Fiction Science

Alan Boyle
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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.

  1. 10/31/2025

    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

  2. 10/13/2025

    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

  3. 09/26/2025

    '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

  4. 08/11/2025

    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

  5. 07/04/2025

    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 hr

  6. 06/18/2025

    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

  7. 05/19/2025

    Get a reality check on AI hype

    Emily M. Bender and Alex Hanna, authors of "The AI Con," say the benefits of AI are being played up while the costs are being played down — and they lay out strategies for fighting the hype.

    41 min

  8. 04/01/2025

    How dictators use tech in fact and fiction

    Science-fiction author Ray Nayler talks about his latest book, "Where the Axe Is Buried," a chilling tale of AI-powered repression and resistance that was inspired by current events as well as Nayler's familiarity with authoritarianism.

    44 min
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  • Creator
    Alan Boyle
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    73
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Alan Boyle
  • Show Website
    Fiction Science