need her anymore (entirely untrue, of course) and that she’s not useful as a person. I’m wondering if there are any books out there about older women finding renewed sense of self or dealing with similar issues that she can see herself in. I’m hoping for something uplifting. She also has triggers around harm to children and sexual violence, so if those topics could be avoided, that would be great. Thanks! -Worried Daughter Books Discussed Packing for Mars by Mary Roach (Gulp, Spook, or Grunt) Scatter, Adapt, and Remember by Annalee Newitz Make it Scream, Make it Burn by Leslie Jamison (9 hours 3 minutes) Once Upon a Time I Lived on Mars by Kate Greene (6 hrs 7 min) How We Show Up by Mia Birdsong Northern Light by Kazim Ali (cw: discussion of suicide) Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud by Anne Helen Petersen #VeryFat #VeryBrave by Nicole Byer The Fixed Stars by Molly Wizenberg The Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows by Olivia Waite Reset: My Fight for Inclusion and Lasting Change by Ellen Pao Algorithms of Oppression by Safiya Umoja Noble Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed by Lori Gottlieb Book Club When Women Were Birds by Terry Tempest Williams, (cw: attempted assault) 10 Mystery and Thriller Books Starring Older Women Books With Female Protagonists Over 60 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

感谢收听“普通读者”。 这一期我们做一期三八妇女节特别节目，总结一下以前节目中提到的和女性，女权有关的非虚构和虚构作品，聊一些我们想聊但没有机会聊到的相关作品，还有听众们推荐的女性女权相关的书。 时间节点： 1:40 三八妇女节小历史 3:12 关于女权的非虚构作品 14:28 和女性相关的虚构类作品 28:30 3月阅读挑战读什么：一本关于在各行各业女性的书 40:33 听众投稿 提到的书： 非虚构： 《父权制与资本主义》上野千鹤子 《厌女》上野千鹤子 《女性的权利》奇玛曼达·恩戈兹·阿迪契 《亲爱的安吉维拉》奇玛曼达·恩戈兹·阿迪契 《妇女的力量与社会翻转》-- 玛利亚罗莎·达拉·科斯特 / 谢尔玛·詹姆斯 《黑箱》伊藤诗织 《知晓我姓名》香奈儿·米勒 Come as You Are: The Surprising New Science that Will Transform Your Sex Life, by Emily Nagoski Feminist City : Claiming Space in a Man-Made World, by Leslie Kern Feminism for the 99%: A Manifesto, by Nancy Fraser / Tithi Bhattacharya / Cinzia Arruzza My Own Words, by Ruth Bader Ginsburg 虚构： 《野兽派太太》卡罗尔·安·达菲 The Other Einstein, by Marie Benedict Hamnet, by Maggie O'Farrell 《秧歌》 张爱玲 《凡尔赛玫瑰》池田理代子 Corregidora, by Gayl Jones Girl, Woman, Other, by Bernardine Evaristo 《诗人X》伊丽莎白·阿塞韦多 Hurricane Season, by Fernanda Melchor The Bass Rock, by Evie Wyld 《荆棘之城》萨拉·沃特斯 《鳄鱼手记》邱妙津 Everything Under, by Daisy Johnson Sisters, by Daisy Johnson 《卡罗尔》帕特里夏·海史密斯 《觉醒》凯特·肖邦 《狂乱》萨冈 《素食主义者》韩江 《钟型罩》希微雅·普拉斯 《星辰时刻》克拉丽丝·李斯佩克朵 Frankissstein: A Love Story, by Jeanette Winterson 3月阅读挑战相关书籍： The Women with Silver Wings: The Inspiring True Story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II, by Katherine Sharp Landdeck Hold Still: A Memoir with Photographs, by Sally Mann 《埃及艳后》斯泰茜·希夫 How to Make Love Like a Porn Star, by Jenna Jameson and Neil Strauss Revolting Prostitutes: The Fight for Sex Workers' Rights, by Juno Mac and Molly Easo Smith 《我的妹妹是连环杀手》欧因坎·布雷思韦特 《我本不该成为母亲》阿什莉·奥德兰 Recoding Gender: Women's Changing Participation in Computing, by Janet Abbate Ada's Ideas: The Story of Ada Lovelace, the World's First Computer Programmer, by Fiona Robinson The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage, by Sydney Padua 听众推荐的书： 《使女的故事》玛格丽特·阿特伍德 《你以为你是谁》艾丽丝·门罗 《蝲蛄吟唱的地方》迪莉娅·欧文斯 《从不妥协：法拉奇传》克里斯蒂娜•德•斯特凡诺 收听和订阅渠道： 小宇宙App，Apple Podcast, Anchor，Spotify，Pocket Casts， Google Podcast，Breaker， Radiopublic；网易云“普通-读者” 电邮：commonreader@protonmail.com 微博： 普通读者播客 欢迎关注普通读者的豆瓣： 豆瓣“普通读者播客”：https://www.douban.com/people/commonreaders/ 片头音乐credit： Helen Reddy - I Am Woman 片尾音乐credit：John Bartman - Happy African Village (Music from Pixabay)

Graphic Novels   Definition according to Merriam-Webster.com: a story that is presented in comic-strip format and published as a book. The Pantheon of Graphic Novels: Maus by Art Spiegelman, serialized from 1980 to 1991. A memoir of the child of Holocaust survivors that artfully combines historical events and Spiegelman's relationship with his difficult father. Fun Home by Alison Bechdel (eponym of the Bechdel Test), 2006. Another memoir about a difficult paternal relationship. A wry exploration of sexual identity, depression, etc. and very engaging. Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi, 2000. It depicts youth in Iran and Paris during and after the Islamic Revolution.   Xoe’s List:   Capacity- Theo Ellsworth Solanin- Inio Asano Beautiful Darkness- Fabien Velhman Uzumaki- Junji Ito Tekkonkinkreet- Taiyou Matsumoto A Child’s Life- Phoebe Gloeckner   Rita's List:   Transmetropolitan series by Warren Ellis and Darick Robertson (1997-2002) - raw and rauchy. An R-rated political screed. Great graphics. Read the issues in order. Lena Finkle's Magic Barrel: A Graphic Novel by Anya Ulinich, 2014. Life in New York City for a woman after her 15-year marriage breaks up. Full of weird dates, poignant characters, and wry humor. The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Computer by Sydney Padua, 2015. A David Foster Wallace-esque story about Lord Byron's daughter, a mathematical genius, and her collaborator and rival. The New Adventures of Abraham Lincoln by Scott McCloud, 1998. A Lincoln doppelganger attempts to wreak havoc. Locke & Key by Joe Hill, art by Gabriel Rodriguez, 2008. Stephen King's son and horror novelist creates a stylish nightmare in a gothic mansion. The Private Eye by Brian K Vaughan, 2015. Futuristic detective story full of the wit and violence you expect in a good noir. Blacksad by Juan Díaz Canales   Other Titles Mentioned:   Garfield- Jim Davis TinTin- Hergé Asterix- Alberto Uderzo Shonen Jump- A monthly Japanese comics anthology that is also released in the U.S. Dear Creature- Jonathan Case Sandman- Neil Gaiman Saga and Y The Last Man- Brian K Vaughn Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art- Scott McCloud   Chicken With Plums (film)- dir. By Marjane Satrapi Sailor Moon (TV Series) Pokemon (TV series) The Difference Engine (novel)- William Gibson and Bruce Sterling

Robin caught up with the author of the multi-award winning The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage, Sydney Padua. Backstage at BAHFest they chat about creating the steampunk graphic novel, maths, Mad magazine, cheese, comics and a whole lot more! Support the show at patreon.com/bookshambles. Not only are there some great rewards, but you'll also ensure the show keeps on keeping on!

The Economist's Emma Duncan and author Sydney Padua explore the story of 19th century data geek, Ada Lovelace, who presaged the power of computers by writing one of the first programs. And have we entered a new geological epoch? Tim Cross discusses the evidence. Kenneth Cukier hosts See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Economist's Emma Duncan and author Sydney Padua explore the story of 19th century data geek, Ada Lovelace, who presaged the power of computers by writing one of the first programs. And have we entered a new geological epoch? Tim Cross discusses the evidence. Kenneth Cukier hosts See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

 Your Hosts This Episode Anna Ferri | Amanda Wanner | Matthew Murray We discuss online reading vs book reading (“I just want to read the wiki article”), whether pop science is formulaic, if we read non-fiction to learn explicit facts or provoke thought generally, the impact of blog writing/reading on technology books, our audiobook preferences, anti-narratives (handbooks), edutainment, “There is some fiction in my non-fiction!,” lying by omission, hate reads, and more… Technology (Non-Fiction) We Read (or kinda): Recommended What is Code? by Paul Ford, long-form article from Bloomberg Magazine  The Making of Crash Bandicoot by Andy Gavin (The series of blog posts Matthew read; for the deep nerds out there)  The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains by Nicholas Carr  Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter by Tom Bissell  Kitten Clone: Inside Alcatel-Lucen by Douglas Coupland (for a unique experience of technology reading)  The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Computer by Sydney Padua  Other books read Dataclysm: Who We Are (When We Think No One's Looking) by Christian Rudder  The State of Play: Creators and Critics on Video Game Culture edited by Daniel Goldberg and Linus Larsson  Free: The Future of a Radical Price by Chris Anderson  The Naked Future: What Happens in a World That Anticipates Your Every Move? by Patrick Tucker  A few more “books” we mentioned(or that Meghan wanted us to mention since she couldn’t be there) The Urban Biking Handbook: The DIY Guide to Building, Rebuilding, Tinkering with, and Repairing Your Bicycle for City Living by Charles Haine  Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson  The Victorian Internet by Tom Standage  Paper Knowledge: Toward a Media History of Documents by Lisa Gitelman  How It Began: A Time-Traveler’s Guide to the Universe by Chris Impey (example of odd “padding” in non-fiction, but the science stuff is coooool)  BiblioTech: Why Libraries Matter More Than Ever in the Age of Google by John Palfrey  What Technology Wants by Kevin Kelly  Other/Links 7 Things You Should Read About Technology’s Role in Our Future Hatoful Boyfriend - The pigeon dating game Why so few violent video games? by Gregory Avery-Weir (short, funny, recommended)  The World Future Society - produces The Futurist magazine for which Patrick Tucker is an editor… That's Revolting!: Queer Strategies for Resisting Assimilation edited by Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore (an example of a book where the author really invites you to debate and disagree with the arguments in their work)  Check out our Pinterest board of all the Technology (non-fiction) books people in our club read (or tried to read).

In this talk graphic artist and animator Sydney Padua talks about her bestselling graphic novel "The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage". She will also display her 3D animations of how the Analytical Engine would have looked and operated.

This week we're learning about a pair of 19th-century geniuses, and the friendship that gave rise to the era of modern computers. We'll speak to artist and animator Sydney Padua about her graphic novel "The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Computer." And we'll talk to Suw Charman-Anderson, founder of Ada Lovelace Day, an international celebration of the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and math.

A century before the first electronic computers, there was the Analytical Engine, a giant, coal-powered mechanical brain. Sounds like a steampunk fantasy, but it was the real deal: a general-purpose computer capable not only of number-crunching but also logical operations. Not even its inventor, the brilliant and eccentric Victorian-era mathematician Charles Babbage, grasped its full potential. It was his friend and fellow visionary Ada Lovelace, daughter of Lord Byron, who had that critical insight. Alas, though worked out in painstaking detail by Babbage, the Analytical Engine was never built. But now it's been drawn – at least parts of it – by the illustrator and animator Sydney Padua. Sydney's new book, "The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Computer," mixes comics, explanatory footnotes, historical documentation and some wonderful cartoon diagrams. It's a funny and absorbing portrait of one of history's great intellectual partnerships – and the magnificent machine that brought them together.

This hour we talk to Sydney Padua, author and illustrator of The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Computer (Pantheon, April 2015). In this graphic novel with lengthy, tongue-in-cheek footnotes, Padua reimagines the lives of Ada Lovelace and Charles Babbage, who worked on prototypes for the first “computer”…

Ed raves about Sydney Padua's The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage , Del tells us all about The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August. Producer Al keeps a watchful eye on the news. The guest is Gabriel Conroy who tells us all about the John Sinclair books. All recordings are issued under official license from Fab Radio International. The Bookworm is a Truly Outrageous Production.

This is the fifth podcast in our new weekly series where we interview some of the most inspiring animators working in London. Michael Schlingmann is a 2D/3D animator who has worked in the industry for over 25 years, during which time he has worked on numerous commercials and feature films, including Richard Williams' The Thief and The Cobbler, Space Jam & ParaNorman. Most recently Michael has been working on the latest TSB adverts at Studio AKA. Subscribe on itunes! itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-p…rill/id848275029 Michael Schlingmann aka Felix Sputnik The Thief and The Cobbler https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bggDbbKyuXk Hans Bacher http://one1more2time3.wordpress.com/ Obama's Elf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_B5UrI7nAI Guinness hands commercial https://vimeo.com/46185205 EarthQuaker4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXVKHU5QhT4 Looping (the e4 sting Michael never sent off) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiZ2T5s44c0 Sections Michael directed and animated for Aardman's Pirates. http://www.felixsputnik.com/animation/the-pirates/   The Midnight Beast (the Project Michael done it 4 weeks) https://vimeo.com/89810577 Barth Maunoury ( the super fast animator Michael worked with) http://www.monkeybarth.com/ Sydney Padua (the comic artist Michael talks about) http://sydneypadua.com/ http://makeitthentelleverybody.com/2013/06/ryan-north/ Hair Shirt Ordinary Victories http://georgesclooney.blogspot.fr/p/tome-3-tome-4.html

We chatted with artist Sydney Padua this week. Sydney's animated creations appear in loads of blockbuster movies, but she's a star of the small screen too - you might have seen her extremely funny web comic Babbage and Lovelace doing the rounds lately. With Ada Lovelace Day coming up very soon, Sydney tells us about [...]