<p>To learn more about the items discussed in this interview, click through the links below. </p><ul><li>Ryan’s <a href="http://www.ryanmcgranaghan.com/about.html">website</a></li><li>Ryan on <a href="https://twitter.com/AeroSciengineer">Twitter</a></li><li>The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrington_Event">Carrington Event</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/parker-solar-probe">Parker Solar Probe</a></li><li>Mars <a href="https://mars.nasa.gov/maven/">MAVEN</a></li><li><a href="https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/2017JA024835">Ushering in a New Frontier in Geospace through Data Science</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.dictionaryofobscuresorrows.com/">Dictionary of Obscure sorrows</a></li><li><a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org/what-is-an-individual-biology-seeks-clues-in-information-theory-20200716/">What is an Individual?</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Luis_Borges">Jorge Luis Borges</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMsJpG_Do7I">“Talk on Indolence”</a> by the Avett Brothers</li><li>"<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lw2L_vGUMtE">Machine Gun</a>" by Jimi Hendrix</li></ul>

To learn more about the items discussed in this interview, click through the links below. Ryan’s websiteRyan on TwitterThe Carrington EventParker Solar ProbeMars MAVENUshering in a New Frontier in Geospace through Data Science Dictionary of Obscure sorrowsWhat is an Individual?Jorge Luis Borges“Talk on Indolence” by the Avett Brothers"Machine Gun" by Jimi Hendrix

<p>To learn more about the items discussed in this interview, click through the links below.&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Ryan’s <a href="http://www.ryanmcgranaghan.com/about.html" rel="noopener noreferrer">website</a></li><li>Ryan on <a href="https://twitter.com/AeroSciengineer" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twitter</a></li><li>The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrington_Event" rel="noopener noreferrer">Carrington Event</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/parker-solar-probe" rel="noopener noreferrer">Parker Solar Probe</a></li><li>Mars <a href="https://mars.nasa.gov/maven/" rel="noopener noreferrer">MAVEN</a></li><li><a href="https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/2017JA024835" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ushering in a New Frontier in Geospace through Data Science</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://www.dictionaryofobscuresorrows.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dictionary of Obscure sorrows</a></li><li><a href="https://www.quantamagazine.org/what-is-an-individual-biology-seeks-clues-in-information-theory-20200716/" rel="noopener noreferrer">What is an Individual?</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Luis_Borges" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jorge Luis Borges</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMsJpG_Do7I" rel="noopener noreferrer">“Talk on Indolence”</a> by the Avett Brothers</li><li>"<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lw2L_vGUMtE" rel="noopener noreferrer">Machine Gun</a>" by Jimi Hendrix</li></ul>

What lies in the space between? #017 with Aerospace Engineer Ryan McGranaghan

A new InterPlanetary interview series from the Santa Fe Institute takes a page from the Strugatsky brothers' classic Soviet sci-fi novel, Roadside Picnic, to discuss a variety of transformative alien artifacts.

Thirteen years ago, an alien civilization visited our planet, and left behind myriad, mysterious materials in their crash sites. These areas, Zones, behave very strangely, but the interplanetary items they contain could change the trajectory of our technological advancement. What appears as a hoop might actually be a perpetual-motion machine.  What appears as a slime might alter space-time.

Spend too much time in the Zone and your genes might mutate, your bones might dissolve, your body might be ground into meat. If you’re lucky enough to make it out alive, you’ll likely be imprisoned. But a successful trip in and out of the Zone could alter human history. Do you dare? And for what?

Hosted by Caitlin McShea.

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A new InterPlanetary interview series from the Santa Fe Institute takes a page from the Strugatsky brothers' classic Soviet sci-fi novel, Roadside Picnic, to discuss a variety of transformative alien artifacts. Thirteen years ago, an alien civilization visited our planet, and left behind myriad, mysterious materials in their crash sites. These areas, Zones, behave very strangely, but the interplanetary items they contain could change the trajectory of our technological advancement. What appears as a hoop might actually be a perpetual-motion machine. What appears as a slime might alter space-time. Spend too much time in the Zone and your genes might mutate, your bones might dissolve, your body might be ground into meat. If you’re lucky enough to make it out alive, you’ll likely be imprisoned. But a successful trip in and out of the Zone could alter human history. Do you dare? And for what? Hosted by Caitlin McShea.

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