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Fiction Science — 80 episodes
Quantum physicist explains the mysteries of time
How 'Star City' reimagined the Soviet space race
The facts and fiction of UFO 'Disclosure Day'
Sci-fi pioneer's final novel bridges cultures
The real 'Project Hail Mary': Looking for E.T.
Occupy Mars? Or the moon? Get a reality check
Why NASA is going nuclear on the moon
Pluto shines as a science-fiction star
Native American legends are woven into a UFO tale
'Rocket Dreams' and rocket realities
Thriller explores Florida's flooded future
Dinosaur facts vs. fiction in 'Jurassic World Rebirth'
How the Rubin Observatory will change astronomy
Get a reality check on AI hype
How dictators use tech in fact and fiction
How humans will be reinvented for life in space
Mary Roach on the science of space sex
Scientists dream up solar system adventures
Will AI cross the line into personhood?
How to defend against disinformation
Hard science fiction explained
Authors of 'The Expanse' create their next saga
OpenScope focuses on the mind's mysteries
The fact and fiction of moonshot marketing
David Ignatius on satellite wars and 'Phantom Orbit'
How a sci-fi star blazed a trail for diversity
How de-extinction could change our destiny
Get a reality check on the search for aliens
Bonus: Talking fiction with Nathaniel Rich
Exploring 'The New World on Mars'
What's so mesmerizing about the multiverse?
Rowing tech picks up the pace
Can AI become conscious?
What's wrong with a city on Mars?
Why women scientists missed out on fame
'The Creator' gets an AI reality check
John Scalzi sizes up billionaires and supervillains
Searching for alien worlds and life
Indiana Jones vs. actual archaeologists
Celebrating 'the original X-File' ... in Seattle?
The roots of the spaceflight revolution
Get a reality check on space startups
Michio Kaku explains quantum computing
Meet the woman who's updating the 007 saga
'Critical Mass' charts the space frontier
Reality check on 'Quantumania'
Annalee Newitz on 'The Terraformers' and future cities
Sci-fi tale takes on consciousness and the cosmos
Avatars in science fiction and fact
How William Gibson's 'Peripheral' made the leap to video
The science and fiction of octopus intelligence
Flying saucer ambitions rise to next level
The master of alternate history rewrites the '70s
How Star Trek changed the world, and vice versa
'Maurice on Mars': A black comedy on the Red Planet
Futurist lays out utopian vision for 2084
Brian Greene explains the multiverse
Sci-fi with the flavor of Bangladesh
How realistic is it to leave Earth behind?
Mika McKinnon on the science of 'Moonfall'
Fear the fungus in 'Unfamiliar Garden'
'Don't Look Up': A comedy about cosmic threats
Cat Rambo explains how to launch a space opera
Neal Stephenson on the metaverse and the climate crisis
Christof Koch on the mysteries of consciousness
Fact and fiction in the billionaire space race
Octavia E. Butler's classic sci-fi reborn as graphic novel
The meaning of life, death ... and black holes
Outer space gets stripped down in 'Voyagers'
Why Michio Kaku believes the God Equation will be our salvation
Are we killing nature, or creating a 'Second Nature'?
Is 'Machinehood' in our future?
Annalee Newitz on 'Four Lost Cities'
Michael Mann on 'The New Climate War'
'Greenland' spotlights cosmic doom
Sci-fi master Ted Chiang on AI, time travel and more
Kim Stanley Robinson on 'Ministry for the Future'
'Cyber Republic' and democracy's future
How the stars gave birth to 'The Human Cosmos'
Twin Peaks star Kyle MacLachlan talks about Tesla