Unknown Worlds of the Merril Collection

First Contact pt. 2

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This is part 2 of our final episode of the season! Stephen talks with Peter Watts, author of Blindsight and Echopraxia (and much more), about alien intelligence, how vampires work, and the choice to use Creative Commons licensing.

This episode contains spoilers for Blindsight.

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Works & artists mentioned

  • Master and Commander by Patrick O’Brian (sheepshank)
  • Behemoth by Peter Watts
  • Cory Doctorow
  • John Scalzi
  • Neill Blomkamp
  • Arthur Jafa
  • Spike Lee
  • Eyes Wide Shut (1999, dir. Stanley Kubrick)
  • The Twenty-One Second God by Peter Watts
  • Sunflower cycle by Peter Watts

    • Host: Stephen Geraghty

    Producer: Janet Mowat

    This episode was recorded in the spring of 2024.

    We do not advocate running down the street naked, shooting shotguns.

     

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