EPISODE · Nov 26, 2025 · 1H 50M

Hard Science Fiction with Arula Ratnakar

from If This Goes On (Don't Panic): Science Fiction, Fantasy & Progressive Politics · host Alan Bailey, Arula Ratnakar, Diane Morrison, Cat Rambo

In this episode, Alan and Diane talk to writer and neuroscientist Arula Ratnakar. They discuss Phillip K. Dick, computational neursocience, hard science fiction, science and math communication, preceptions of reality, the neuroscience of neurodiversity, psychedelics, being neurodiverse in a neurotypical world, AI, Clarkesworld, evolving in public, and much more. You can find most of her fiction here: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/?s=arula+ratnakar

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