Today, we're talking about Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, and the claims some make about it being one of the first sci-fi novels. Holly chats about the history of science fiction stories, and the development of Frankenstein. Vivian explores the definition of science in contrast to magic and the problematic origins of this distinction. We also talk about other related things, like mythology, science fantasy, and how Vivian and Holly have no idea how wifi works.
Reading and Enjoyment List
Vivian's Blog Post on Science Fiction, Magic and Mythology
Religion and Conspiracy Theories: an Introduction by David Robertson
Books Mentioned by Holly:
A True Story by Lucian
Somnium by Johannes Kepler
The Blazing World by Margaret Cavendish
Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift
The Last Man by Mary Shelley
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Music for this episode was Nowhere Land by Kevin MacLead Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
This episode was produced by Vivian Asimos and Holly Swinyard
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