Podcasts about zelazny

I overlooked getting this one posted here, so it's out of order. My apologies!Join Jim on a thrilling journey through the most iconic and influential science fiction and fantasy of the 1960s! From groundbreaking novels to works from established favorite authors, we'll explore the most beloved and enduring works of the decade that shaped the genre. From Heinlein to Clarke, LeGuin to Zelazny, we'll divine which novels rose to the top in each year of the decade through sales, awards, and reviews. So, buckle up and get ready to blast off into the fabulous world of 1960s science fiction and fantasy!#FantasyForTheAges #ReadingRecommendations #Classics #ClassicLiterature #HugoAwards #SciFi #ScienceFiction #Fantasy #FantasyFiction #SSF #BestBooks #Top3 #Top10 #booktube #booktuberWant to purchase books/media mentioned in this episode?2001: A Space Odyssey: https://t.ly/t3_m_Babel-17: https://t.ly/5Lu6xThe Ballad of Beta-2: https://t.ly/Fx0X6A Canticle for Leibowitz: https://t.ly/Nbd8gDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?: https://t.ly/KYKbnDorsai: https://t.ly/lqBeFDr. Bloodmoney, or How We Got Along After the Bomb: https://t.ly/t5opnThe Drowned World: https://t.ly/2QjIjDune: https://t.ly/4_w_kThe Einstein Intersection: https://t.ly/LNmEeA Fall of Moondust: https://t.ly/kro3SFarnham's Freehold: https://t.ly/PobXpFlowers for Algernon: https://t.ly/cOenOGlory Road: https://t.ly/jKIDrGraybeard: https://t.ly/PkFXQThe Left Hand of Darkness: https://t.ly/avJCxLord of Light: https://t.ly/ql0kmThe Man in the High Castle: https://t.ly/wVUUmThe Moon Is a Harsh Mistress: https://t.ly/621IcPlanet of the Apes: https://t.ly/aNdi3Slaughterhouse-Five: https://t.ly/7BINKSolaris: https://t.ly/Jth3pStranger in a Strange Land: https://t.ly/gXvOpStarship Troopers: https://t.ly/dsq75The Wanderer: https://t.ly/0v1eWWay Station: https://t.ly/Z5DumA Wizard of Earthsea: https://t.ly/KMQT4A Wrinkle in Time: https://t.ly/cAK14Ways to connect with us:Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FantasyForTheAges Follow Jim/Father on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/13848336-jim-scriven Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/jMWyVJ6qKk Follow us on "X": @Fantasy4theAges Follow us on Blue Sky: @fantasy4theages.bsky.socialFollow us on Instagram: fantasy_for_the_ages Follow us on Mastodon: @FantasyForTheAges@nerdculture.de Email us: FantasyForTheAges@gmail.com Check out our merch: https://www.newcreationsbyjen.com/collections/fantasyfortheagesJim's Microphone: Blue Yeti https://tinyurl.com/3shpvhb4 ————————————————————————————Music and video elements licensed under Envato Elements:https://elements.envato.com/

The show returns to the science fiction films of the 1970's with author Randy Fox! This time out we tackle DAMNATION ALLEY (1877) and make a sad discovery – neither of us like the film. Generally, I don't enjoy podcasting about films I'm not enthusiastic about but we explain how this episode came to be. Word to the wise – communication is key!   Anyway. We dig into the production of the film and go back to the source story from Roger Zelazny to compare page to screen. Spoiler alert – page wins. But we take note of the various films that seem directly inspired by Zelazny's tale and relate ways that this movie could have benefited from sticking closer to the story as written. We discuss the slashing of the budget and the commensurate drop in special effects quality. Neither Randy or I like one of the lead actors which is always a problem for entertainment value. Couple this with excellent character actors dying far too soon, as well as the female lead being given nothing to do and the printed version of this tale looks better all the time. No matter that the producers thought, a futuristic Convoy was not what the public wanted.   If you like DAMNATION ALLEY, by all means, let us know why at thebloodypit@gmail.com – we are curious. Thank you for listening and we'll be back soon. 

Get the book here: https://amzn.to/4eqwhtW - Hugo AwardWinner, 1968 “Funny, wise, and infused with a sense of wonder and knowledge….Nobody else made myths real and valuable in the way Roger Zelazny could.”—Neil Gaiman Lord of Light is a classic tale of the far future from the incomparable Roger Zelazny. Winner of the Hugo Award—one of six Zelazny received over the course of his legendary career, as well as three Nebula Awards and numerous other honors—Lord of Light stands with Joe Haldeman's The Forever War and Frank Herbert's Dune as one of the seminal novels that changed the way readers looked at science fiction. Experience it and you will understand why New York Times bestselling sf author Greg Bear says, “Reading Zelazny is like dropping into a Mozart string quartet as played by Thelonius Monk.”

In this kick-off episode to Sign of Chaos, we'll frame up the conditions under which Zelazny wrote this 8th Amber book, the commercialization of the franchise, and my general take on the book. Then we'll dive in and cover both chapters 1 and 2, including the Alice in Wonderland scene, and the deeper introduction to Mandor.

In chapter 6 of Blood of Amber, Zelazny infamously drops a bombshell about the genealogy of the House of Amber. We'll dive into the inconsistencies surrounding Caine's mother, the lost siblings of Sand and Delwin, and Zelazny's botched attempt to patch it all up with fans. Meanwhile, Luke tries the ultimate sales pitch on Merlin.

I'll discuss why Blood of Amber is my favorite of the 5 Merlin books, and how the publisher asked Zelazny for a prologue. And we'll cover the opening sequences of this next book in the Chronicles of Amber, including Zelazny's awkward attempt at revisionist history for his female characters.

Anonybit co-founder and CEO Frances Zelazny joins the show this week to discuss the advantages of a decentralized approach to biometric identity, why her team is partnering up with a range of biometrics vendors, and exactly how biometric matching works using mutli-party computation. It's an illuminating conversation that really shows why Anonybit's platform is so innovative. Check out https://www.anonybit.io/ to learn more! Also mentioned this week: Acuity Market Intelligence's latest Prism report: https://www.the-prism-project.com/fs-prism-download And Identity Week Europe: https://identityweek.net/

Jim reacts spoiler-lite to yet another novel by Roger Zelazny, one of his last books, and something that feels quite different from other Zelazny literature he'd read. Now, is that a good different, or a bad different. WAFO #ANightInTheLonesomeOctober #SFF #mystery #fantasy #Booktube #Booktuber #Halloween We hope you'll Like and Subscribe! Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/jMWyVJ6qKk Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/FantasyForTheAges Check out our merch: https://www.newcreationsbyjen.com/collections/fantasyfortheages Rate & review us at Apple Podcast or wherever you download content. Email us: FantasyForTheAges@gmail.com. Find us on social media: Mastodon: @FantasyForTheAges@nerdculture.de Twitter: https://twitter.com/Fantasy4theAges Instagram: fantasy_for_the_ages Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FantasyForTheAges

This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we're talking about Roger Zelazny's 1971 novel Jack of Shadows. Gygax included the novel — a high-concept blend of fantasy and science fiction — in Appendix N, but it isn't one that gets talked about all that often. Perhaps because it is such an unrelentingly ugly book, featuring a protagonist who embraces his dark side and never lets go, to the sorrow of everyone around him, and even unto the end of the world as he knows it. This one is DARK. And yet, because it is Zelazny, still incredibly readable and entertaining. That dude could write. * * * Stu's book, Monsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground is for sale now! Buy it! Patreon? Discord? Cool RPG things to buy? All the Vintage RPG links you need are right here in one place! Like, Rate, Subscribe and Review the Vintage RPG Podcast!

This week I sat down with Courtney Zelazny to talk about getting comfortable with romantic partners and an epic ingrown hair. Check out Courtney's podcast The Witty Committee and follow her here: https://www.instagram.com/courtneyzelazny/ Our live story comes from Shawn Banks who told the story of his first Pride weekend. Shawn produces Lowkey Funny at the Laugh Factory. Follow him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bankzzyyy/ The Ladylike Podcast is produced by Gena Gephart: https://www.instagram.com/genagephart Theme song is Type of Wound by Natalie Grace Alford: https://nataliegracealford1.bandcamp.com Follow Ladylike: https://www.facebook.com/ladylikechicago https://www.instagram.com/ladylikechicago https://twitter.com/ladylikechicago Contact us: genagephart@gmail.com

Let's hear from Zelazny about this first Merlin book, before diving into this chapter in which Merlin trumps to Amber with Bill Roth, and we return to the palace for the first time since the beginning of The Courts of Chaos. I'll discuss my impressions of how the classic Amberites are re-introduced to fans, and discuss ways in which the general vibe of Amber has changed since the Corwin books.

In this love letter to Santa Fe, Merlin, and the writing, both, take a detour, as Zelazny struggles to move the plot forward in a clear way. We learn a little about Ghostwheel, and there is a strange new character Dan Martinez, who knows about Amber.

Join me for the final installment of the All Roads Lead to Amber series. We'll cover the last references and allusions, including Alice in Wonderland and Lolita. And we'll finish with two Zelazny experts and their answers to the question: "What is Roger Zelazny's legacy"?

As Corwin comes to the end of his epic journey from Amber to Chaos, we will dive into the meaning behind encounters with Hugi, Ygg, the Head, the Jackal, and more, as Zelazny dabbles in references from Norse Mythology to Dante's Inferno. Having failed to reach the Courts ahead of the Storm, Corwin finally decides to inscribe his own Pattern, which triggers a look-back over this life, and references to his time on Shadow Earth. When Brand takes the Jewel from him, all hope appears lost.

In this episode, we consider an overview of Corwin's entire journey through shadow to the Courts of Chaos, and dive deeper into the first few episodes. He wins his first two encounters with Brand, as Zelazny floats a number of historical and literary references, including a poem by W.B. Yeats.

Back in March 2021, the Stahlratte sailing ship, which had up until then been ferrying passengers and motorcycles around the Darien Gap, made its final voyage. Except this voyage wasn't around the Darien, it was to Cuba. And one rider, embarking on a round the world trip, loaded himself and his motorcycle onto the Stahlratte to make a side trip to ride Cuba. After all, the pandemic was in full swing and Cuba was on his list. Photos and links for this episode can be found on our website at adventureriderradio.com. Adventure Rider Radio is the original and longest running adventure motorcycle and travel podcast and has been produced weekly since 2014! You can count on us to be there for you every Thursday with a new and exciting episode, we never miss a week. And we hope we can count on you for your support. Become a Patreon supporter for just $5 a month and get a sticker and ad-free listening. Make a one time donation of just $10 and we'll send you a sticker. A donation of $50 or more also gets you a shout-out on RAW. To become a supporter please head over to the Support page on our website. Thank you!

In a departure from our normal format, Blake and Karen discuss how science ruins all the fun of some very popular Sci-Fi/Horror tropes.  Alternate Realities and the Multiverse Some thoughts about multiverses from SciAm Chronicles of Amber by Zelazny (affiliate link) (apparently I said Avalon in the ep - totally different thing. Avalon is M.Z. Bradley's retelling of the Arthurian tales from a feminist/pagan framing.) Body Swapping Gilligan's Island Body Swapping Russian Dog Head Experiment (journal) More on the Dog Head (wikipedia) Aliens in our Solar System SciAm on Aliens Looking for "alien" artifacts Cryonics This American Life segment on cryonics (powerful but disturbing) In reSearch of… Cryogenics (Note - Cryonics is freezing people for hypothetical later thawing, Cryogenics is the legit study of freezing all sorts of things.) Time Travel Twin Study Confirms Einstein Simulation Hypothesis Just how many bits would be in a model of the universe? Some pro-simulation speculation (I am not remotely convinced) You can find all our contact info here. This episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/monstertalk and get on your way to being your best self. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Across chapter 7 of Sign of the Unicorn, we begin to unpack the critical timelines surrounding the period when Amber's troubles begin, as Corwin steps back to evaluate what he knows and doesn't know. Why did Brand disappear? What's the relationship to Oberon's disappearance? How far back did the plotting for the throne begin? What's the relationship between the damaging of the Pattern, the Black Road, and Corwin's curse? Zelazny spun a complex plot, and we'll do our best to get our heads around it.

For our first Augustageddon episode, we're visiting the Zelazny classic Damnation Alley. Gather 'round the fire. . . Hope you like your mutant gila monster rare!

Roger Zelazny (1937-1995) combined poetic prose with fearless literary ambition to become one of the most influential science fiction writers of the 1960s. Yet many critics found his later novels underachieving and his turn to fantasy a disappointment.  In Roger Zelazny (University of Illinois Press, 2021), F. Brett Cox surveys the landscape of Zelazny's creative life and contradictions. Launched by the classic 1963 short story "A Rose for Ecclesiastes," Zelazny soon won the Hugo Award for Best Novel with …And Call Me Conrad and two years later won again for Lord of Light. Cox looks at the author's overnight success and follows Zelazny into a period of continued formal experimentation, the commercial triumph of the Amber sword and sorcery novels, and renewed acclaim for Hugo-winning novellas such as “Home Is the Hangman” and “24 Views of Mt. Fuji, by Hokusai.” Throughout, Cox analyzes aspects of Zelazny's art, from his preference for poetically alienated protagonists to the ways his plots reflected his determined individualism. F. (Francis) Brett Cox is the Charles A. Dana Professor of English at Norwich University. In addition to his critical study of Roger Zelazny (recently awarded second place for nonfiction in the 2022 Locus Awards), he has published over thirty short stories, most of which appear in his collection The End of All Our Exploring: Stories (Fairwood Press, 2018). He has also co-edited the anthology Crossroads: Tales of the Southern Literary Fantastic (Tor, 2004). Daniel Moran earned his B.A. and M.A. in English from Rutgers University and his Ph.D. in History from Drew University. The author of Creating Flannery O'Connor: Her Critics, Her Publishers, Her Readers, he teaches research and writing at Rutgers and co-hosts the podcast Fifteen-Minute Film Fanatics, found at https://fifteenminutefilm.podbean.com/ and on Twitter @15MinFilm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Roger Zelazny (1937-1995) combined poetic prose with fearless literary ambition to become one of the most influential science fiction writers of the 1960s. Yet many critics found his later novels underachieving and his turn to fantasy a disappointment.  In Roger Zelazny (University of Illinois Press, 2021), F. Brett Cox surveys the landscape of Zelazny's creative life and contradictions. Launched by the classic 1963 short story "A Rose for Ecclesiastes," Zelazny soon won the Hugo Award for Best Novel with …And Call Me Conrad and two years later won again for Lord of Light. Cox looks at the author's overnight success and follows Zelazny into a period of continued formal experimentation, the commercial triumph of the Amber sword and sorcery novels, and renewed acclaim for Hugo-winning novellas such as “Home Is the Hangman” and “24 Views of Mt. Fuji, by Hokusai.” Throughout, Cox analyzes aspects of Zelazny's art, from his preference for poetically alienated protagonists to the ways his plots reflected his determined individualism. F. (Francis) Brett Cox is the Charles A. Dana Professor of English at Norwich University. In addition to his critical study of Roger Zelazny (recently awarded second place for nonfiction in the 2022 Locus Awards), he has published over thirty short stories, most of which appear in his collection The End of All Our Exploring: Stories (Fairwood Press, 2018). He has also co-edited the anthology Crossroads: Tales of the Southern Literary Fantastic (Tor, 2004). Daniel Moran earned his B.A. and M.A. in English from Rutgers University and his Ph.D. in History from Drew University. The author of Creating Flannery O'Connor: Her Critics, Her Publishers, Her Readers, he teaches research and writing at Rutgers and co-hosts the podcast Fifteen-Minute Film Fanatics, found at https://fifteenminutefilm.podbean.com/ and on Twitter @15MinFilm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

Roger Zelazny (1937-1995) combined poetic prose with fearless literary ambition to become one of the most influential science fiction writers of the 1960s. Yet many critics found his later novels underachieving and his turn to fantasy a disappointment.  In Roger Zelazny (University of Illinois Press, 2021), F. Brett Cox surveys the landscape of Zelazny's creative life and contradictions. Launched by the classic 1963 short story "A Rose for Ecclesiastes," Zelazny soon won the Hugo Award for Best Novel with …And Call Me Conrad and two years later won again for Lord of Light. Cox looks at the author's overnight success and follows Zelazny into a period of continued formal experimentation, the commercial triumph of the Amber sword and sorcery novels, and renewed acclaim for Hugo-winning novellas such as “Home Is the Hangman” and “24 Views of Mt. Fuji, by Hokusai.” Throughout, Cox analyzes aspects of Zelazny's art, from his preference for poetically alienated protagonists to the ways his plots reflected his determined individualism. F. (Francis) Brett Cox is the Charles A. Dana Professor of English at Norwich University. In addition to his critical study of Roger Zelazny (recently awarded second place for nonfiction in the 2022 Locus Awards), he has published over thirty short stories, most of which appear in his collection The End of All Our Exploring: Stories (Fairwood Press, 2018). He has also co-edited the anthology Crossroads: Tales of the Southern Literary Fantastic (Tor, 2004). Daniel Moran earned his B.A. and M.A. in English from Rutgers University and his Ph.D. in History from Drew University. The author of Creating Flannery O'Connor: Her Critics, Her Publishers, Her Readers, he teaches research and writing at Rutgers and co-hosts the podcast Fifteen-Minute Film Fanatics, found at https://fifteenminutefilm.podbean.com/ and on Twitter @15MinFilm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science-fiction

Roger Zelazny (1937-1995) combined poetic prose with fearless literary ambition to become one of the most influential science fiction writers of the 1960s. Yet many critics found his later novels underachieving and his turn to fantasy a disappointment.  In Roger Zelazny (University of Illinois Press, 2021), F. Brett Cox surveys the landscape of Zelazny's creative life and contradictions. Launched by the classic 1963 short story "A Rose for Ecclesiastes," Zelazny soon won the Hugo Award for Best Novel with …And Call Me Conrad and two years later won again for Lord of Light. Cox looks at the author's overnight success and follows Zelazny into a period of continued formal experimentation, the commercial triumph of the Amber sword and sorcery novels, and renewed acclaim for Hugo-winning novellas such as “Home Is the Hangman” and “24 Views of Mt. Fuji, by Hokusai.” Throughout, Cox analyzes aspects of Zelazny's art, from his preference for poetically alienated protagonists to the ways his plots reflected his determined individualism. F. (Francis) Brett Cox is the Charles A. Dana Professor of English at Norwich University. In addition to his critical study of Roger Zelazny (recently awarded second place for nonfiction in the 2022 Locus Awards), he has published over thirty short stories, most of which appear in his collection The End of All Our Exploring: Stories (Fairwood Press, 2018). He has also co-edited the anthology Crossroads: Tales of the Southern Literary Fantastic (Tor, 2004). Daniel Moran earned his B.A. and M.A. in English from Rutgers University and his Ph.D. in History from Drew University. The author of Creating Flannery O'Connor: Her Critics, Her Publishers, Her Readers, he teaches research and writing at Rutgers and co-hosts the podcast Fifteen-Minute Film Fanatics, found at https://fifteenminutefilm.podbean.com/ and on Twitter @15MinFilm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literary-studies

Roger Zelazny (1937-1995) combined poetic prose with fearless literary ambition to become one of the most influential science fiction writers of the 1960s. Yet many critics found his later novels underachieving and his turn to fantasy a disappointment.  In Roger Zelazny (University of Illinois Press, 2021), F. Brett Cox surveys the landscape of Zelazny's creative life and contradictions. Launched by the classic 1963 short story "A Rose for Ecclesiastes," Zelazny soon won the Hugo Award for Best Novel with …And Call Me Conrad and two years later won again for Lord of Light. Cox looks at the author's overnight success and follows Zelazny into a period of continued formal experimentation, the commercial triumph of the Amber sword and sorcery novels, and renewed acclaim for Hugo-winning novellas such as “Home Is the Hangman” and “24 Views of Mt. Fuji, by Hokusai.” Throughout, Cox analyzes aspects of Zelazny's art, from his preference for poetically alienated protagonists to the ways his plots reflected his determined individualism. F. (Francis) Brett Cox is the Charles A. Dana Professor of English at Norwich University. In addition to his critical study of Roger Zelazny (recently awarded second place for nonfiction in the 2022 Locus Awards), he has published over thirty short stories, most of which appear in his collection The End of All Our Exploring: Stories (Fairwood Press, 2018). He has also co-edited the anthology Crossroads: Tales of the Southern Literary Fantastic (Tor, 2004). Daniel Moran earned his B.A. and M.A. in English from Rutgers University and his Ph.D. in History from Drew University. The author of Creating Flannery O'Connor: Her Critics, Her Publishers, Her Readers, he teaches research and writing at Rutgers and co-hosts the podcast Fifteen-Minute Film Fanatics, found at https://fifteenminutefilm.podbean.com/ and on Twitter @15MinFilm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/biography

Roger Zelazny (1937-1995) combined poetic prose with fearless literary ambition to become one of the most influential science fiction writers of the 1960s. Yet many critics found his later novels underachieving and his turn to fantasy a disappointment.  In Roger Zelazny (University of Illinois Press, 2021), F. Brett Cox surveys the landscape of Zelazny's creative life and contradictions. Launched by the classic 1963 short story "A Rose for Ecclesiastes," Zelazny soon won the Hugo Award for Best Novel with …And Call Me Conrad and two years later won again for Lord of Light. Cox looks at the author's overnight success and follows Zelazny into a period of continued formal experimentation, the commercial triumph of the Amber sword and sorcery novels, and renewed acclaim for Hugo-winning novellas such as “Home Is the Hangman” and “24 Views of Mt. Fuji, by Hokusai.” Throughout, Cox analyzes aspects of Zelazny's art, from his preference for poetically alienated protagonists to the ways his plots reflected his determined individualism. F. (Francis) Brett Cox is the Charles A. Dana Professor of English at Norwich University. In addition to his critical study of Roger Zelazny (recently awarded second place for nonfiction in the 2022 Locus Awards), he has published over thirty short stories, most of which appear in his collection The End of All Our Exploring: Stories (Fairwood Press, 2018). He has also co-edited the anthology Crossroads: Tales of the Southern Literary Fantastic (Tor, 2004). Daniel Moran earned his B.A. and M.A. in English from Rutgers University and his Ph.D. in History from Drew University. The author of Creating Flannery O'Connor: Her Critics, Her Publishers, Her Readers, he teaches research and writing at Rutgers and co-hosts the podcast Fifteen-Minute Film Fanatics, found at https://fifteenminutefilm.podbean.com/ and on Twitter @15MinFilm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies

In this episode Simon Zelazny joins the mix to talk about his experience in scaling an Elixir and Phython based service to meet a once-in-a-blue-moon demand scenario. The panel and him discuss the challenges in finding the relevant bottlenecks in non-trivial software systems - and BEAM applications in particular - and what options there are to fix those. They also discuss pragmatism in the context of software development, and how we as software developers are not paid to write pretty code but to solve business problems, which might also mean to choose NOT to build on top of the BEAM, if circumstances demand it. Sponsors Top End Devs (https://topenddevs.com/) Coaching | Top End Devs (https://topenddevs.com/coaching) Links whatnot (https://whatnot.com/) whatnot - careers (https://whatnot.com/careers) Keeping Up with the Fans: Scaling for Big Events at Whatnot, with Elixir and Phoenix (https://medium.com/whatnot-engineering/keeping-up-with-the-fans-scaling-for-big-events-at-whatnot-with-elixir-and-phoenix-1916eba58a76) Erlang Solutions - Scalable Distributed Technology (https://www.erlang-solutions.com/) "How NOT to Measure Latency" by Gil Tene (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ8ydIuPFeU) Picks Allen- K9s - Manage Your Kubernetes Clusters In Style (https://k9scli.io/) Allen- Kubernetic - The Kubernetes Desktop Client (https://www.kubernetic.com/) Sascha- The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42348818-the-book-you-wish-your-parents-had-read) Simon - Joe Armstrong's PHD Thesis - Making reliable distributed systems in the presence of software errors (PDF) (https://erlang.org/download/armstrong_thesis_2003.pdf) Simon- Joe's Blog - a non-linear personal web notebook (https://joearms.github.io/) Simon- ACM Turing award lectures | ACM Other Books (https://dl.acm.org/doi/book/10.1145/1283920) Special Guest: Simon Zelazny.

With this episode, we kick off "Season 2", the second book in the series: The Guns of Avalon. We'll discuss Zelazny's mindset heading in, what sets this novel apart from Nine Princes, and the parallels with the Arthurian Legends. And in the second half of this episode, we'll talk about the troubles of time differential. Book two, let's go!

Como complemento al programa de Zelazny, Manuel nos trae "Camelot 3000" es una serie de historietas escrita por Mike W. Barr y dibujada por Brian Bolland y publicada por la editorial DC Comics entre 1982 a 1985. La serie nos cuenta las aventuras del Rey Arturo, Merlin y los caballeros de la mesa redonda que se reencarnan en el año 3000 d.C. para luchar contra una invasión extraterrestre.

We will dive into the geographical map of Amber, as Corwin journeys to the undersea kingdom of Rebma. Then, this first part of chapter 5 doles out a spectacular amount of lore and references to mythology, as Zelazny plants a whole field of seeds for future plot twists.

This episode covers the incredible third chapter of Nine Princes in Amber, as Corwin learns more about his brothers and sisters. We'll take a deep dive into the Tarot and Trumps, and hear about Zelazny's inspiration in his own words. And we'll ask, would Flora really drink Jack Daniels?

An introduction to my Obsession with Zelazny's Amber, and a deep dive into chapters 1 and 2 of Nine Princes in Amber. This podcast is for the hard core Amber fans out there!

Jon Zelazny joins Kellie and Kimbra to discuss his book. ~ Get to know Kimbra West and learn more about her career at https://www.kimbrawestervelt.com. ~ Find out more about Kellie Nicholson, her courses and her marketing business at https://www.kellienicholson.com, https://barprofessional.com and https://www.worldwidewebwizards.com. ~ Buy cool t-shirts at https://shop.spreadshirt.com/kellie-and-kimbra-in-the-moment/all. Support this channel via PayPal https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=J75Q2JLEC69QS Social Media Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kellieandkimbra Twitter: @kellieandkimbra Instagram: @kellieandkimbrainthemoment Audio Podcasts Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0VARO5bTL0BFAsL0PVcwQg Google Podcasts: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yYjYzZGU3NC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Anchor: https://anchor.fm/kellie-and-kimbra RadioPublic: https://radiopublic.com/kellie-and-kimbra-in-the-moment-WkbwVY Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/zcbr74eq Breaker: https://www.breaker.audio/kellie-and-kimbra-in-the-moment --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/kellie-and-kimbra/support

Frances Zelazny, Co-Founder & CEO of Anonybit explains the importance of privacy by design and how personal data and privacy can be protected by using a decentralized biometrics infrastructure. https://anonybit.io/

In this episode of Taking Notes with NextGen, host and Managing Partner Dan Mindus interviews Frances Zelazny, Co-Founder and CEO of Anonybit, where NextGen Venture Partners is a proud investor. Anonybit keeps biometrics information secure. So that fingerprint that helps unlock your phone? Anonybit can help prevent that from being hacked. Frances and Dan discuss the state of the biometrics industry and the very big vision Anonybit has to secure personal information against hacking.

Hello, DickHeads. Welcome to a new year and a new episode. This time we're taking a look at Deus Irae, a joint effort between PKD and Roger Zelazny. We've even brought in a Zelazny expert, F. Brett Cox, to help fill in the gaps in our Zelazny knowledge, of which there are many. So join us in the mutant-filled post-Smash world and find out if the God of Wrath is the right god for you. Plus: Maybe 12 years wasn't enough. Trump everywhere. And a little Byron. Find F. Brett Cox • Website ►► https://www.fbrettcox.com/ •Our Patreon ►► http://www.patreon.com/LanghorneJTweed •Electric Larryland Discord ►► https://discord.com/channels/557458722268643329 •David's YouTube Channel ►► https://www.youtube.com/user/Veganrevwithzombies/ Dicklike Suggestions: David's Pick(s) • Machinehood ►► https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/54304067-machinehood?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=uGuIKcRNZT&rank=1 Langhorne's Pick(s) • Inscryption ►► https://store.steampowered.com/app/1092790/Inscryption/ Brett's Pick(s) • Mulholland Dr. ►► https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0166924/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Note(s): The movie was Heartbeeps. Music on this episode is from - Valis: An Opera by Tod Machover Check it out here: http://www.amazon.com/Valis-ANNE-BOGDEN…EMA/dp/B000003GI2 FIND US: Twitter ►► https://twitter.com/Dickheadspod Facebook ►► https://www.facebook.com/Dickheadspodcast/ Soundcloud ►► https://soundcloud.com/dickheadspodcast Instagram ►► https://www.instagram.com/dickheadspodcast/ YouTube ►► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5…UlAAoWtLiCg --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dickheadspodcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/dickheadspodcast/support

En nuestra septuagésima sexta edición nos metemos con uno de los grandes clásicos de la C-F: Roger Zelazny y tres de sus obras conectadas con la mitología de: "Tú, el inmortal", "El Señor de la Luz" y "Criaturas de luz y oscuridad". De fondo nos acompaña la música hindi introducida con los primeros momentos del "Within You Wothout You" de los Beatles y cerramos con Queen y su "Seven Seas of Rhye". La sintonía, como es habitual, es el tema "Spectre Detector" de los Tiki Tones. Síguenos y contacta con nosotros a través de Facebook en https://www.facebook.com/retronautas, en Twitter en @losretronautas, o escríbenos a nuestro correo electrónico: losretronautas@yahoo.com Y si quieres ayudar a que la Retardis siga volando puedes unirte a la infantería móvil retronaútica en: https://www.patreon.com/losretronautas o aquí mismo en Ivoox. Serás informado de nuestros planes de vuelo, podrás participar en los sorteos de libros o comics y tendrás acceso anticipado a los podcast "Micronautas". Saludos desde los días del futuro pasado.

The world's first fully decentralized biometrics. Where personal privacy meets digital security.Decentralization is key to digital security, data protection and consumer privacy.Yet the world of biometrics is stuck in an old paradigm of trade-offs – centralized databases that are prone to hacks or device-based biometrics that can be circumvented.Our revolutionary, patented approach makes personal data unhackable.The Anonybit system breaks down biometric data into anonymized bits ("Anonybits") that reside in a vast peer-to peer network, made up of various types of nodes that store andThe network infrastructure is designed to support multiple use cases and even third-party algorithms.Anonybit's decentralized biometric framework enables strong, passwordless authentication, reduces fraud, strengthens compliance and protects identity and“We got tired of chasing hackers and decided to use our industry experience and technical expertise to address the issue of personal privacy and digital security head-on.”We have always presented our identity in return for trust and convenience with others.Yet sharing our personal data in a digital age is a fraught with risk. It's a game we're still getting used to. And in the process of trying to maintain both personal privacy and security, both are getting lost. No matter how many barriers we put in their way, hackers are winning every day. You see, it's not the 99.9% of their attacks which fail that make us worry, it's the 0.1% that succeed.

It's hard to believe in the modern age of sheer bombast and explosion filled CG lightshows for their own sake, but not that long ago, the world of science fiction, yes, even that of the American cinema, tended to be devoted to a very different purpose and aesthetic. Like their low paid visionary scribes from the likes of Welles and Verne in the 1800s to the pulps of the 20's and 30's and the edge of current science devotees and aspirationists of the 1950s, the science fiction authors of the 1960s and early 70's had far more in mind than a cheap hour or two of mindless escapism from an increasingly dreary corporatocratic nightmare world we've all come to accept as if it were predestined master rather than an out of control dog to be brought to heel. For a few decades in particular, a hard SF mix of utopian aspiration and dystopian commentary and warning about then-new trends arising in contemporary society informed nearly every instance of same, from the lowest of budget to the highest of the highbrow, from the critically feted to the mocked and hated.   Many of these names have gone on into legend: Orwell, Bradbury, Ellison, Ballard, Dick, Zelazny.  And many films built off or inspired by such literary works have held their place in pop culture circles: The Planet of the Apes films, 2001: A Space Odyssey...and many of the otherwise unrelated films we'll be discussing this evening, like Fahrenheit 451, The Illustrated Man, The Omega Man, Soylent Green, Silent Running, A Boy and His Dog and Damnation Alley. So join us tonight as we speak of those hoary days before Spielberg and Lucas turned cinema into a wasteland of brainless popcorn fare, and realize just how many of the horrors warned against may already have come into being in our day and age, begging the question: why didn't we listen?  Come and see what answers await, as we talk the thought provoking dystopias of the counterculture era, right here on Weird Scenes! Week 83: SF with a message - the dystopic visions of the counterculture era    https://weirdscenes1.wordpress.com/ https://www.facebook.com/WeirdScenes1 https://twitter.com/WeirdScenes1 (@weirdscenes1) https://thirdeyecinema.podbean.com/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/third-eye-cinema-weird-scenes-inside-the-goldmine-podcast/id553402044 https:// (open.spotify.com) /show/4s8QkoE6PnAfh65C5on5ZS?nd=1 https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/09456286-8956-4b80-a158-f750f525f246/Third-Eye-Cinema-Weird-Scenes-Inside-the-Goldmine-podcast  

Jan-Michael (Airwolf) Vincent and George (A-Team) Peppard team-up in this post-apocalyptic journey from California to New York in the hopes of finding the last remnants of civilization in Damnation Alley (1977) based on the novella by Roger Zelazny. Hit the road with Invasion of the Remake as we rethink and remake this cult, sci-fi movie for a new generation. Support independent podcasts like ours by telling your friends and family how to find us at places like Apple Podcasts, iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Tune In Radio, PodChaser, Amazon Music, Audible, Libsyn, iHeartRadio and all the best podcast providers. Spread the love! Like, share and subscribe! You can also help out the show with a positive review and a 5-star rating over on iTunes. We want to hear from you and your opinions will help shape the future of the show. Your ratings and reviews also help others find the show. Their "earballs" will thank you. Follow us on Twitter: @InvasionRemake Like and share us on Facebook & Instagram: Invasion of the Remake Email us your questions, suggestions, corrections, challenges and comments: invasionoftheremake@gmail.com Buy a cool t-shirt, PPE masks and other Invasion of the Remake swag at our TeePublic Store!

A gruff cop is forced to team up with a wise cracking convict for a 48 hour parole period to help track down a psychotic killer in San Francisco. Tune in as Chris gasses on about Eddie Murphy, Cocaine Party Rumors, & Michael Eisner as the LSCE screens Walter Hill's 1982 genre defining buddy action film, "48 Hrs." Join us! Check us out at www.LSCEP.com Subscribe, Like, & Review. Follow Us on Twitter @LsceP & on Instagram @ lsce_podcast Did you know we are on Amazon Music Now? I KNOW! Awesome, right? Works Cited: Bergson, Philip. “WORLD NEWS: ‘48 HRS' Takes Top Award at Cognac.” Screen international, no. 392 (1983): 10–. Cart. “Film Reviews: 48 Hrs.” Variety (Archive: 1905-2000). Los Angeles: Penske Business Corporation, 1982. Finke, Nikki (19 September 2007). "Hildy Gottlieb Rejoins ICM in MP Talent". deadline.com. Retrieved 11 July 2017. Gross, Larry. The 48 Hrs. Diaries http://moviecitynews.com/columnists/48hrdiaries/080516_48hrs_1.html "Interview with Walter Hill Chapter 7" Directors Guild of America accessed 8/03/2021 MASLIN, JANET. “NICK NOLTE AND EDDIE MURPHY IN ‘48 HOURS': Review.” The New York Times. New York, N.Y: New York Times Company, 1982, Late Edition (East Coast) edition. McGilligan, Patrick (June 2004). "Walter Hill: Last Man Standing"(PDF). Film International. Intellect Ltd. p. 14. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 8, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2021. O'Toole, Lawrence. “48 Hrs.” Maclean's (Toronto) 95 (1982): 63–. Polowy, Kevin. Role Recall: Nick Nolte on why he initially refused to work with Eddie Murphy in '48 Hrs.,' wearing lifts at Barbra Streisand's apartment and more. Yahoo!entertainment. 08/23/19 Accessed 8/11/21 https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/nick-nolte-best-movie-roles-stories-180811245.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAFtcwsJE1JgYOOFkggc95rHagLAPbndTWY8_UykgBxdauhQw62TgRrwK8rdN6WEn5xGNLUI3UXmc3tdtX3j9uvQIPNOUXcJmxFR_xyRYRvBCyK8Q-d6qTHYRIHJZ8LAwNVfZUzrNRvTvFV8woqcQ9qYzJSLi7aAhy7p-N8dYr3jM Ross, Michael E. “Film; Black and White Buddies: How Sincere Is the Harmony?” The New York Times. New York, N.Y: New York Times Company, 1987, Late Edition (East Coast) edition. Taylor, Clarke (Oct 8, 1978). "LARRY GORDON ROLLS HIS DICE". Los Angeles Times. p. n35 Turner, Richard (Aug 23, 1989) “How Larry Gordon Got His $100 Million Movie Deal.” Wall Street Journal. Pg. B1. Vivarelli, Nick. “A Mountain of Talent.” Variety 428, no. 13 (2012):24. Zelazny, Jon. “Kicking Ass With Walter Hill”, The Hollywood Interview, December 8th, 2012. Accessed August 4th, 2021. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lsce/message

A depression era drifter takes up bare knuckle boxing and finds himself entangled in a test of friendship and loyalty. Tune in as Chris chats up On Set Drama, James Coburn, and being “crazy-like-a-fox” as the LSCE screens the 1975 action classic “Hard Times.” Join us! Check us out at www.LSCEP.com Subscribe, Like, & Review. Follow Us on Twitter @LsceP & on Instagram @ lsce_podcast Did you know we are on Amazon Music Now? I KNOW! Awesome, right? https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/c60fbdef-49de-4256-8d29-c5c0d0a4626d/I-Saw-It-On-Linden-Street Works Cited Gaydos, Steven. “Touch Guy Bronson Found Fame after 40.” Variety 392, no. 4 (2003): 66–. “FEATURE REVIEWS: HARD TIMES.” Boxoffice (Archive: 1920-2000). New York: Boxoffice Media LP, 1975. “Heavy Promotion Slated Before ‘Hard Times' Bow.” Boxoffice 107, no. 25 (1975): 67–. "Interview with Walter Hill Chapter 4" Directors Guild of America accessed 8/03/2021 Murf. “Film Review: Hard Times.” Variety (Archive: 1905-2000). Los Angeles: Penske Business Corporation, 1975. Taylor, Clarke (Oct 8, 1978). "LARRY GORDON ROLLS HIS DICE". Los Angeles Times. p. n35 Turner, Richard (Aug 23, 1989) “How Larry Gordon Got His $100 Million Movie Deal.” Wall Street Journal. Pg. B1. Zelazny, Jon. “Kicking Ass With Walter Hill”, The Hollywood Interview, December 8th, 2012. Accessed August 4th, 2021. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lsce/message

Welcome to episode 18 of Season 12 of The Coode Street Podcast. This time out, Jonathan and Gary are joined by the wonderful Arkady Martine, author of the Hugo-winning A Memory Called Empire and its equally remarkable sequel A Desolation Called Peace. We touch upon how her research as an academic historian helped shape her fiction, the various meanings of empire (and the comparative virtues of SF and fantasy in dealing with such concepts), growing up with a houseful of SF classics from Asimov to Zelazny, and her own current work—including the possibility of more stories set in the Teixcalaanli universe and a likely venture into near-future SF. As always, our thanks to Arkady for making the time to talk to us. We hope you enjoy the episode!

Otra programa de Buenos Presagios, charlamos con Fede Tavera que nos contó de la convocatoria de Cine Indie Trelew para el casting de la nueva producción. Mariela Acevedo Aka La doctora Historieta nos hablo de Medicina gráfica y nos recomendó un montón de cosas copadas. Para finaliza charlamos de Roger Zelazny sus Crónicas del Ambar.

We continue to trace the various science fiction vehicles inspired by Roger Zelazny's Damnation Alley. We learn how both Zelazny's story and the Adventure 2000 toys turned up in a classic Judge Dredd tale in 2000 AD, plus look at some futuristic toys from the same ear - the Xploratrons from Corgi - who also had connections to the galaxy's greatest comic too!

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3:29:36 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Animal Crackers, junk sleuthing, old computer files, Omni Magazine, spoonerisms, Brood X cicadas, bug spray, weeds, Disney World Resort Map 1971, Popee the Performer, Magma, streaming services, chaos, Aromax Premium Black Coffee, Fourtha Losta, Tarot Port, Zelazny’s Amber series, Buena Park Mall, AI time […]

3:29:36 – Frank in New Jersey, plus the Other Side. Topics include: Animal Crackers, junk sleuthing, old computer files, Omni Magazine, spoonerisms, Brood X cicadas, bug spray, weeds, Disney World Resort Map 1971, Popee the Performer, Magma, streaming services, chaos, Aromax Premium Black Coffee, Fourtha Losta, Tarot Port, Zelazny’s Amber series, Buena Park Mall, AI time […]

Raj Hegde sits down with Frances Zelazny, Co-founder & CEO of Anonybit, to understand the novel concept of decentralized biometrics. Tune in to this exciting episode for a deep dive on biometrics, explore the relevance of decentralized biometrics as an alternative to centralized honeypots, and discover next-generation authentication mechanisms.

Raj Hegde sits down with Frances Zelazny, Co-founder & CEO of Anonybit, to understand the novel concept of decentralized biometrics. Tune in to this exciting episode for a deep dive on biometrics, explore the relevance of decentralized biometrics as an alternative to centralized honeypots, and discover next-generation authentication mechanisms.

Who is Sam? This is the podcast where two sisters are reading their way through the Hugo and Nebula awarding novels in order. In this episode, they discuss The Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny which won the Hugo award for 1968. The general theme for the discussion will be us questioning everything we think we read in the book.    Want to skip a bit or jump to your favorite part?  Here are the time markers for this episode:   01:44 Book’s Blurb  04:03 History Lesson  08:47 Big Questions: so many questions 12:54 The Characters: who has what name when  19:00 General confusion: which last a while 25:13 The battles: loops and reincarnations  28:52 Feminist Rant  34:52 Religion: Mix and match parables and accelerationism 42:50 Hellwell 44:00 The Ending: more confusion and potty jokes and murder mysteries 54:24 Four questions    Music by Carl Miles

Sci-Fi Radio was a relatively modern effort. It was produced out of Commerce, Texas, and broadcast on National Public Radio during 1989-90. The producers drew their inspiration from some of the best stories from some of the best science fiction authors of the 20th century, including Ray Bradbury, Roger Zelazny, Henry Kuttner, and Paul Anderson.

Sci-Fi Radio was a relatively modern effort. It was produced out of Commerce, Texas, and broadcast on National Public Radio during 1989-90. The producers drew their inspiration from some of the best stories from some of the best science fiction authors of the 20th century, including Ray Bradbury, Roger Zelazny, Henry Kuttner, and Paul Anderson.

Sci-Fi Radio was a relatively modern effort. It was produced out of Commerce, Texas, and broadcast on National Public Radio during 1989-90. The producers drew their inspiration from some of the best stories from some of the best science fiction authors of the 20th century, including Ray Bradbury, Roger Zelazny, Henry Kuttner, and Paul Anderson.

Sci-Fi Radio was a relatively modern effort. It was produced out of Commerce, Texas, and broadcast on National Public Radio during 1989-90. The producers drew their inspiration from some of the best stories from some of the best science fiction authors of the 20th century, including Ray Bradbury, Roger Zelazny, Henry Kuttner, and Paul Anderson.

Sci-Fi Radio was a relatively modern effort. It was produced out of Commerce, Texas, and broadcast on National Public Radio during 1989-90. The producers drew their inspiration from some of the best stories from some of the best science fiction authors of the 20th century, including Ray Bradbury, Roger Zelazny, Henry Kuttner, and Paul Anderson.

Sci-Fi Radio was a relatively modern effort. It was produced out of Commerce, Texas, and broadcast on National Public Radio during 1989-90. The producers drew their inspiration from some of the best stories from some of the best science fiction authors of the 20th century, including Ray Bradbury, Roger Zelazny, Henry Kuttner, and Paul Anderson.

Sci-Fi Radio was a relatively modern effort. It was produced out of Commerce, Texas, and broadcast on National Public Radio during 1989-90. The producers drew their inspiration from some of the best stories from some of the best science fiction authors of the 20th century, including Ray Bradbury, Roger Zelazny, Henry Kuttner, and Paul Anderson.

Sci-Fi Radio was a relatively modern effort. It was produced out of Commerce, Texas, and broadcast on National Public Radio during 1989-90. The producers drew their inspiration from some of the best stories from some of the best science fiction authors of the 20th century, including Ray Bradbury, Roger Zelazny, Henry Kuttner, and Paul Anderson.

Sci-Fi Radio was a relatively modern effort. It was produced out of Commerce, Texas, and broadcast on National Public Radio during 1989-90. The producers drew their inspiration from some of the best stories from some of the best science fiction authors of the 20th century, including Ray Bradbury, Roger Zelazny, Henry Kuttner, and Paul Anderson.

Sci-Fi Radio was a relatively modern effort. It was produced out of Commerce, Texas, and broadcast on National Public Radio during 1989-90. The producers drew their inspiration from some of the best stories from some of the best science fiction authors of the 20th century, including Ray Bradbury, Roger Zelazny, Henry Kuttner, and Paul Anderson.

Sci-Fi Radio was a relatively modern effort. It was produced out of Commerce, Texas, and broadcast on National Public Radio during 1989-90. The producers drew their inspiration from some of the best stories from some of the best science fiction authors of the 20th century, including Ray Bradbury, Roger Zelazny, Henry Kuttner, and Paul Anderson.

Sci-Fi Radio was a relatively modern effort. It was produced out of Commerce, Texas, and broadcast on National Public Radio during 1989-90. The producers drew their inspiration from some of the best stories from some of the best science fiction authors of the 20th century, including Ray Bradbury, Roger Zelazny, Henry Kuttner, and Paul Anderson.

Sci-Fi Radio was a relatively modern effort. It was produced out of Commerce, Texas, and broadcast on National Public Radio during 1989-90. The producers drew their inspiration from some of the best stories from some of the best science fiction authors of the 20th century, including Ray Bradbury, Roger Zelazny, Henry Kuttner, and Paul Anderson.

Sci-Fi Radio was a relatively modern effort. It was produced out of Commerce, Texas, and broadcast on National Public Radio during 1989-90. The producers drew their inspiration from some of the best stories from some of the best science fiction authors of the 20th century, including Ray Bradbury, Roger Zelazny, Henry Kuttner, and Paul Anderson.

Sci-Fi Radio was a relatively modern effort. It was produced out of Commerce, Texas, and broadcast on National Public Radio during 1989-90. The producers drew their inspiration from some of the best stories from some of the best science fiction authors of the 20th century, including Ray Bradbury, Roger Zelazny, Henry Kuttner, and Paul Anderson.

Sci-Fi Radio was a relatively modern effort. It was produced out of Commerce, Texas, and broadcast on National Public Radio during 1989-90. The producers drew their inspiration from some of the best stories from some of the best science fiction authors of the 20th century, including Ray Bradbury, Roger Zelazny, Henry Kuttner, and Paul Anderson.

Sci-Fi Radio was a relatively modern effort. It was produced out of Commerce, Texas, and broadcast on National Public Radio during 1989-90. The producers drew their inspiration from some of the best stories from some of the best science fiction authors of the 20th century, including Ray Bradbury, Roger Zelazny, Henry Kuttner, and Paul Anderson.

Jon recounts his memories with a friend.

This conversation with Isabelle Zelazny is about Montney outcrops, based on Isabelle Zelazny, Aimee Gegolick, John-Paul Zonneveld, Tiffany Player, and Thomas Moslow's  scientific article titled “Sedimentology, stratigraphy, and geochemistry of Sulphur Mountain (Montney equivalent) Formation outcrop in south central Rocky Mountains, Alberta, Canada”.  What is the big picture of the Montney geology in equivalent outcrops?  What tests are most important to understand the rock?  How does the geochemistry change within the formation?  What different lithofacies are present?  May this exchange serve to expand your geological knowledge on the go.For more information go to www.stoneconsulting.infoCitation: GIsabelle V. Zelazny, Aimee Gegolick, John-Paul Zonneveld, Tiffany Playter, Thomas F. Moslow; Sedimentology, stratigraphy and geochemistry of Sulphur Mountain (Montney equivalent) Formation outcrop in south central Rocky Mountains, Alberta, Canada. Bulletin of Canadian Petroleum Geology ; 66 (1): 288–317. 

From the Probabilities Archive: Roger Zelazny (1937-1995), in conversation with Richard Wolinsky, Richard A. Lupoff and Lawrence Davidson, recorded December 7, 1979. Digitized, remastered and edited in August 2020 by Richard Wolinsky. Today, a quarter century after his death from cancer at the age of 58, Roger Zelazny's star has dimmed but from the early 1960s into the 1980s, Roger Zelazny, was one of the giants in the world of fantasy and science fiction. Often expropriating characters from myths and legends from around the world, his stories and books delve into the nature of time, and into fragmented multiverses. A poet as well as a fiction writer, his prose demonstrated that science fiction at the time was not merely a genre of ideas and characters, but of literary merit as well, though he never escaped into the world of mainstream literature. Zelazny first burst like a comet onto the science fiction scene in the early 1960s, and with the award winning novels This Immortal and Lord of Light, as well as his short stories and novelettes, established himself as a force to be reckoned with. In 1970, the first of his ten-volume Chronicles of Amber series was published as Nine Princes in Amber. This series of five books, focusing on a character named Corwin, was completed at the time of the interview. He would a few years later write another five books focusing on Corwin's son, Merlin. One reason Zelazny's reputation faded is because so little of his work was adapted. In 1977, an dreadful film adaptation of his novel Damnation Alley came and went in a flash. And outside of a short story adapted for The Twilight Zone, none of Zelazny's work has appeared on screen, though Lord of Light has been in development for decades. It's odd that the Amber books have never been adapted for television. This interview with the late Roger Zelazny was part of the Probabilities series of programs that aired on KPFA in Berkeley, beginning in 1977. The show was started by Lawrence Davidson, who was the science fiction book buyer at the legendary Cody's Books in Berkeley, and myself, at the time working as a behind the scenes volunteer at KPFA. Joining us intermittently, and then as a full time co-host was science fiction writer Richard A. Lupoff. With no guidance and no training, though Richard Lupoff had done some radio in Miami a few years earlier, we were all still finding our footing on December 7, 1979, when this interview was recorded, in Zelazny's hotel room during a Bay Area science fiction conference. In this fragmented interview, recorded while people were coming and going, and going and coming, Richard A. Lupoff focuses on Zelazny's publishing history, I focus on the Amber books, and Lawrence Davidson asks questions about Roadmarks, Zelazny's most recent novel. None of us paid much attention to the location of the microphone. The interview was digitized, remastered and re-edited into some kind of hopefully coherent form in August, 2020. The interview aired once in early 1980, and has not been heard in forty years. Zelazny would return to Amber in 1985 with Trumps of Doom. Roadmarks seemed to be the first volume of a new series, but Zelazny never followed up with a sequel. During the 1990's, he would complete five short stories set in the world of Amber, which took place after the last novel, Prince of Chaos, in 1991, which would also turn out to be Zelazny's final solo published science fiction fantasy novel. However, during the 1990s, he did collaborate on works with several other writers. His most famous collaboration, though, was Deus Irae, with Philip K. Dick, which came out in 1976.     The post Roger Zelazny (1937-1995), 1979 appeared first on KPFA.

Rob and Drew are joined by Rob's brother-in-law and longtime Zelazny fan, Alan Keeler to discuss the first volume in the Chronicles of Amber! The Final Draft features an ale Alaskan Brewing, Kahlua, and a very special Scotch. Inking Out Loud is Drew McCaffrey and Rob Santos. Sound engineering by Patrick McCaffrey. Artwork by Danielle "FelCandy" Prosperie. Intro/outro music: "Moonlight" by Jivemind. Visit our website at www.iolpodcast.com/ Support us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/inkingoutloud

Episode #324! This week we continue on with the podcast from our homes. First up Scott talks about the Roger Zelazny novel "Damnation Alley". Barry recalls his awesome meeting of Zelazny also! Don't miss that. Barry then talks about some recent scores he's netted on EBAY and Groupees. To wrap up this episode DL talks about two recent reads with "Fantastic Four Season One" and "Mowgli's Mirror". Check it out!

Wendy and I discuss the Fredericksburg business community, chamber challenges, workforce and the future.

In which your boys break down a very fun Zelazny story about vampires that you can read here: https://epdf.pub/the-stainless-steel-leech.html This is a preview of an exclusive which you can access by becoming a patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/34225108

 Jimmy is across the pond, which is a fancy way of saying that Rob and Greg have literally no adult supervision. So what do they do? They talk about Chopping Mall! A 1986 horror film that features killer robots, radical hair, and partying in a furniture store. But is it a fun watch or is Rob going to be surly for an hour? Speaking of surly, Greg checked out Joker and will attempt to give a low spoiler review. It's mostly in the trailer, so I doubt too much will be spoiled.  Finally a little bit of Halloween, as greg mentions a new tradition, reading A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny one chapter a night throughout October.  And of course our question of the week: What are the top 5 best movie robots from the 1980s? Remember if you use our link (https://amzn.to/2KxR8OU) we get a little bit of money towards server costs at no extra cost to you. So go ahead and buy that Nicholas Cage Mermaid Pillow you definitely need.  Segment Times    Snap Decisions: 06:06 Weird Shit in Florida: 10:05 Night in the Lonesome October: 13:20 Joker: 16:31 Chopping Mall: 34:30 The Question: 57:10 We have a store! Check out our shirts, mugs, bags and phone cases here: Buy cool crap! And you can always reach us at givemefivepodcast@gmail.com or at our Facebook Page : https://www.facebook.com/givemefivepodcast/    Opening Theme   Opening theme: GLOW by DJ Ten (feat LeBrock and ULTRABOSS ) Snap Decisions theme: Skin by DJ Ten (feat Mecha Malko) All artists available on Bandcamp   Rant Theme - Samurai Cyberpunk by Shredder 1984  Available on Bandcamp

Stumbling toward the finish line of Reel Future, the Pavement Pounders discuss Roger Zelazny’s “Damnation Alley” and its 1977 film abomination adaptation. The movie’s plot makes little sense. We fixed it for you. Rankings!: Colin/James/Seth: novella movie   Notes: Galaxy magazine “Damnation Alley”: https://archive.org/details/Galaxy_v26n01_1967-10_modified/page/n5

Stumbling toward the finish line of Reel Future, the Pavement Pounders discuss Roger Zelazny’s “Damnation Alley” and its 1977 film abomination adaptation. The movie’s plot makes little sense. We fixed it for you. Rankings!: Colin/James/Seth: novella movie   Notes: Galaxy magazine “Damnation Alley”: https://archive.org/details/Galaxy_v26n01_1967-10_modified/page/n5

Fellow Morgan Block Building artist Nancy Canyon joins Strangely to talk about writing memoirs, working in a fire lookout and what our eyes see. There’s also a comment on a video game, some Zelazny and the Screwball Comedy “Blockers.” Visit NancyCanyon.Com to see more of Nancy's Art! Song of the Week: The Elegiac, Traditional, American Song “On My Journey Home.”

Amanda and Jenn discuss books about the arts, kid-friendly audiobooks, Victorian-esque reads, and more in this week's episode of Get Booked. This episode is sponsored by Book Riot Insiders, Penguin Random House Audio, and Flatiron Books, publishers of Frankie.   Questions   1. I love your show! I was really getting into a slump of only reading the highly marketed books. You help me broaden my bookshelf so thanks! My husband and I recently start "reading" books together. He listens to the audio book because he is a busy MA student and drives a lot while I enjoy reading physically. We just finished Bird Box and both really enjoyed it! My husband is the finicky reader. He enjoys Stephen King and thrillers. We have Dark Matter by Blake Crouch on our to read list. I tried recommending Into the Drowning Deep, but the mermaids were too far (even though I think he would love it). We would like recommendations for thrillers/suspense with some supernatural happenings and at least one likeable/smart character. He has read most of Stephen King where as I really enjoy fantasy novels. I can do most horror/suspense. Sci Fi could be doable if it had the right characters. Please stay in the adult category as my husband does not enjoy "teen angst". Side note: I would just need a trigger warning for violence against women and children (which you always provide). Thank you in advance! --Kyla and Kyle   2. I would love ideas for books that are relationship focused but have intellectual conversation, like my favorite movies - Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, Before Midnight. What I love about those is that you feel so much intimacy and tension - the way one tiny thing could make everything fall apart. I have On Chesil Beach on my radar already. Normal People by Sally Rooney also came close to what I'm hoping for. --Jenny   3. Hi Ladies! Love the podcast! I have loved the Dana Stabenow, Kate Shugak mysteries. Though I love her series, I would love a recommendation for a Native American own voices author from Alaska or North Western Canada. I prefer fiction, and it does not have to be a mystery. --Jessie   4. I’m looking for recommendations for my school’s book club. We are a group of high school educators who enjoy reading broadly, so we have tried to have books that delve into different departments’ interests like The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (science) or Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi (History). I would love some book recommendations where the text is heavily influenced by art or music to better represent those departments. Bonus points for diverse authors or perspectives! In the past we have also loved Station Eleven, Enrique’s Journey, The Nightingale, Educated and The Storied Life of AJ Fikry. Thanks in advance for your help! --Sarah   5. Hi! I've recently discovered audio books as an excellent way to get more books in my life on my commute every morning. I drop my kids off at two different places and I'm usually in the car for about an hour. My difficulty is finding something that I enjoy but is also appropriate for my kids to listen to, they are 2 1/2 and 4 but are VERY observant and like to mimic what they hear. So far I've listened to Blackout by Connie Willis and the The Girl in the Tower by Katherine Arden. I love fantasy, sci-fi, historical fiction, and mystery. Any recommendations you have would be awesome, thank you! --Heather   6. My dad loves traditional sci-fi. Heinlein is his favorite author ever, but he also enjoys Zelazny, Asimov, etc. I'm hoping to find new authors for him, and have had some success with the Expanse, The Martian, and with books by Elizabeth Moon. However, the Vorkosigan books, the Murderbot Diaries, Red Mars, and the Honor Harrington books all fell flat for him. Do you have suggestions for modern books in the classic sci-fi style? --Books for Space Dad   7. Hiii! :) I'm wondering if you know of any books similar to the Victorian "sensation novels" such as Lady Audley's Secret, Wilkie Collins' books etc, but which reflect modern values. I find I'm completely charmed by the trope that I call "mild mannered Victorian gentleman reluctantly and/or accidentally solves a crime," that isn't gritty or over the top but still has a lot of unforseen twists; however, I've grown so tired of books that only have white straight characters. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! --Mild Mannered Modern Reader   Books Discussed The Dead Duke, His Secret Wife, and the Missing Corpse by Piu Marie Eatwell Broken Monsters by Lauren Beukes (TW: violence against women and children (and everyone)) Stephen King read-alikes episode My Soul to Keep by Tananarive Due (TW: graphic violence, harm to women and children) The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer A Separation by Katie Kitamura Two Old Women by Velma Wallis Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice (rec’d by Jessica and Michelle) Nocturnes by Kazuo Ishiguro Blood, Water, Paint by Joy McCullough (tw: rape) The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal Waypoint Kangaroo by Curtis C. Chen The Impossible Girl by Lydia Kang (rec’d by Jamie C) Daughter of Mystery by Heather Rose Jones (rec’d by Jenn's friend Ellen)

[…] Enfin libérée de la chienlit ouvrière qui prend la France en otage™, la Salle 101 se recentre sur l’essentiel, à savoir la mythique  collection Chute Libre, au sein des éditions Champ Libre, qui a publié avant tout le monde un tas de trucs fous, de Dick à Spinrad en passant par Zelazny et Ballard, [...]

[…] Enfin libérée de la chienlit ouvrière qui prend la France en otage™, la Salle 101 se recentre sur l'essentiel, à savoir la mythique  collection Chute Libre, au sein des éditions Champ Libre, qui a publié avant tout le monde un tas de trucs fous, de Dick à Spinrad en passant par Zelazny et Ballard, […]

Második epizód - Roger Zelazny: A fény ura (1967)

The name Stephanie Schuckers is almost synonymous with liveness detection in biometrics. But it doesn't end there. Dr. Schuckers is also a professor at Clarkson University, director of the Center for ID Technology Research, founder of a biometric startup and mentor to an ongoing crop of new biometric scientists. Last year, the startup she founded was acquired by a leading biometric company. This month, she is being honored as a recipient of the 2017 Women in Biometrics Awards.

Biometrics was neither a household term nor a ‘handset technology' when Frances Zelazny began working with facial recognition two decades ago. During her career she has helped shape the use of biometrics for security, identity and now for payment applications. Throughout, she has advocated for responsible use guidelines and practices, something that has proven essential to the industry's maturation.

Roger Zelazny stated that he wrote Jack of Shadows as a “first draft, no rewrite”, which might account for the occasionally elliptical nature of the narrative. Any lack of cohesion in the plotting is compensated for by the dark majesty of Jack AKA Shadowjack’s world. Zelazny is clearly echoing Jack Vance’s Dying Earth stories here, at least in the weirdness of the creatures and landscapes of the darkside if not in the playful ornateness of Vance’s prose. Jack of Shadows also emphasizes the interplay and conflict between magic and science, and the borderline immortality/superhumanity of its protagonist, themes that would play out in many of Zelazny’s other works such as The Lord of Light and The Chronicles of Amber. Jack of Shadows was originally serialized in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction in 1971 and was immediately reprinted in hardcover by Walker & Company, followed by a paperback edition from Signet in 1972. Jack of Shadows was well-received from first release, garnering Hugo and Locus Award nominations in 1972--it did not achieve the lasting popularity of The Chronicles of Amber or many of Zelazny’s other books however, and was out of print for over 25 years until it was recently reprinted by the Chicago Review Press in 2016. Gary Gygax wrote in issue #2 of The Excellent Prismatic Spray (2001) that Jack Vance’s Cugel the Clever and Zelazny’s Shadowjack were the greatest influences on the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons thief class as described in the The Players Handbook (1978). The thief’s abilities as written though are rather mundane and have a low probability of success for beginning characters. If the thief’s skills are re-imagined as being a quasi-mystical version of Jack’s powers, then even a 10% chance of utterly disappearing into shadows becomes a very powerful ability indeed! Of course, Jack as he appears in Jack of Shadows is not a mere skulking footpad but a magician of unsurpassed power, so it makes sense that he was written up as such in Wizards (1983), part of Mayfair Games’ Role Aids line of unofficial Advanced Dungeons & Dragons supplements. It’s worth noting that although a thief-type class is considered core to Dungeons & Dragons today, the class was not included in the original 1974 box set and only made its first appearance in the first D&D supplement Greyhawk (1975). In some gaming circles this has kicked off a 40+ year debate over whether the thief deserves to be its own character class or if being a thief is properly a role that all adventurers play….

Dr. Donald Zelazny is a dentist, dental surgeon, and travel enthusiast. He attended the University of Notre Dame for his undergraduate degree and graduated from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry with a Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) degree. After completing a one-year dental residency at the University of Toledo Medical School, he started his private practice here in Oakland County. He continues to stay on top of recent trends and training in dentistry, and has been recognized as a Fellow in the Academy of General Dentistry (FAGD).   Dr. Z is known for his friendliness and attention to detail. He loves how his Franklin, MI office was once an old farmhouse converted to a dental office. When not practicing dentistry, he spends time with his two internationally adopted children (one from Korea, the other from Kazakhstan), plays guitar and tennis, and travels http://zdds.net/

Kevin and Steve get their nerd on and ask, “Of all the fantasy/sci-fi novel settings you’ve read about, where would you want to live?” Part I of this episode is a boy’s club (Part II will feature women authors), though they go over some classics, from Tolkien’s Middle Earth, to Lewis’ Narnia, Zelazny’s Amber, Lloyd Alexander’s Prydain, Moorcock’s multiverse, and they venture into more obscure works by L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt, among others. Scintillating!

An enthusiasm for Amber & the works of Kate Elliott with Paul Weimer

The Lovecraft eZine panel interviews author Trent Zelazny, son of Roger Zelazny, author of "A Night in the Lonesome October" and many other books. With guest panelist Laird Barron, and regular panelists Joe Pulver, Rick Lai, and Matthew Carpenter.

Elizabeth Black joins Marsha Casper Cook on March 3 2015 at 4EST 3CST 2MT 1 PST for a great discussion about writing and all that goes with the glory of success. The show will be terrific because once Trent and Elizabeth start talking you know you've entered their world. They write novellas and short stories in numerous genres including, but not limited to, horror, crime, thriller, science fiction, erotica, and humor, and they both are pros at what they do. It's going to be an exciting discussion so you won't want to miss this show. You can listen live or on demand or even better call in and ask them a question. Chat room will be open. Phone # to call in (714) 242-5259   Trent's website http://trentzelazny.com/ for more info about the shows http://www.worldofinknetwork.com http://www.michiganavenuemedia.com    

Cela fait plusieurs semaines qu’un nouvel épisode n’était pas sorti, mais le voici ! Le précédent (hormis le hors-série enregistré pendant l’évènement #PSatCERN et celui sur mon interview par Jean-Michel Abrassart pour Scepticisme Scientifique) était à propos du livre “L’Imposture Scientifique en 10 Leçons” de Michel de Pracontal. Un livre très intéressant pour qui souhaite comprendre un peu mieux comment différencier la science de l’imposture.Aujourd’hui nous allons un peu parler de biologie avec le livre : “Quand les poules auront des dents” de Stephen Jay Gould. Avec ce livre on aborde un certain nombre des essais qu’il a pu écrire au cours de sa carrière à propos de créationnisme, biologie, évolution ou encore démystification d’imposture scientifique.Quand les poules auront des dents - crédit Amazon : http://goo.gl/P4nfPa SommaireQuelques mots sur Stephen Jay GouldLe livre “Quand les poules auront des dents”Un livre qui n’a rien à voirUn livre que j’aimerais lireUne quoteDes plugsUn auteurStephen Jay Gould - crédit goodreads : http://goo.gl/YrqYWqStephen Jay Gould représente pour beaucoup un exemple dans le combat contre l’ignorance, les pseudo-sciences et le créationnisme. La première fois que j’ai entendu parlé de lui, ce fut lors d’un des épisodes de Podcastscience réalisé par Marco. Il devait s’agit de celui sur l’audition chez les vertébrés je crois.Stephen Jay Gould est un scientifique né en 1941 et mort il y a maintenant un peu plus de 10 ans, en mai 2002. Paléonthologue américain, il a été professeur de géologie et d’histoire des sciences à Harvard et il est énormément connu pour la vulgarisation qu’il a fait de la théorie de l’évolution.Stephen Jay Gould est ainsi connu pour au moins deux combats : son travail de vulgarisation sur l’évolution et notamment autour de la théorie qu’il a mis en avant sur les équilibres ponctués et sa volonté de combattre le créationniste et plus particulièrement le dessein intelligent.En ce qui concerne l’évolution il a d’ailleurs beaucoup œuvré dans la critique des visions adaptationistes à outrance que certains biologistes ont eu tendance à appliquer à tout va lorsqu’il était nécessaire de devoir expliquer certains caractères d’espèces. Pierre Kerner et Marco en ont d’ailleurs parlé dans divers épisodes de Podcastscience, que ce soit dans la discussion du premier avec X0chipili ou à propos des œufs de kiwi ou du mystère de l’ornithorynque pour le second.Mais revenons à Stephen Jay Gould. Comme je le disais, un de ses apports à la science fut la mise au point, avec Niels Eldredge en 1972 de la théorie des équilibres ponctués. Théorie selon laquelle les changements évolutifs se produisent sur des temps relativement courts entrecoupés de longues périodes de “calme” évolutif. Cette théorie a d’ailleurs été l’un des sujets de discorde entre lui et l’autre grand évolutionniste de l’époque, Richard Dawkins, qui était plutôt en faveur de la notion de gêne égoïste. Aujourd’hui la théorie de Stephen Jay Gould reste celle envers laquelle le plus de preuves ont été accumulées.Comme tout scientifique, 100% de la communauté n’est pas vouée à sa cause (comme je viens de le dire avec Richard Dawkins) et divers scientifiques critiquent sa théorie ou sa manière d’en parler. Ceci n’enlève rien au travail, félicité par tous et même Richard Dawkins, qu’il a fait pour vulgariser et attirer à la biologie évolutionniste pléthore d’étudiants ayant lu ses ouvrages.Pour ses différents travaux en science et aussi en vulgarisation, Stephen Jay Gould a reçu de nombreux prix comme médaille linnéenne en 1992 remise à des biologistes et zoologistes de renom depuis 1888 par la Linnean Society of London (Thomas Henry Huxley ou Alfred Russel Wallace l’ont reçu par exemple, mais aussi Arthur Smith Woodward dont parle Gould à propos de la supercherie de l’homme de Piltdown), le prix Charles Schuchert en 1975 (remis à une personne de moins de 40 ans ayant réalisé de grands travaux en paléonthologie), la médaille de la Paleontological Society en 2002 ou encore la médaille Darwin-Wallace en 2008 qui n’est remise que tous les cinquante ans par la Linnean Society of London.Je crois que peu de biologistes auront été autant récompensés pour leurs travaux !En ce qui concerne ses œuvres, on peut dire que Stephen Jay Gould fut un écrivain prolifique ! Il écrivit quasiment un ouvrage par an depuis 1977 ! Les plus connus furent ceux qui sont estampillés “réflexions sur l’histoire naturelle” et qui correspondent aux articles parus dans Nature History entre 1974 et 2001. Parmi ses ouvrages on peut notamment retrouver : “Darwin et les grandes énigmes de la vie”, “Le pouce du panda”, “Quand les poules auront des dents”, “Le sourire du flamant rose” ou encore “La foire aux dinosaures”.Un livreAvant-proposIl est important, je pense, d’expliquer tout d’abord, que j’ai toujours plutôt eu un faible pour la physique et les mathématiques. Ce n’est pas que la biologie ne m’ait pas réussi pendant mes années d’études, mais il faut bien faire des choix. Et c’est ainsi plutôt vers les sciences physiques et les mathématiques que j’ai penchées. Je crois que c’est une perception plus grande de justesse peut-être que je percevais à l’époque dans ces sciences qui me semblaient plus “dures”. Ou cette opinion que je viens de donner n’est qu’une perception rétrospective à la lumière de ce que j’ai appris par la suite sur ces diverses matières.La biologie au sens large, je dirais presque les sciences du vivant, n’en demeurent pas moins fascinantes du fait des questions auxquelles elles essayent d’apporter des réponses : quel est l’arbre généalogique de l’Homme, comment s’est construit le vivant, du plus petit organisme au plus grand, du plus complexe au plus simple ? Encore que cette dernière question ne soit peut-être pas la plus pertinente à postériori.Pour revenir à l’ouvrage d’aujourd’hui : si j’ai souhaité le lire, avant d’avoir l’idée d’en faire une revue, c’est parce que j’avais aussi envie d’ouvrir un peu l’horizon de mes connaissances : Il est bon de lire des livres et de savoir que l’on connaît le sujet qui est abordé, mais il est aussi bon de pouvoir découvrir, tout simplement, des choses comme ce que raconte Stephen Jay Gould dans son ouvrage. Et même si il s’agit d’une traduction en français, je pense, tout du moins j’espère, que l’écriture qui lui est propre transparaît suffisamment pour que l’écriture puisse être autant appréciée que le contenu.Quand j’ai ouvert le livre j’ai été un peu déçu au premier abord. J’ai en effet découvert que ce n’était pas le premier de la série. Pour un amateur de SF et de grandes sagas comme celle des Fondations d’Asimov, de Dune d’Herbert ou des Princes d’Ambre de Zelazny, c’était presque une hérésie ou une folie de ma part de commencer au milieu ! Puis finalement j’ai compris que d’une part il s’agissait d’un regroupement de textes plutôt indépendants les uns des autres, et que je n’allais pas attendre d’avoir acheté ceux qui venaient avant pour lire celui-ci, j’était trop pressé de découvrir Stephen Jay Gould et ses écrits. Je m’y suis donc mis.La revueLe livre est organisé en plusieurs parties dont le contenu (plusieurs essais à chaque fois) est regroupé par thème : les noms des parties. Un bon point pour un peu de cohérence. Comme quoi, un peu d’organisation ne fait jamais de mal. Enfin je dis ça mais ne venez jamais voir mon bureau. Ce ne sera pas le mien d’ailleurs.Pour en revenir au livre : la première partie traite de “bizarreries raisonnables”. Ici Stephen Jay Gould nous parle de divers animaux, plus étranges les uns que les autres, pour ne pas dire bizarres. Il nous parle entre autres de la dissymétrie entre les deux sexes pour diverses espèces et des théories parfois les plus farfelues qu’il y a pu avoir sur le fait que pour un certain nombre d’entre elles, les mâles sont bien plus petits que les femelles. On découvre ainsi que certaines espèces dont on croyait les organismes hermaphrodites ne l’étaient pas mais que le mâle s’accrochait à la femelle et perdait quasiment tous ses organismes. Certains diront sauf le plus important : les testicules. On apprend aussi que presque de la même manière, le mâle de la baudroie, nain lui aussi, s’accroche à elle et se fixe de manière définitive à elle. Les systèmes sanguins des deux organismes fusionnent et le mâle devient dépendant de la femelle et en échange de son maintient en vie, lui donne son matériel génétique.Dans cette partie Stephen Jay Gould nous parle aussi des parasites et notamment des ichneumons dont une partie de la croissance se passe au sein d’un hôte dont ils se repaissent. Cet état de fait a beaucoup fait réfléchir les ecclésiastes du 18ème et 19ème siècle : comment un Dieu plein de bonté pouvait créer de telles créatures? Ou alors faut-il plutôt voir là l’amour des parents qui cherchent par tous les moyens à assurer la survivance de leurs progénitures ? Finalement : ne doit-il peut-être y avoir aucune morale dans tout cela, ni aucun message quant à l’éthique ?Dans sa seconde partie, Stephen Jay Gould nous présente un certain nombre de personnes, enfin, surtout de personnalités du monde de la paléontologie. Dans cette partie on en apprend plus sur celui qui fut considéré comme le premier géologue moderne, Sténon. On découvre ainsi comment ses considérations ont abouti aux idées de classifications qui sont aujourd’hui la base d’un certain nombre de spécialités, comme la taxinomie par exemple. On en apprend un peu plus aussi sur le renversement des principes de cause et de conséquence avec la problématique de cause finale et notamment son usage par James Hutton dans son étude de la Terre. Même si ce dernier a utilisé la méthode scientifique pour réaliser ses travaux, il était néanmoins gouverné par ces fameuses causes finales pour diriger ses recherches. On comprend aussi comment Cuvier, au sommet de son art, fut néanmoins éclipsé par Darwin et ses adeptes, malgré une méthode scientifique rigoureuse, parce qu’il était gouverné par des principes créationnistes et catastrophistes. Il reste pourtant l’un de ceux qui mirent en avant la possibilité d’existence d’espèces disparues (une chose impossibles pour les scientifiques de l’époque) et les méthodes d’analyse de fossiles. Il est enfin intéressant d’en apprendre un peu sur cet autre grand naturaliste du 19ème siècle, mais américain celui-là : Agassiz. Pas le tennisman hein. Il a longtemps souhaité montrer que Darwin se trompait et que le créationnisme était la vraie bonne parole. Je vous passe aussi le chapitre sur Lyssenko et Vavilov qui est un bon complément de l’épisode de Podcastscience qu’avait fait Xilrian sur ce premier. Pour ceux qui l’ont écouté c’est un bon complément car plutôt centré sur Vavilov, pour ceux qui ne l’ont pas fait, lisez ce chapitre et écoutez l’épisode ! Ils vont bien ensemble.Dans sa troisième partie Stephen Jay Gould nous parle des choses qu’il cherche à combattre en biologie : l’adaptationisme à outrance et la démystification de croyances biologiques passées. On en apprend ainsi plus sur les mythes autour de la hyène : un croisement entre un chien et un chat pour certains, un animal qui est hermaphrodite, etc ? Stephen Jay Gould discute ensuite d’un point intéressant : est-ce que des animaux disposent de roue ? C’est vrai que selon certains c’est la meilleure forme pour se déplacer ! Très intéressant et drôle comme chapitre! Il continue ensuite par discuter de l’ADN, de sa répétition dans les chromosomes et les éventuelles raisons qui pourrait expliquer ces répétitions. Il aborde ainsi la question de l’ADN égoïste. Tout ceci vous fait penser aux théories de quelqu’un ? Il essaie de la comparer à celle qui dirait qu’il y a plusieurs niveaux d’évolution et que ce n’est pas juste soit au niveau du gène/ADN ou au niveau de l’individu, mais peut-être à ces deux niveaux en même temps et à d’autres aussi. Les deux chapitres suivants de cette partie traitent des aberrations, comme les chevaux possédant plusieurs doigts, ou les “monstres” comme par exemple ces mouches avec des mutations qui leur font pousser des pâtes à la place des antennes. Stephen Jay Gould explique ce qu’ils représentent pour l’évolution et comment ils trouvent leur place dans ce grand processus.Dans sa quatrième partie, l’auteur nous parle d’une enquête qu’il a réalisé sur ce que l’on appelle aujourd’hui la supercherie de Piltdown avec un focus tout particulier sur la participation qu’aurait eu, selon lui, Teilhard de Chardin. Je ne connaissais pas cette histoire de supercherie. Il est intéressant de comprendre comment elle s’est construite et les raisons plus profondes de certains scientifiques anglais d’avoir eux aussi un Homme de quelque chose qui remettrait l’Angleterre au centre du jeu. Il est aussi intéressant de découvrir comment Teilhard de Chardin aurait été impliqué dans cette supercherie, lui qui fut le découvreur de l’Homme de Pékin bien plus tard. On découvre d’ailleurs les éléments qu’amena Stephen Jay Gould à propos de l’implication supposée de Teilhard de Chardin et les réactions provoquées par la suite, par forcément toujours positives … Histoire d’expliquer à ceux qui ne connaîtraient pas ses théories, Stephen Jay Gould prend d’ailleurs le temps de les présenter et montrer quel impact elles ont eu sur la société et la réminiscence que l’on peut percevoir dans 2001 l’odyssée de l’espace par exemple.Dans la cinquième partie, Stephen Jay Gould nous parle des liens entre la science, la politique et la religion. Car l’un des autres combats de l’auteur, était d’arriver à combattre le créationnisme. Il nous parle ainsi du procès de Clarence Darrow et du poids du créationnisme aux États-Unis. On apprend aussi que le flou laissé sur le mot “théorie” aux États-Unis est une des sources classiques qu’utilisent les créationnistes pour semer le trouble sur la Théorie de l’évolution et ce qu’elle est vraiment : non pas une chose qui se doit d’être prouvée, mais un édifice solide sur lequel s’appuie et que consolide pléthore de preuves. Stephen Jay Gould explique d’ailleurs certains des arguments des créationnistes pour remettre en cause cette théorie. Il s’extasie d’ailleurs, si l’on peut dire, du fait que les créationnistes utilisent la théorie des équilibres ponctués qu’il a développé contre lui et l’évolution alors qu’elle ne vient que la compléter ! Stephen Jay Gould continue ensuite en nous expliquant comment les tests de QI et les statistiques ont été utilisés à des fins racistes à l’encontre des juifs notamment aux États-Unis ou comment le recensement a été utilisé comme un outil politique mettant en avant la surreprésentation des aliénés et des malades mentaux chez les populations noires et entre le Nord et le Sud ou entre le centre des villes et leurs périphéries. Certaines conclusions allaient même jusqu’à annoncer que l’esclavage avait été un bienfait pour ces populations …Dans la sixième partie on en apprend un peu plus sur l’extinction et les théories qui ont existé quand à la présentation de la mort comme une chose que l’évolution pourrait combattre. Stephen Jay Gould commence ainsi par un chapitre plutôt drôle : basé sur certaines lois concernant l’augmentation de la taille, ou la diminution des organismes, il est allé jusqu’à proposer une loi identique pour des friandises ! Il est en effet question de l’extinction et de l’apparition des barres Hershey au cours du temps avec l’évolution des prix associés. Cet essai, plutôt amusant, est parsemé d’exemple de la Nature sur la question et c’est assez rafraichissant. Il est d’ailleurs marrant de voir dans le post-scriptum qu’il constate que ses prédictions se sont vues vérifiées et qu’une Grande Exception est aussi apparue ! Comme quoi les paléontologistes savent aussi bien s’amuser. Dans la suite de cette partie Stephen Jay Gould présente une théorie pour expliquer la grande extinction du Crétacé : celle d’un astéroïde qui aurait frappé la Terre, comme en témoigne les niveaux d’iridium découverts dans les strates géologiques tout en mettant en avant que cette hypothèse serait l’un des éléments majeurs, mais pas le seul de l’extinction observée.Dans la dernière partie Stephen Jay Gould nous parle des zèbres. Vous allez me dire que le sujet est bien basique par rapport au reste du livre. Mais ceci n’est qu’apparence, car à la question : “Les zèbres sont-ils blancs avec des rayures noires ou noirs avez des rayures blanches?” il n’y a pas de réponse toute faite. Parce qu’il faut déjà savoir ce qu’est un zèbre ! Derrière la question évidente que cette affirmation soulève, Stephen Jay Gould nous explique ce qu’est la cladistique et comment la question paraît plus ardue à répondre que l’on pourrait croire. Il continue ensuite par nous expliquer ce que sont les rayures, sont-elles blanches ou noires et comment apparaissent-elles ? Et pour répondre à la question : ils sont noirs avec des rayures blanches !En conclusionEn conclusion, que dire sur ce livre ? Déjà : on apprend plein de choses, mais alors plein ! C’est vraiment intéressant, quand, comme moi, on est un peu limite côté biologie et évolution, d’en apprendre tant et de manière si fluide et sans longueur sur des sujets aussi variés : évolution, créationnisme, paléontologie, supercherie, etc.C’est aussi un ouvrage très bien écrit. Il ne s’agit certes pas de la version originale, mais d’une traduction, cependant, de bonne qualité et je pense que l’on entrevoit quand même le style de Stephen Jay Gould dans la narration et sa manière de présenter les faits.Il est important de noter que Michel de Pracontal cite un certain nombre de fois ce livre dans son ouvrage “L’imposture scientifique en 10 leçons”, dont je vous ai parlé de le dernier épisode. Il y a de quoi. L’ouvrage cherche à éclairer et à présenter des faits prouvés par la science qui permettent de remettre en cause certains affirmations fausses qui pourraient être faites contre la théorie de l’évolution.Je dois dire que ce livre m’a donné envie d’en savoir plus sur la théorie de l’évolution, il m’a donné envie de lire plus d’ouvrages de Stephen Jay Gould, des ouvrages de Richard Dawkins et même d’autres qui aborderaient les thèmes chers à Gould.Un livre qui n’a rien à voirContact - crédit goodreads : http://goo.gl/hC9VzO Comme livre qui n’a rien à voir, j’ai décidé de choisir le livre de Carl Sagan : Contact. Carl Sagan est sûrement l’un des scientifiques vulgarisateurs les plus connus. Il est aussi le créateur du SETI ou programme de recherche d’intelligence extra-terrestre. Contact est un livre qui a écrit en 1985 et qui a ensuite été adapté pour le cinéma en 1997 par Robert Zemeckis. On y retrouve notamment Matthew McConaughey et la grande Jodie Foster. On y suit l’histoire d’Ellie Arroway, jeune astronome, dont la vie change radicalement le jour où elle identifie dans les signaux reçus de l’espace ceux d’une intelligence extra-terrestre envoyant le plan de construction d’une machine fantastique qui changera la place de l’Humanité dans le Cosmos. Le film ne suit pas exactement le livre dans tous ces aspects, mais chacun d’entre eux propose une histoire agréable à lire ou à regarder et outre les qualités d’écrivain de Carl Sagan, Jodie Foster propose une interprétation magnifique. C’est bien écrit, intelligent, et cela laisse un souvenir impérissable avec un petit goût de reviens-y. Un livre que j’aimerais lireComment construire une machine à explorer le temps - crédit amazon.fr : http://goo.gl/EaNHTm Aujourd’hui, comme livre à lire j’ai trouvé quelque chose dont le nom est plutôt drôle et accrocheur : “Comment construire une machine à explorer le temps?” de Paul Davies. Ce livre, écrit en 2001, décrit comment la réponse à la question est clairement oui! Et l’auteur nous explique comment est-ce que la physique pourrait nous permettre de visiter le futur et explorer le passé. Afin de ne pas être en reste, il donne même un plan en quatre étapes pour construire cette fameuse machine ! Je pense que ce livre doit être dans la même veine que “The Physics of Star Trek” de Laurence Krauss ou encore “La SF sous les feux de la science” de Roland Lehoucq, drôle, scientifiquement valide et rafraichissant à lire. Et puis mince ! Le voyage dans le temps les amis ! Avec ça je devrais pouvoir passer moins de temps à rédiger ces épisodes et en faire plus. C’est parfait.Quote J’ai un petit faible pour Isaac Asimov, alors je vous propose une citation de ce célèbre écrivain et sceptique :Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won't come in.Isaac AsimovPlugs et liens évoquésTout d’abord, désolé de ne pas avoir sorti d’épisode depuis aussi longtemps. Je l’ai déjà dit, et je vais sûrement encore le dire je pense, mais le temps est précieux et il est difficile d’en trouver. Mais j’y arrive quand même !Je crois que je n’ai pas encore eu l’occasion de citer le podcast de Jean-Michel Abrassart, Scepticisme Scientifique ? Et bien c’est chose faite. Il s’agit d’un podcast très intéressant à écouter si vous souhaitez en savoir un peu plus sur les phénomènes étranges et sur le mouvement sceptique qui tente de clarifier les choses et en donner des visions scientifiques et prosaïques afin de faire infuser la science et non les idées fausses.J’aimerais aussi mentionner le fait que le Dr Éric Simon a un podcast qui reprend les billets qu’il propose sur son blog “Ça se passe là-haut”. À écouter absolument si vous n’avez pas le temps de lire le blog :Le blog http://drericsimon.blogspot.frLe podcast : http://casepasselahaut.podcloud.fr/Page wikipédia de Stephen Jay Gould : http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Jay_GouldÉpisode 103 de Podcastscience par Xilrian sur LyssenkoQuelques épisodes de Podcastscience sur l’évolution (je ne les ai pas tous mis!) :Épisode 67 sur l’évolution de l’audition chez les vertébrés par MarcoÉpisode 128 sur l’évolution avec une discussion entre Pierre Kerner et X0chipili Épisode 75 sur l’ornithorynque par MarcoÉpisode 61 sur l’oeuf de kiwi par MarcoLes trois épisodes de Pierre Kerner sur l’arbre du vivant : 49, 50 et 51Et comme quand on parle d’évolution, on ne peut pas ne pas citer Richard Dawkins (d’autant plus que Stephen Jay Gould le fait dans son livre) vous pouvez le retrouver sur :Sa page wikipédia de Richard Dawkins : http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_DawkinsSon compte twitter de Richard Dawkins : @RichardDawkinsConclusionQue vous ayez aimé ou pas, surtout, ne restez pas les bras croisés. Inondez-nous de courrier, de commentaires, de like - ou pas - de tweets, de retweets, de clin d’oeils, de cartouche de silicone, c’est toujours utile pour faire un joint à gauche à droite ou l’oeuvre complète de Isaac Asimov si jamais elle ne vous sert que de litière pour votre animal de compagnie.Vous pouvez ainsi retrouver LisezLaScience sur son site web http://lisezlascience.wordpress.com Vous pouvez aussi me contacter sur twitter sur @LisezLaScience et le podcast est accessible sur podcloud et sur podcastfrance (http://podcastfrance.fr/podcast-lisez-la-science).Vous pouvez aussi m’envoyer des e-mails à lisezlascience@gmail.comVous pouvez d’ailleurs retrouver l’ensemble des livres cités sur la liste goodreads associée à ce podcast sur le compte de LisezLaScience. Les livres seront placés sur des “étagères” spécifiques par épisode et ceux de celui-ci sont sur l’étagère “lls-8”Prochain épisodeOn se retrouve le 02/11 (on sait jamais, je peux peut-être y arriver) pour un nouvel épisode sur Désir d’Infini de Trinh Xuan Thuan.D’ici là bonne quinzaine à toutes et à tous.Les références des livres évoquésQuand les poules auront des dentsISBN : 2757824937 (ISBN13 : 978-2757824931)Auteur : Stephen Jay GouldNombre de pages : 480 pagesDate de parution : 23/05/2011 chez PointsPrix : 10,10 € chez Amazon ou à la FnacDarwin et les grandes énigmes de la vieISBN : 2020069806 (ISBN13 : 978-2020069809)Auteur : Stephen Jay GouldNombre de pages : 299 pagesDate de parution : 01/10/1984 au SeuilPrix : 8,10 € chez Amazon ou à la FnacLe pouce du pandaISBN : 2757846264 (ISBN13 : 978-2757846261)Auteur : Stephen Jay GouldNombre de pages : 400 pagesDate de parution : 09/10/2014 chez PointsPrix : 10,50 € chez Amazon ou à la FnacLe sourire du flamant roseISBN : 2020194163 (ISBN13 : 978-2020194167)Auteur : Stephen Jay GouldNombre de pages : 516 pagesDate de parution : 03/02/2000 au SeuilPrix : 10,70 € chez Amazon ou à la FnacLa foire aux dinosauresISBN : 2020324202 (ISBN13 : 978-2020324205)Auteur : Stephen Jay GouldNombre de pages : 662 pagesDate de parution : 10/09/1997 au SeuilPrix : 10,10 € chez Amazon ou à la FnacContactISBN : 2354081286 (ISBN13 : 978-2354081287)Auteur : Carl SaganNombre de pages : 352 pagesDate de parution : 04/11/2011 chez MnémosPrix : 22,30 € chez Amazon ou à la FnacComment construire une machine à explorer le temps?ISBN : 286883941X (ISBN13 : 978-2868839411)Auteur : Paul DaviesNombre de pages : 119 pagesDate de parution : 29/03/2007 chez EDP SciencesPrix : 14,00 € chez Amazon ou à la Fnac Vous pouvez retrouver la liste des livres dans goodreads à l’adresse suivante : https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/30797714-lisezlascience?shelf=lls-8

BLURB:  In this episode a scouse-less Matt, a scone-less Kehaar & a well researched guest host Ciaran discuss Religion in RPGs featuring: * definitely real gods, faith & forgotten realms  * levelling up to god hood & the Malazan books * Glorantha & the Hero Quest * the Awkwardness of Alignment * Clerics & Paladins * Massacring Orc children in the name of good  * Roger Zelazny's god-like heroes of Amber & Lord of Light * GMing & the act of sub creation  Check our Ciaran's blog here: http://dailyscribbling.com Kehaar's writing on religion here: http://clarkythecruel.wordpress.com/tag/fantasy-religion/Feedback very welcome to: Dissectingworlds@yahoo.co.uk, on twitter @dissectingwrlds Or FACEBOOK group https://www.facebook.com/DissectingWorlds

Rising from their nightmare-ridden winter slumber, John E. O. Stevens, Fred Kiesche and Jeff Patterson convene around the fire to discuss the works of Catherine Lucille Moore. Moore penned the Northwest of Earth and Jirel of Joiry series, as well as many collaborations with husband Henry Kuttner, who first wrote her a fan letter thinking that “C.L. Moore” was a man. She propelled the still-fledgling genre of “sword and sorcery” into strange new territories full of horrors and wonders, building on the foundations laid by Robert E. Howard and Clark Ashton Smith, and lighting the way for Vance, Brackett, Bradbury and Zelazny. The Hoarsemen also discuss the fiction, non-fiction, dreary Russian movies (and their remakes), and comics they have consumed since the start of the year. Hold on to your wallets. Host Fred Kiesche, John E.O. Stevens and Jeff Patterson.

Episode #4 Aired: 9/27/2005 From Asimov to Zelazny and every where in between science fiction has been the canvas for art work both wildly representational as well as highly realistic. Science Fiction has the potential to unveil powerful truths about humanity. Gene Roddenberry brought this to the forefront in his very popular "Star Trek" series, and decades later we're still learning about who we are as a society, and as human beings. In Prometheus Radio Theatre's award winning series- "The Arbiter Chronicles" great tales of the human spirit are the launching pad to adventure! Later we'll have a conversation with the actors and producers of the Arbiter Chronicles, listen to another sketch from Bradley Phoenix, and continue our weekly serial from DreamRealm Enterprises with Robots of the Company Episode #4.Prometheus Radio TheatreMontage Radio TheatreDream Realm EnterprisesPromo: The Signal Podcast