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Cosmic Log's podcast from the place where science and technology intersect with science fiction and popular culture, hosted by science writer Alan Boyle and science-fiction writer Dominica Phetteplace. Become a supporter for less than (or more than) a dollar a month.

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    Occupy Mars? Or the moon? Get a reality check

    Now Elon Musk wants to build a city on the moon before building a city on Mars. Biologist Scott Solomon, author of a new book titled "Becoming Martian," sizes up the prospects for building a city anywhere that's beyond Earth.

    43 min

  2. 30 JAN.

    Why NASA is going nuclear on the moon

    Aerospace consultant Roger Myers explains why space nuclear power will play a big role in the competition between the U.S. and China to establish bases on the moon in the 2030s.

    46 min

  3. 2025-10-31

    Pluto shines as a science-fiction star

    Space scientist Les Johnson tells the story behind his role in creating "Pluto," the last novel in sci-fi master Ben Bova's Grand Tour series and one of the first works of fiction to incorporate revelations from NASA's New Horizons mission.

    34 min

  4. 2025-10-13

    Native American legends are woven into a UFO tale

    Cherokee science-fiction author Daniel H. Wilson blends ancient tales about extraterrestrials with up-to-date speculation about alien visitations in a new novel called "Hole in the Sky."

    33 min

  5. 2025-09-26

    'Rocket Dreams' and rocket realities

    Washington Post staff writer Christian Davenport, author of "Rocket Dreams," discusses the parallel space races between America and China, and between Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos.

    40 min

  6. 2025-08-11

    Thriller explores Florida's flooded future

    Tim Chawaga, the author of a climate-fiction thriller titled "Salvagia," weaves the implications of future sea-level rise and other high-tech twists into a Florida murder mystery.

    30 min

  7. 2025-07-04

    Dinosaur facts vs. fiction in 'Jurassic World Rebirth'

    Tech pioneer Nathan Myhrvold and paleontologist Thomas Holtz discuss how dinosaur science has evolved over the past three decades - and do a reality check on the latest "Jurassic World" dino-movie.

    1 tim

  8. 2025-06-18

    How the Rubin Observatory will change astronomy

    Mario Juric, director of the University of Washington's DiRAC Institute, explains why astronomers are celebrating the Vera C. Rubin Observatory's "First Look" at the cosmos - and tells you how to join the party.

    35 min
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Cosmic Log's podcast from the place where science and technology intersect with science fiction and popular culture, hosted by science writer Alan Boyle and science-fiction writer Dominica Phetteplace. Become a supporter for less than (or more than) a dollar a month.

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  • Skapad av
    Alan Boyle
  • Aktiva år
    2021 - 2026
  • Avsnitt
    75
  • Åldersgräns
    Barnvänligt
  • Copyright
    © Alan Boyle
  • Programmets webbplats
    Fiction Science