MARS Magazine

Adario Strange

MARS Magazine is an exploration into the intersection of science fiction and real world science, technology and culture through movies, TV, books and games. Real life as science fiction. #holopunk

  1. Ep. 43: All About Bitcoin, Crypto, & Blockchain w/ Wong Joon Ian of Coindesk

    24/03/2020

    Ep. 43: All About Bitcoin, Crypto, & Blockchain w/ Wong Joon Ian of Coindesk

    What is the future of internet money? The Coindesk’s Director of Programming for Consensus, Wong Joon Ian, helps us recount a brief history of crypto and what’s happening now with Bitcoin, alt coins, scam coins, stable coins, and blockchain. Note: The annual Consensus conference has gone virtual for 2020 and will be held on May 11. For more info visit Coindesk.com.

    54 min
  2. Ep. 42: Why Elon Musk's Tesla Cybertruck Isn't The Future According Auto Industry Expert Nick Jaynes

    27/11/2019

    Ep. 42: Why Elon Musk's Tesla Cybertruck Isn't The Future According Auto Industry Expert Nick Jaynes

    Automobile expert Nick Jaynes joins Adario Strange to explain why he thinks Elon Musk's Tesla Cybertruck may not be all it's cracked up to be, as well as what the future holds for electric cars and autonomous cars in the next couple of decades.

    1 h 7 min
  3. Ep. 41: Tiffany Beers, creator of the Nike Back to the Future Self-Lacing Sneaker

    14/12/2018

    Ep. 41: Tiffany Beers, creator of the Nike Back to the Future Self-Lacing Sneaker

    We’re joined by one of the seldom seen masters of the sneaker world, Tiffany Beers, a long time designer at Nike who created the real world version of the science fictional, self-lacing sneaker in “Back to the Future,” as well as the HyperAdapt self-lacing shoe. After Nike she spent some time at Tesla helping them innovate the world of electric automobiles. We also talk about Kanye’s Yeezy’s, the impact of sneakerhead culture on the mainstream, and some of the more futuristic takes on athletic wear currently on the market.

    1 h 3 min
  4. Ep. 40: The Life & Death of Stan Lee, Marvel Powers United VR, Avengers Infinity War

    13/11/2018

    Ep. 40: The Life & Death of Stan Lee, Marvel Powers United VR, Avengers Infinity War

    A brief review of the Oculus Rift VR game Marvel Powers United VR (9:00), filmmaker and hacker John Threat joins Adario Strange on the pod to discuss why Avengers: Infinity War is the best Marvel film ever made (21:25), and then a discussion of the life, death, and myth building legacy of Marvel’s Stan Lee (37:21).

    1 h 11 min
  5. Ep. 39: Netflix Lost In Space, Oculus Go, James Cameron on AMC, Art Bell, Janelle Monáe

    09/05/2018

    Ep. 39: Netflix Lost In Space, Oculus Go, James Cameron on AMC, Art Bell, Janelle Monáe

    Filmmaker and hacker John Threat joins Adario Strange on the pod to talk about the launch of the Oculus Go mobile VR headset (4:22), James Cameron’s latest sci-fi production via a documentary series on AMC (8:00), why hard data says Netflix is officially the new sci-fi channel (15:23), the death of UFO conspiracy theory radio legend Art Bell (21:30), the highs & lows of Janelle Monáe’s new sci-fi meets music video ‘Dirty Computer’ (31:36), and a review of the Netflix series reboot of the classic ‘Lost in Space’ (50:41).

    1 h 14 min
  6. Ep. 38: Guest Neil deGrasse Tyson, Annihilation, Star Trek Discovery, Altered Carbon

    09/04/2018

    Ep. 38: Guest Neil deGrasse Tyson, Annihilation, Star Trek Discovery, Altered Carbon

    A dive into the trippy sci-fi epic 'Annihilation' (4:03), why 'Star Trek: Discovery' is underappreciated (8:08), and how Netflix has become the new sci-fi channel via ('Altered Carbon,' 'The Cloverfield Paradox,' and 'Mute')(17:34). Then astrophysicist and author Neil deGrasse Tyson joins us along with planetary scientist Carolyn Porco to talk about the future of space travel, Elon Musk's Mars plans, and the Voyager mission documentary 'The Farthest' (33:16).

    1 h 12 min

  7. 26/10/2017

    Ep. 37: Oculus Connect 4 VR event, exploring the world of Blade Runner 2049

    This week veteran technologist and former Fast Company writer Lynne D. Johnson joins the podcast to help us cover everything we learned from the big Oculus VR event in October including new VR headsets and new VR software, and then we take a deep dive into the sequel to the ‘80s sci-fi classic, the new film Blade Runner 2049 (31:15).

    1 h 38 min

  8. 12/10/2017

    Ep. 36: Is Apple's iPhone X a flop? Mr. Robot as judged by a real hacker

    In this episode filmmaker and hacker John Threat joins us as we rewind a few weeks and look at the debut of the iPhone X and what it means for the future of Apple, biometric security, and a silicon valley without the magic of Steve Jobs, and then, on the eve of its Season 3 premiere, we recap Season 1 of Mr. Robot and unpack what the show gets right and wrong about the real world of hackers (20:20).

    48 min
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MARS Magazine is an exploration into the intersection of science fiction and real world science, technology and culture through movies, TV, books and games. Real life as science fiction. #holopunk

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  • Création
    Adario Strange
  • Années d’activité
    2016 - 2020
  • Épisodes
    43
  • Classification
    Contenu explicite
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    MARS Magazine