The World Doesn't Need You: Existentialism in Annihilation

Episode 12 of the Books Undone podcast, hosted by Livia J. Elliot, titled "The World Doesn't Need You: Existentialism in Annihilation" was published on July 2, 2025 and runs 45 minutes.

July 2, 2025 ·45m · Books Undone

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Annihilation is a challenge to humanity's perennial navel-gazing. It confronts us with the terrifying idea that the universe is not hostile—it simply doesn't care about us. In this episode, I will discuss three way sin which it challenges the biologist's (and thus the reader's) reality.

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