Fiction Science
By 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.
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The facts and fiction of UFO 'Disclosure Day'
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Jun 12, 2026 |
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Sci-fi pioneer's final novel bridges cultures
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May 15, 2026 |
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The real 'Project Hail Mary': Looking for E.T.
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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Occupy Mars? Or the moon? Get a reality check
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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Why NASA is going nuclear on the moon
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Jan 30, 2026 |
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Pluto shines as a science-fiction star
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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Native American legends are woven into a UFO tale
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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'Rocket Dreams' and rocket realities
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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Thriller explores Florida's flooded future
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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Dinosaur facts vs. fiction in 'Jurassic World Rebirth'
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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How the Rubin Observatory will change astronomy
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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Get a reality check on AI hype
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May 19, 2025 |
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How dictators use tech in fact and fiction
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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How humans will be reinvented for life in space
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Mar 08, 2025 |
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Mary Roach on the science of space sex
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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Scientists dream up solar system adventures
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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Will AI cross the line into personhood?
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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How to defend against disinformation
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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Hard science fiction explained
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Sep 04, 2024 |
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Authors of 'The Expanse' create their next saga
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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OpenScope focuses on the mind's mysteries
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Jul 28, 2024 |
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The fact and fiction of moonshot marketing
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Jul 12, 2024 |
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David Ignatius on satellite wars and 'Phantom Orbit'
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Jul 05, 2024 |
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How a sci-fi star blazed a trail for diversity
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May 17, 2024 |
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How de-extinction could change our destiny
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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Get a reality check on the search for aliens
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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Bonus: Talking fiction with Nathaniel Rich
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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Exploring 'The New World on Mars'
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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What's so mesmerizing about the multiverse?
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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Rowing tech picks up the pace
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Dec 23, 2023 |
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Can AI become conscious?
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Nov 26, 2023 |
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What's wrong with a city on Mars?
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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Why women scientists missed out on fame
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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'The Creator' gets an AI reality check
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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John Scalzi sizes up billionaires and supervillains
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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Searching for alien worlds and life
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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Indiana Jones vs. actual archaeologists
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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Celebrating 'the original X-File' ... in Seattle?
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Jun 21, 2023 |
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The roots of the spaceflight revolution
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Jun 15, 2023 |
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Get a reality check on space startups
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May 08, 2023 |
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Michio Kaku explains quantum computing
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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Meet the woman who's updating the 007 saga
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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'Critical Mass' charts the space frontier
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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Reality check on 'Quantumania'
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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Annalee Newitz on 'The Terraformers' and future cities
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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Sci-fi tale takes on consciousness and the cosmos
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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Avatars in science fiction and fact
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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How William Gibson's 'Peripheral' made the leap to video
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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The science and fiction of octopus intelligence
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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Flying saucer ambitions rise to next level
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Sep 09, 2022 |
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The master of alternate history rewrites the '70s
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Jul 22, 2022 |
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How Star Trek changed the world, and vice versa
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Jul 03, 2022 |
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'Maurice on Mars': A black comedy on the Red Planet
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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Futurist lays out utopian vision for 2084
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May 21, 2022 |
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Brian Greene explains the multiverse
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May 06, 2022 |
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Sci-fi with the flavor of Bangladesh
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Mar 26, 2022 |
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How realistic is it to leave Earth behind?
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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Mika McKinnon on the science of 'Moonfall'
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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Fear the fungus in 'Unfamiliar Garden'
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Jan 18, 2022 |
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'Don't Look Up': A comedy about cosmic threats
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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Cat Rambo explains how to launch a space opera
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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Neal Stephenson on the metaverse and the climate crisis
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Nov 06, 2021 |
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Christof Koch on the mysteries of consciousness
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Oct 31, 2021 |
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Fact and fiction in the billionaire space race
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Jul 26, 2021 |
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Octavia E. Butler's classic sci-fi reborn as graphic novel
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Jul 17, 2021 |
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The meaning of life, death ... and black holes
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Jun 06, 2021 |
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Outer space gets stripped down in 'Voyagers'
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Apr 08, 2021 |
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Why Michio Kaku believes the God Equation will be our salvation
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Apr 06, 2021 |
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Are we killing nature, or creating a 'Second Nature'?
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Mar 30, 2021 |
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Is 'Machinehood' in our future?
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Feb 28, 2021 |
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Annalee Newitz on 'Four Lost Cities'
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Feb 05, 2021 |
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Michael Mann on 'The New Climate War'
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Jan 11, 2021 |
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'Greenland' spotlights cosmic doom
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Dec 18, 2020 |
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Sci-fi master Ted Chiang on AI, time travel and more
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Nov 08, 2020 |
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Kim Stanley Robinson on 'Ministry for the Future'
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Oct 29, 2020 |
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'Cyber Republic' and democracy's future
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Oct 12, 2020 |
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How the stars gave birth to 'The Human Cosmos'
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Sep 19, 2020 |
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Twin Peaks star Kyle MacLachlan talks about Tesla
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Aug 17, 2020 |