Episode 6 - Desertion (Clifford Simak)
We don’t understand what we don’t understand.
Episode Connections
Authors, stories. Terry Bisson, “They’re Made Out of Meat.” Damon Knight, “To Serve Man.” Harlan Ellison, “I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream.” Anne McCaffrey,’s Ship series. Spider Man. Fantastic Four. Wes Jackson. Jack Williamson, “With Folded Hands.” Arthur C. Clarke, "The Sentinel.” Iron Man.
Films. The Fly (1986). Avatar.
TV episodes, series. Star Trek. Stargate.
Ideas. Adaptation of or to alien environments ... pantropy. What is the cost of scientific glory? The stakes of space exploration. The burden of leadership. Physical changes alter perception and perspective. How does human reality compare to other realities? Handwavium.
Hmmm - Whoa - WTF. A new feature! High on the Hmmm scale. A little bit of Whoa!
Previous episode: Terry Bisson, “They’re Made Out of Meat,” and Damon Knight, “To Serve Man”
Next episode: William Gibson, “Johnny Mnemonic”
Music Credit: "Ouroboros" Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Link: Creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Authors, stories. Terry Bisson, “They’re Made Out of Meat.” Damon Knight, “To Serve Man.” Harlan Ellison, “I Have No Mouth, And I Must Scream.” Anne McCaffrey,’s Ship series. Spider Man. Fantastic Four. Wes Jackson. Jack Williamson, “With Folded Hands.” Arthur C. Clarke, "The Sentinel.” Iron Man.
Films. The Fly (1986). Avatar.
TV episodes, series. Star Trek. Stargate.
Ideas. Adaptation of or to alien environments ... pantropy. What is the cost of scientific glory? The stakes of space exploration. The burden of leadership. Physical changes alter perception and perspective. How does human reality compare to other realities? Handwavium.
Hmmm - Whoa - WTF. A new feature! High on the Hmmm scale. A little bit of Whoa!
Previous episode: Terry Bisson, “They’re Made Out of Meat,” and Damon Knight, “To Serve Man”
Next episode: William Gibson, “Johnny Mnemonic”
Music Credit: "Ouroboros" Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
Link: Creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/