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We Are Writing the Story
From divine plan, to existential freedom, to what?
Jan 30
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Reflections
Assembling Gaia
What if intelligence isn’t confined to individuals, but is something that can emerge at the scale of a planet?
Jan 16
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From Asimov to Planetary Intelligence
Why a decades-old sci-fi epic still helps us think about collapse, intelligence, and human futures
Jan 7
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Aurora and Hope
Reflections on Kim Stanley Robinson's masterpiece, Aurora, and the implications for what could drive a machine to acquire consciousness.
Mar 15, 2023
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Eternity and Imperfection
Isaac Asimov's time-travel masterpiece The End of Eternity ends with a profound philosophical statement about the future of humanity.
Jan 14, 2022
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Being Bayta with Amanda Kreitler
Listen now (63 mins) | In this episode of Seldon Crisis,host Joel McKinnon is joined by voice actor Amanda Kreitler, the talent behind Bayta Darell and…
Jan 24, 2025
1:49:26
Future Visions with Kim Stanley Robinson
Listen now (109 mins) | An illuminating conversation with one of our greatest living science-fiction writers on topics as diverse as AI, climate change…
Feb 28, 2023
1:15:23
Themes of the Trilogy with Nathaniel Goldberg
Listen now (75 mins) | Our first returning guest to Seldon Crisis is the first ever, philosophy professor Nathaniel Goldberg.
Nov 11, 2022
1:01:00
Indie Sci Fi with Tobias Cabral and Erasmo Acosta
Listen now (61 mins) | Two visionary authors of independent science fiction share their visions of possible human futures.
Feb 11, 2022
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The Psychohistorians
Listen now (39 mins) | Young scientist Gaal Dornick travels to the imperial capital Trantor to work with the great psychohistorian Hari Seldon. Shortly…
Apr 3, 2021
34:41
The Encyclopedists
Listen now (35 mins) | The action shifts to the tiny planet of Terminus near the galactic fringe where Hari Seldon's team of scientists work on…
Apr 2, 2021
50:52
The Mayors
Listen now (51 mins) | Mayor Salvor Hardin now leads the government of Terminus and the Foundation, but is threatened politically by the emergent…
Apr 1, 2021
30:09
The Traders
Listen now (30 mins) | Limmar Ponyets is a dashing profiteer on the galactic fringe who gets drawn into a life or death struggle to free a fellow…
Mar 31, 2021
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