A short speculative fiction story about a woman who thought she changed the world for the better. This story is not intended to be factually accurate or informative on the science of genetic engineering. Shop Pursuit of Wonder merch here: https://www.pursuitofwonder.com/store If you are interested in supporting the channel, you […]
InGen’s origins, Rexy’s legacy, and an oddly high number of reconciling couples. We’re digging deep to unearth the finer points of the entire “Jurassic Park” franchise. #JurassicPark #Timeline #Explained 65 million years ago | 0:00 John Hammond founds InGen | 1:26 InGen successfully clones first dinosaur | 2:39 Construction begins […]
The universe is unbelievably big – trillions of stars and even more planets. Soo… there just has to be life out there, right? But where is it? Why don’t we see any aliens? Where are they? And more importantly, what does this tell us about our own fate in this […]
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Where are all the aliens? The universe is too big and too old, why have we not met aliens yet? Do they live in computers? Were they wiped out by an ancient super intelligence? Or are we just to primitive to understand their motives? Whatever the answer is, it is […]
No one knows exactly what to expect if we encountered other forms of alien life. Would they talk like us? Look like us? Or would they be completely different? “What if, instead of encountering organic alien life, we met alien artificial intelligence?” This episode was produced in collaboration with Isaac […]
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Kenan Thompson brings back his science fiction author alter ego, Pernice Lafonk, to read an excerpt from his latest book The Scorpion Quasar. Late Night with Seth Meyers. Stream now on Peacock: https://bit.ly/3erP2gX Subscribe to Late Night: http://bit.ly/LateNightSeth Watch Late Night with Seth Meyers Weeknights 12:35ET/11:35c on NBC. Get more […]
A short story about two organisms searching for meaning and trying to see the unseeable. New Pursuit of Wonder book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08D4VSD88 Shop Pursuit of Wonder merch here: https://www.pursuitofwonder.com/store If you are interested in supporting the channel, you can contribute to our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/pursuitofwonder Special thank you to our very […]
Rotating habitats and artificial gravity are a staple of science fiction movies and TV shows, but the realities of space travel means that someday we’ll have to get serious about artificial gravity to keep our astronauts and space travelers healthy. The question is, what’s the best way to do that, […]
