Storyological

Storyological 1.29 - WHAT'S HIS NAME PHYSICS MAN


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In which we discuss two stories by Ted Chiang,

1. "Division by Zero"
2. "Story of Your Life"

Along with, among other things...

  • Stories of Your Life and Others, the one and only collection of Ted Chiang’s stories.

  • Some stuff about the mathematical thing of dividing by zero.

  • Some stuff about AXIOMS.

  • Some stuff about mathematical proofs.

  • The magic working not for, but against your characters.

  • Nausea by Jean-Paul Sartre and the call to action in recognizing the meaninglessness of life

  • Park Chan Wook and asking the right questions.

  • David Foster Wallace, cliches, and sincere earnest truth.

  • Lost.

  • That one episode of our podcast where we discussed the axiomatic truths of Kelly link.

  • Hunter S. Thompson. *Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.*

  • Barry Hannah. Ray
  • I live in so many centuries. Everybody is still alive.

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    StoryologicalBy E.G. Cosh & Chris Kammerud

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