54. Alan 'Doc' Hansen - Orion's Spur

YA SF Adventure in space (the Orion's Spur series), AI in the classroom, and panspermia are a few of the topics Alan 'Doc' Hansen and I chat about, in addition to whether a business degree helps with book marketing, whether extra-terrestrials would like us, and where has the optimism gone in science fiction. As usual, there are also the Big Questions. Books of his we discuss: Orion's Spur series Further info on this and other episodes, as well as author info and content, can be found at ⁠⁠⁠⁠AlternateFutures.co.uk⁠⁠⁠⁠ If you're on Wordpress.com, you can follow the podcast at ⁠⁠⁠⁠alternatefuturespodcast.wordpress.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ Finally, you can follow my articles on science fiction, socio-technological issues, and futurism at ⁠alternatefutures.substack.com