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LessWrong (Curated & Popular)"Ada Palmer: Inventing the Renaissance" by Martin SustrikPapal election of 1492 For over a decade, Ada Palmer, a history professor at University of Chicago (and a science-fiction writer!), struggled to teach Machiavelli. “I kept changing my approach, trying new things: which texts, what combinations, expanding how many class sessions he got…” The problem, she explains, is that “Machiavelli doesn’t unpack his contemporary examples, he assumes that you lived through it and know, so sometimes he just says things like: Some princes don’t have to work to maintain their power, like the Duke of Ferrara, period end of chapter. He doesn’t explain, so modern readers can’t get it.”
2026-01-2926 min
LessWrong (30+ Karma)“Ada Palmer: Inventing the Renaissance” by Martin SustrikPapal election of 1492 For over a decade, Ada Palmer, a history professor at University of Chicago (and a science-fiction writer!), struggled to teach Machiavelli. “I kept changing my approach, trying new things: which texts, what combinations, expanding how many class sessions he got…” The problem, she explains, is that “Machiavelli doesn’t unpack his contemporary examples, he assumes that you lived through it and know, so sometimes he just says things like: Some princes don’t have to work to maintain their power, like the Duke of Ferrara, period end of chapter. He doesn’t explain, so modern readers can’t get it.”...
2026-01-2626 min
Varn VlogRenaissance Without the Myth with Ada PalmerWhat if the Renaissance wasn’t a rebirth at all, but a survival strategy dressed in marble and Latin? We sit down with historian and novelist Ada Palmer to unwind the stories that turned a chaotic, war-ridden Italy into a “golden age” and explore why those stories still shape our politics, schools, and museums. Ada shows how nineteenth-century nationalism carved custom Renaissances for each country, how rulers redefined legitimacy as “having Roman stuff,” and why art, libraries, and Latin became tools of intimidation in a Europe full of insecure thrones.Step inside Florence with a visiting envoy and feel h...
2026-01-221h 30
History Rage248. The Renaissance Rebuked: Myths, Misconceptions, and Machiavelli with Ada PalmerIn this thought-provoking episode of History Rage, host Paul Bavill engages with historian and author Ada Palmer, whose book Inventing the Renaissance challenges the romanticised narratives surrounding this revered period in Western history. Together, they dissect the myths of golden and dark ages, revealing the complexities and realities that often go unnoticed.The Myth of the Renaissance:Golden Ages and Dark Ages: Ada argues against the simplistic notions of history being divided into periods of prosperity and decline, exposing the propagandistic origins of these concepts.Historical Narratives: Discover how Renaissance thinkers like Petrarch and Machiavelli grapp...
2025-10-2055 min
Sci-Fi Book PodBook Review: 'Too Like the Lightening' by Ada Palmer - with Michael F. Schein What happens when the world's most powerful leaders secretly collude at a gender-bending brothel run by the woman who really pulls the strings? Welcome to Ada Palmer's mind-bending Too Like the Lightning, the first book in her Terra Ignota series. In this episode of our speculative fiction podcast, Space Admiral Kandas and Space Cadet Shane 2nd Class welcome Michael F. Schein—author of The Hype Handbook and the catalyst behind Sci-Fi Book Pod's creation—to dissect this challenging, brilliant, and utterly unique novel. We dive into Palmer's Renaissance historian background, her complex non-binary future society, the flying car network that...
2025-10-0942 min
Press Play On Your Day With A Award-Winning Full Audiobook.Perhaps the Stars (Part 3 of 3) (Dramatized Adaptation) by Ada PalmerPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/191935to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Perhaps the Stars (Part 3 of 3) (Dramatized Adaptation)
Series: Terra Ignota, Book 4
Author: Ada Palmer
Narrator: full cast, Chris Stinson, Robb Moreira, Taylor Coan, Stephon Walker, Nora Achrati, Dawn Ursula, Christopher Walker, Bradley Foster Smith, Drew Kopas, Jacob Yeh, David Cui Cui
Format: mp3
Length: 12 hrs and 27 mins
Release date: 07-24-25
Ratings: Not rated yet
Genres: Dramatizations
Publisher's Summary:
World Peace turns into global civil war. In the future, the leaders of Hive nations—nations without fixed location—clandestinely committed nefarious deeds in order to maintain an outward semblance of u...
2025-07-2412h 27
Byzantium & Friends141. The Renaissance and Byzantium are characters in the same play, with Ada PalmerA conversation with Ada Palmer (University of Chicago) about the invention of the idea of the Italian Renaissance and the functions that it serves in the western historical imagination. "Byzantium" is a similarly invented category that often works in tandem with "the Renaissance" to mark good and bad moments in the history of culture. The conversation is based on Ada's recent book, Inventing the Renaissance: The Myth of a Golden Age (University of Chicago Press, 2025). She is also an award-winning science-fiction author and one of the most successful and popular teachers at the University of Chicago, featured in the...
2025-07-241h 19
Foreign Exchanges: the PodcastHow to Invent a Renaissance, with Ada PalmerHello Foreign Exchanges fans and welcome to another entry in our podcast series! Today I’m very pleased to welcome to the show Dr. Ada Palmer, Associate Professor of Early Modern European History and the College at the University of Chicago. We’ll be discussing her latest book, Inventing the Renaissance: The Myth of a Golden Age. Join us for a wide-ranging conversation on the Renaissance and some of its more interesting character, but also about the formation of historical narrative and the challenge in overcoming it when new evidence complicates the picture, how our perceptions of time affect how...
2025-07-071h 25
The Medieval PodcastInventing the Renaissance with Ada PalmerGiven that the term literally means “rebirth”, the Renaissance throws some not-so-subtle shade on the period that comes before it. So, where did the idea of the Renaissance actually come from? And was it truly a golden age? This week, Danièle speaks with Ada Palmer about Petrarch, Machiavelli, atheism, and how we should look at the period formerly known as the Renaissance.This podcast is made possible by the generous support of listeners like you! To find out how to help spread the joy of medieval history, please visit patreon.com/themedievalpodcast
2025-06-1255 min
Meant For YouAda Palmer on Surviving the End of the World… Again and AgainAda Palmer, is a sci-fi writer, historian, and someone who sees the world with an incredibly rare, long lens. If you've ever felt overwhelmed by the headlines, this episode might help. Ada believes we're not living in a uniquely apocalyptic time—just a normally apocalyptic one. "We're living in a moment we must rise to, work hard on, do well where what we do matters," she told me. "We have the ability to reduce 100% harm to 70% harm. We have that responsibility." That line really stuck with us—because it's so easy to feel powe...
2025-06-031h 02
History for AtheistsDr Ada Palmer on Myths of "the Renaissance"My guest today is Dr Ada Palmer, Associate Professor of Early Modern European History at the University of Chicago and author Inventing the Renaissance: Myths of a Golden Age. I must say I haven’t enjoyed reading a book as much as this one in quite some time. Dr Palmer takes the traditional idea of the Renaissance – that it was a glorious rebirth of reason, artistic mastery and secular thinking after a centuries long dark age – and shows this is almost entirely nonsense. She then takes the reader on a remarkable tour of the people, places and periods we can as...
2025-06-011h 42
Foresight Institute RadioExistential Hope Podcast: Ada Palmer | The storytelling tools you need for worldbuildingHow can storytelling shape our visions of the future? Ada Palmer—historian, science fiction writer, and futurist—brings a unique perspective on how worldbuilding can be a powerful tool for exploring complex ideas. In this conversation with Beatrice Erkers, she shares her perspective on worldbuilding and storytelling, and her recommendations for how we can think in new ways about the future.This interview is a guest lecture in our new online course about shaping positive futures with AI. The course is free, and available here: https://www.udemy.com/course/worldbuilding-hopeful-futures-with-ai/ Hosted on Acast. See...
2025-05-1643 min
Learn Mobilization of Full Audiobooks in Self Development, Health & WellnessPerhaps the Stars (2 of 3) [Dramatized Adaptation]: Terra Ignota 4 - Ada PalmerListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://epod.spaceTitle: Perhaps the Stars (2 of 3) [Dramatized Adaptation]: Terra Ignota 4Author: Ada PalmerNarrator: Chris Stinson, David Cui Cui, Elena Anderson, Full Cast , James Konicek, Kay Eluvian, Neha Gargava, RJ Bayley, Robb Moreira, Stephon Walker, Wyn Delano, Yasmin TuazonFormat: UnabridgedLength: 10:55:42Language: EnglishRelease date: 03-26-2025Publisher: GraphicAudioGenres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fiction & Literature, GeneralSummary:From the 2017 John W. Campbell Award Winner for Best Writer, Ada Palmer's Perhaps the Stars is the...
2025-03-2710h 55
Beyond SolitaireEpisode 189 - Ada Palmer on LARPing the RenaissanceThis week on the pod, Ada Palmer (@adapalmer.bsky.social) speaks about her papal election LARP at The University of Chicago--but also about historical research, her work as a sci-fi author, and how both history and fiction can help us talk about today's world. Keep the Faith campaign: https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/ffdefab3-adb6-48aa-8335-797e720c58a1/landing Beyond Solitaire is proudly sponsored by Central Michigan University's Center for Learning Through Games and Simulations, where learning can be both playful and compelling. Check them out here: https://www.cmich.ed...
2025-03-241h 22
Chapter Store of Full Audiobooks in Science Fiction & FantasyPerhaps the Stars (1 of 3) [Dramatized Adaptation]: Terra Ignota 4 - Ada PalmerListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://epod.spaceTitle: Perhaps the Stars (1 of 3) [Dramatized Adaptation]: Terra Ignota 4Author: Ada PalmerNarrator: Chris Stinson, David Cui Cui, Dawn Ursula, Elena Anderson, Full Cast , Jenna Sharpe, Kay Eluvian, Keval Shah, Lise Bruneau, Lydia Kraniotis, NJ Agwuna, Robb MoreiraFormat: UnabridgedLength: 10:45:11Language: EnglishRelease date: 02-28-2025Publisher: GraphicAudioGenres: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fiction & Literature, GeneralSummary:From the 2017 John W. Campbell Award Winner for Best Writer, Ada Palmer's Perhaps the Stars is the...
2025-02-2810h 45
Embark On The Most Edge-Of-Your-Seat Full Audiobook Today!Perhaps the Stars (Part 1 of 3) (Dramatized Adaptation) by Ada PalmerPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/1192to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Perhaps the Stars (Part 1 of 3) (Dramatized Adaptation)
Series: Terra ignota, Book 4
Author: Ada Palmer
Narrator: Dawn Ursula, Jenna Sharpe, Kay Eluvian, Lydia Kraniotis, Elena Anderson, Lise Bruneau, full cast, NJ Agwuna, David Cui Cui, Keval Shah, Chris Stinson, Robb Moreira
Format: mp3
Length: 10 hrs and 45 mins
Release date: 02-28-25
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 1 rating
Genres: Audio Performances & Dramatizations
Publisher's Summary:
In the future, the leaders of Hive nations–nations without fixed location–clandestinely committed nefarious deeds in order to maintain an outward semblance of utopian stability. But the faca...
2025-02-2810h 45
How To Academy PodcastHistorian and Novelist Ada Palmer - Was the Renaissance Really a Golden Age?We remember the Renaissance as an age of human flourishing: a rebirth after centuries of misery, a return to the glories of antiquity where the culture of Greece and Rome was not only imitated but surpassed. But is that reputation deserved, or a construct of future historians with their own goals in mind? Starring Battle-Popes, necromancers, sculptors, scholars, and assassins, Ada Palmer's new book Inventing the Renaissance is a wild ride through some of the most thrilling and important events in world-history and a glimpse into the making of the modern world. Learn more about...
2025-02-2258 min
The University of Chicago Press PodcastAda Palmer, "Inventing the Renaissance: The Myth of a Golden Age" (U Chicago Press, 2025)Ada Palmer joins Jana Byars to talk about her new book, Inventing the Renaissance (U Chicago Press, 2025) and the ways history is written and used. From the darkness of a plagued and war-torn Middle Ages, the Renaissance (we’re told) heralds the dawning of a new world—a halcyon age of art, prosperity, and rebirth. Hogwash! or so says award-winning novelist and historian Ada Palmer. In Inventing the Renaissance, Palmer turns her witty and irreverent eye on the fantasies we’ve told ourselves about Europe’s not-so-golden age, myths she sets right with sharp clarity.Palmer’s Rena...
2025-02-1352 min
New Books in Western European StudiesAda Palmer, "Inventing the Renaissance: The Myth of a Golden Age" (U Chicago Press, 2025)Ada Palmer joins Jana Byars to talk about her new book, Inventing the Renaissance (U Chicago Press, 2025) and the ways history is written and used. From the darkness of a plagued and war-torn Middle Ages, the Renaissance (we’re told) heralds the dawning of a new world—a halcyon age of art, prosperity, and rebirth. Hogwash! or so says award-winning novelist and historian Ada Palmer. In Inventing the Renaissance, Palmer turns her witty and irreverent eye on the fantasies we’ve told ourselves about Europe’s not-so-golden age, myths she sets right with sharp clarity.Palmer’s Rena...
2025-02-1354 min
New Books in Early Modern HistoryAda Palmer, "Inventing the Renaissance: The Myth of a Golden Age" (U Chicago Press, 2025)Ada Palmer joins Jana Byars to talk about her new book, Inventing the Renaissance (U Chicago Press, 2025) and the ways history is written and used. From the darkness of a plagued and war-torn Middle Ages, the Renaissance (we’re told) heralds the dawning of a new world—a halcyon age of art, prosperity, and rebirth. Hogwash! or so says award-winning novelist and historian Ada Palmer. In Inventing the Renaissance, Palmer turns her witty and irreverent eye on the fantasies we’ve told ourselves about Europe’s not-so-golden age, myths she sets right with sharp clarity.Palmer’s Rena...
2025-02-1354 min
New Books in Intellectual HistoryAda Palmer, "Inventing the Renaissance: The Myth of a Golden Age" (U Chicago Press, 2025)Ada Palmer joins Jana Byars to talk about her new book, Inventing the Renaissance (U Chicago Press, 2025) and the ways history is written and used. From the darkness of a plagued and war-torn Middle Ages, the Renaissance (we’re told) heralds the dawning of a new world—a halcyon age of art, prosperity, and rebirth. Hogwash! or so says award-winning novelist and historian Ada Palmer. In Inventing the Renaissance, Palmer turns her witty and irreverent eye on the fantasies we’ve told ourselves about Europe’s not-so-golden age, myths she sets right with sharp clarity.Palmer’s Rena...
2025-02-1354 min
New Books in Big IdeasAda Palmer, "Inventing the Renaissance: The Myth of a Golden Age" (U Chicago Press, 2025)Ada Palmer joins Jana Byars to talk about her new book, Inventing the Renaissance (U Chicago Press, 2025) and the ways history is written and used. From the darkness of a plagued and war-torn Middle Ages, the Renaissance (we’re told) heralds the dawning of a new world—a halcyon age of art, prosperity, and rebirth. Hogwash! or so says award-winning novelist and historian Ada Palmer. In Inventing the Renaissance, Palmer turns her witty and irreverent eye on the fantasies we’ve told ourselves about Europe’s not-so-golden age, myths she sets right with sharp clarity.Palmer’s Rena...
2025-02-1352 min
NBN Book of the DayAda Palmer, "Inventing the Renaissance: The Myth of a Golden Age" (U Chicago Press, 2025)Ada Palmer joins Jana Byars to talk about her new book, Inventing the Renaissance (U Chicago Press, 2025) and the ways history is written and used. From the darkness of a plagued and war-torn Middle Ages, the Renaissance (we’re told) heralds the dawning of a new world—a halcyon age of art, prosperity, and rebirth. Hogwash! or so says award-winning novelist and historian Ada Palmer. In Inventing the Renaissance, Palmer turns her witty and irreverent eye on the fantasies we’ve told ourselves about Europe’s not-so-golden age, myths she sets right with sharp clarity.Palmer’s Rena...
2025-02-1354 min
Get Hooked On: This Captivating Full Audiobook For Busy Professionals.Inventing the Renaissance by Ada PalmerPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/27332to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Inventing the Renaissance
Author: Ada Palmer
Narrator: Candida Gubbins
Format: mp3
Length: 30 hrs and 19 mins
Release date: 02-13-25
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 5 ratings
Genres: Europe
Publisher's Summary:
The Renaissance is one of the most studied and celebrated eras of history. Spanning the end of the Middle Ages to the beginning of modernity, it has come to symbolise the transformative rebirth of knowledge, art, culture and political thought in Europe. And for the last two hundred years, historians have struggled to describe what makes this famous golden age unique...
2025-02-136h 19
If It Ain't Baroque...Reinventing... the Renaissance with Ada PalmerPlease welcome to the podcast Ada Palmer, who is talking about her new book - Inventing The Renaissance, just published with Head of Zeus.Let’s dive in and debunk some myths, shall we?Get Inventing the Renaissance:https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/inventing-the-renaissance-9781035910120/ (UK)https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/I/bo246135916.html (USA)Find Ada: https://www.adapalmer.com/blog-ex-urbe/https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ex-urbe-ad-astra/id1580107970https://exurbe.libsyn.com/
2025-02-131h 26
Foresight Institute RadioExistential Hope Special: Ada Palmer | On How Speculative Worlds Can Help Us Demand A Better Future"We’ve saved the world so many times throughout history. Now we just have to do it again."What if speculative fiction could do more than entertain—what if it could reshape how we think about governance, technology, and societal progress? In this episode of the Existential Hope Podcast, historian and sci-fi author Ada Palmer discusses how we can harness lessons from both history and fiction to reimagine what’s possible for humanity.Ada argues that one of the most critical advantages we have over past generations is our ability to envision a future radica...
2025-01-3159 min
The Skiffy and Fanty Show788. The Renaissance and Other Historical Oddities w/ Ada Palmer — SF at School!Mythical dark ages, historical rhythms, and papyrus, oh my! Shaun Duke and Trish Matson join forces to talk to author and historian Ada Palmer about the Renaissance and other historical oddities! Together, they explore the myth of the Dark Ages, how ideology and perspective influence historical narratives, the Renaissance, and so much more. Come learn with us!
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Ada Palmer’s Things:
Website
Ada’s Fiction Books
Ada’s Non-Fi...
2024-12-011h 40
The Skiffy and Fanty Show788. The Renaissance and Other Historical Oddities w/ Ada Palmer — SF at School!Mythical dark ages, historical rhythms, and papyrus, oh my! Shaun Duke and Trish Matson join forces to talk to author and historian Ada Palmer about the Renaissance and other historical oddities! Together, they explore the myth of the Dark Ages, how ideology and perspective influence historical narratives, the Renaissance, and so much more. Come learn with us!
Thanks for listening. We hope you enjoy the episode!
Show Notes:
Send us your comments, questions, and suggestions!
Transcript, auto-generated and lightly edited by Trish Matson.
Ada Palmer’s Things:
Website
Ada’s Fiction Books
Ada’s Non-Fi...
2024-12-011h 40
Embark On The Game-Changing Full Audiobook Experience!The Will to Battle (Part 2 of 2) (Dramatized Adaptation) by Ada PalmerPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/1190to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Will to Battle (Part 2 of 2) (Dramatized Adaptation)
Series: Terra Ignota, Book 3
Author: Ada Palmer
Narrator: Wyn Delano, Full Cast, Zeke Alton, James Konicek, Lise Bruneau, Gabriel Michael, Shanta Parasuraman, Stephon Walker, Jenna Sharpe, Jacob Yeh, Chris Stinson, Robb Moreira
Format: mp3
Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
Release date: 09-18-24
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 1 rating
Genres: Audio Performances & Dramatizations
Publisher's Summary:
Peace and order are now figments of the past. Corruption, deception, and insurgency hum within the once steadfast leadership of the Hives, nations without fixed location. The heartbreaking...
2024-09-187h 35
C'est plus que de la SFTrop Semblable à l'Eclair - Ada Palmer #215Vous en rêviez, nous l’avons fait ! Ada Palmer est notre invitée aujourd'hui ! La nouvelle reine de la science-fiction américaine vient présenter Trop Semblable à l'éclair qui vient de sortir au Livre de Poche. Trop Semblable à l'éclair - déjà un classique Historienne et écrivaine américaine, lauréate du prestigieux Hugo Award, elle vient nous parler de Trop Semblable à l'Éclair et de son ambitieuse saga Terra Ignota, une épopée de science-fiction en cinq tomes qui a conquis les lectrices du monde entier. Re...
2024-09-091h 01
Hope Is A VerbAda Palmer - A History of Saving the WorldMeet Ada Palmer, a historian and science fiction author who believes that when we zoom out to a centuries scale, humanity has a lot to be hopeful about. This conversation is a time-travelling adventure, that explores how far we’ve come since the1600s, where we might end up in 2454 and why Shakespeare was worried about fake news too.
Find out more about Ada:
www.AdaPalmer.com
www.ExUrbe.com
Twitter: @Ada_Palmer
Metaverse: @adapalmer@wandering.shop
Bluesky: @adapalmer.bsky.social
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2024-08-3036 min
Hope Is A VerbAda Palmer - A History Of Saving The WorldMeet Ada Palmer, a historian and science fiction author who believes that when we zoom out to a centuries scale, humanity has a lot to be hopeful about. This conversation is a time-travelling adventure, that explores how far we’ve come since the1600s, where we might end up in 2454 and why Shakespeare was worried about fake news too. Find out more about Ada:www.AdaPalmer.comwww.ExUrbe.com Twitter: @Ada_PalmerMetaverse: @adapalmer@wandering.shopBluesky: @adapalmer.bsky.socialThis podcast is hosted...
2024-08-3036 min
If This Goes On (Don't Panic): Science Fiction, Fantasy & Progressive PoliticsHistory and Hope with Ada PalmerIn this episode, Alan and Diane talk to author and historian Ada Palmer about changing Family dynamics, the right to exit (a country), government systems in science fiction, information technology revolutions and their effect on the world, the problem wiht the media, and much more. Link to Fix the News: https://fixthenews.com/ If you'd like to support us you can give us a one time donation at Kofi or you can subscribe to our Patreon.
2024-07-101h 29
The Unreliable NarratorsAda Palmer's "New Gray to Join the Olympic Five"In which the Unreliable Narrators discuss Ada Palmer's sort-of short story "New Gray to Join the Olympic Five" which first appeared in Shoreline of Infinity, volume 8 & ½ - Summer of 2017.
2024-07-0134 min
SFF AddictsTBRCon2024 Highlight: Fantasy & Sci-Fi Manga/Anime (with Nicholas Eames, Ada Palmer, Wolfe Locke & More)Every Friday, we're highlighting a panel from the TBRCon2024 all-virtual SF/F/H convention, looking back on the incredible variety of discussions that we had the honor of hosting.
This week, join moderator/blogger Eleni Argyró and panelists Nicholas Eames, Ada Palmer, Wolfe Locke, Austin Hardwicke and John Bierce for a TBRCon2024 panel on "Fantasy & Sci-Fi Manga/Anime."
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2024-05-241h 31
Fire the CanonChatting with Ada Palmer about Machiavelli, a Sweetheart Who Did Good ThingsShe's back! University of Chicago professor, historian, and award-winning novelist Ada Palmer joins Rachel and Jackie for a conversation about the life and times of Niccolo Machiavelli, a fascinating guy who lived through fascinating times. Learn all about how his name gets an undeservedly bad rap, the trials and tribulations that led to the writing of The Prince, and why the Renaissance was a terrible time to live through but which ultimately gave us everything important in the modern world. Check out www.adapalmer.com for more information on her research, novels, and more!
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2024-03-141h 38
Ex Urbe Ad AstraEx Urbe Ad Astra #13 - The Florentine Renaissance with Larry RothfieldIn this episode, Ada and Jo speak with historian Larry Rothfield about the political nuances of 15th century Florence, and the shifting perspectives of the Renaissance to come since then.
2024-02-131h 47Ex Urbe Ad AstraEx Urbe Ad Astra #12 - Pacing with Ken LiuIn this episode, Ada and Jo discuss the merits of good pacing across a range of story lengths with Hugo and Nebula award-winning author, Ken Liu.
2024-01-091h 52Ex Urbe Ad AstraEx Urbe Ad Astra #11 - The Problem of Evil in Narrative with Alexis ShotwellIn this episode, Ada and Jo speak with Alexis Shotwell about the issues that arise from ill-intentioned characters, and the moral questions they present to readers.
2023-12-051h 43SFF AddictsAuthor Roundtable: Far Futures & Present Societies (with Michael Mammay, Christopher Paolini, Ada Palmer, Nia "N.E." Davenport & Bethany Jacobs)Join authors Michael Mammay, Christopher Paolini, Ada Palmer, Nia "N.E." Davenport and Bethany Jacobs for another FanFiAddict author roundtable! During the discussion, these five talented authors share their takes on FAR FUTURES & PRESENT SOCIETIES, delving into the interactions between future speculation and contemporary commentary, the way sci-fi straddles both present and future, the lasting power of fiction and more.
This is the ninth edition of our monthly AUTHOR ROUNDTABLE series, where we bring a handful of authors together to discuss a topic related to SF/F/H, writing craft, publishing and more.
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2023-10-271h 10Ex Urbe Ad AstraEx Urbe Ad Astra #10 - Setups and Payoffs with Jon EvansIn this episode, Ada and Jo speak with Jon Evans about the remote research versus travel, short stories, beleivability, and setting up shocking twists for striking payoffs.
2023-10-171h 43
Conversations with TylerAda Palmer on Viking Metaphysics, Contingent Moments, and CensorshipAda Palmer is a Renaissance historian at the University of Chicago who studies radical free thought and censorship, composes music, consults on anime and manga, and is the author of the acclaimed Terra Ignota sci-fi series, among many other things. Tyler sat down with Ada to discuss why living in the Renaissance was worse than living during the Middle Ages, how art protected Florence, why she's reluctant to travel back in time, which method of doing history is currently the most underrated, whose biography she'll write, how we know what old Norse music was like, why women...
2023-10-041h 04SFF AddictsTBRCon2023 Panel: Neurodiversity Through Character (with ML Spencer, Ada Palmer, Ada Hoffmann, Justin T. Call & Connor M. Caplan)Every week, we are highlighting a panel from TBRCon2023, looking back on the amazing variety of panels that we had the honor of hosting.
This week, join moderator/author ML Spencer and authors Ada Palmer, Ada Hoffmann, Justin T. Call and Connor M. Caplan for a TBRCon2023 author panel on "Neurodiversity Through Character."
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2023-09-011h 26
dongdongcukDownload [Pdf] The Will to Battle (Terra Ignota, #3) by Ada Palmer Download [Pdf] The Will to Battle (Terra Ignota, #3) by Ada Palmer Read Online The Will to Battle (Terra Ignota, #3) by Ada Palmer is a great book to read and that's why I recommend reading or downloading ebook The Will to Battle (Terra Ignota, #3) for free in any format with visit the link button below. **Read Book Here ==> https://kabehmangan.blogspot.com/33517544-the-will-to-battle **Download Book Here ==> https://kabehmangan.blogspot.com/33517544-the-will-to-battle Book Synopsis : A political SF epic of extraordinary audacity. The long years of near-utopia have come to an abrupt end. Peace and...
2023-09-0100 minEx Urbe Ad AstraEx Urbe Ad Astra #9 - Stopping ReadingIn this episode, Jo and Ada discuss a number of reasons to put a book down without finishing.
2023-08-291h 35Ex Urbe Ad AstraPolitics in Disability and Fiction with William AlexanderAward winning children's author William Alexander joins Jo and Ada to talk about using politics and disability in fiction for children and adults.
2023-08-011h 49
Chapter Store of Full Audiobooks in Science Fiction & FantasyToo Like The Lightning [Dramatized Adaptation]: Terra Ignota 1 - Ada PalmerListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://epod.spaceTitle: Too Like The Lightning [Dramatized Adaptation]: Terra Ignota 1Author: Ada PalmerNarrator: Alejandro Ruiz, Chris Stinson, Jacob Yeh, Kay Eluvian, Lise Bruneau, Marni Penning, Nazia Chaudhry, Nora Achrati, Taylor Coan, Wyn Delano, Zeke AltonFormat: UnabridgedLength: 17:30:14Language: EnglishRelease date: 04-01-2023Publisher: GraphicAudioGenres: Fiction & Literature, GeneralSummary:'From the winner of the 2017 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, Ada Palmer's 2017 Compton Crook Award-winning political science fiction, Too Like...
2023-04-015h 30
Schriftsonar – Der SciFi PodcastSchriftsonar Podcast#71 – Ada Palmer, Patricia Eckermann, Cormac McCarthyBesprochene Bücher: Ada Palmer: Dem Blitz zu nah / Patricia Eckermann: Elektro Krause / Cormac McCarthy: Die Strasse
2023-03-1100 minSchriftsonar – Der SciFi PodcastSchriftsonar Podcast#71 – Ada Palmer, Patricia Eckermann, Cormac McCarthyBesprochene Bücher: Ada Palmer: Dem Blitz zu nah / Patricia Eckermann: Elektro Krause / Cormac McCarthy: Die Strasse
2023-03-1100 minEx Urbe Ad AstraEx Urbe Ad Astra Ep. 7: Shakespeare And Language, With Writer Greer GilmanGreer Gilman has been writing stories set in Cloud, her Northern mythscape, for a quarter of a century. Her books are written for the ear, as much as for the understanding. Like the earliest stories, they are meant to be sung. Greer Gilman website
2022-11-091h 39
The CourseEpisode 42 - Ada Palmer: "Selfcare is one of your highest teaching or study's scholarly duties."Associate Professor Ada Palmer has multiple careers as a University of Chicago professor, an accomplished historian, and a science fiction author. In this episode, she discusses how she sees history horizontally with one question at a time, the importance of looking at historical figures as human beings and why self-care has been crucial to her success. She even shares the history of calculus and Machiavelli's laundry.
2022-10-1331 min
Ex Urbe Ad AstraHow Writing Is Like Fencing, With Writer Max Gladstone - Part 2 Note to Patreon backers: You received this episode on January 12, 2022, but due to an oversight, it was never posted here. Normally you hear episodes a week in advance, but this one you received seven months in advance! Thank you to everyone for your patience. This is conclusion of the interview. Anything you can call "writing" (science fiction, fantasy, screenwriting, comics, games) Max Gladstone does. He's also a fencer and martial artist. This episode explores connections between these two types of things. This interview ran long, so this is part one of two. Numerous topics covered include: the...
2022-08-031h 09Ex Urbe Ad AstraEx Urbe Ad Astra Ep. 5: Writing The Near Future, With SF Writer Naomi KritzerNote to Patreon backers: You received this episode on November 10, 2021, but due to an oversight, it was never posted here. Normally you hear episodes a week in advance, but this one you received eight months in advance! Thank you to everyone for your patience. This episode is brought to you by Perhaps The Stars, the fourth and final novel in the Terra Ignota series, available now from (referrer links) Amazon, Barnes And Noble, Books-A-Million, Apple Books, and Indiebound. Naomi Kritzer has been publishing her science fiction and fantasy for the last twenty years. She lives i...
2022-07-131h 14
Clearer Thinking with Spencer GreenbergContent moderation and its dis-content-moderators (with Ada Palmer) Read the full transcript here. How does the current information revolution compare to previous information revolutions? What kind of event or set of events counts as an information revolution? Why do new information technologies usually amplify the most extreme voices first? Why are intentions not very useful as a metric for determining whether a particular kind of censorship is good or bad? When, if ever, is censorship appropriate or morally acceptable? Why were officials of the Inquisition much more worried about slight deviations in theology than outright agnosticism or atheism? What are the implications of using AI...
2022-07-071h 22Ex Urbe Ad AstraEx Urbe Ad Astra Bonus Ep. 4, Part 2: ChaptersThis is the second half of a conversation between Ada Palmer and Jo Walton, about writing chapters. This was a two-hour conversation, so our previous episode had the first hour, and this episode has the second hour.
2022-06-0252 minEx Urbe Ad AstraEx Urbe Ad Astra Bonus Ep. 4, Part 1: ChaptersThis is the first half of a conversation between Ada Palmer and Jo Walton, about writing chapters. This was a two-hour conversation, so this episode has the first hour, and the next episode will have the second hour.
2022-05-211h 00
Dive Into Your Ears To A Riveting Full Audiobook.Seven Surrenders (Part 2 of 2) (Dramatized Adaptation) by Ada PalmerPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/145980to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Seven Surrenders (Part 2 of 2) (Dramatized Adaptation)
Series: Terra Ignota, Book 2
Author: Ada Palmer
Narrator: Alejandro Ruiz, Chris Stinson, Christopher Walker, Holly Adams, James Konicek, Rose Elizabeth Supan, Ryan Carlo Dalusung, Stephon Walker, Wyn Delano, Kay Eluvian, Taylor Coan
Format: mp3
Length: 9 hrs and 3 mins
Release date: 05-01-22
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 8 ratings
Genres: Political
Publisher's Summary:
In a future of near-instantaneous global travel, of abundant provision for the needs of all, a future in which no one living can remember an actual war, a long era of stability...
2022-05-019h 03Fire the CanonOptimism vs. Hope: How to Build a Better Future, with Historian Ada PalmerThe return of our wonderful guest, author and historian Ada Palmer! (If you haven’t listened to our first episode with her, scroll back a bit and listen to Romeo & Juliet & Everything else.) This time we talk about the Black Death, Covid-19 as a historian sees it, and helping each other make a better world. Topics include: Titus Andronicus, Romeo & Juliet, Petrarch, tranquil souls, the gayest city in Europe, cuneiform tweet tablets, jelly baby models of the Battle of Helm’s Deep, Prometheus, the correct way to time travel, Machiavelli, Beethoven, Rosalind Franklin, John Brown, and hopepunk.
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2022-03-101h 07Ex Urbe Ad AstraBonus Ep. 3, Part 2: The Author-Reader ContractThis is the final half of a conversation between Ada Palmer and Jo Walton, about how an author can craft the early part of a novel to set up the reader's expectations about what kind of a book to expect. This was a two-hour conversation, so our previous episode had the first hour, and this episode has the second hour.
2022-03-0248 min
IntrometendoThe Will to Battle - Ada Palmer - ResenhaAda Palmer criou uma utopia verdadeiramente complexa e envolvente em sua série Terra Ignota , uma sociedade com seu próprio conjunto de regras e morais onde praticamente ninguém anseia por nada. No entanto, as rachaduras começaram a aparecer nesta civilização aparentemente impecável, e no terceiro livro da série, The Will to Battle , tudo desaba em fogo e enxofre. Com o equilíbrio cuidadosamente mantido agora em ruínas, todos os lados devem se preparar para uma guerra sangrenta para gerar uma nova era de conflito.
The Will to Battle - A...
2022-02-1805 min
IntrometendoSeven Surrenders - Ada Palmer - ResenhaAda Palmer construiu uma Utopia bastante única e singular em sua série de livros Terra Ignota , onde as necessidades de todos são atendidas e ninguém pode realmente se lembrar de uma guerra ocorrendo. Um condenado pelo nome de Mycroft Canner sentenciado a vagar pelo planeta para servir a todos que conhece, tropeçou em uma profunda conspiração, que mantém o equilíbrio cuidadoso de paz e prosperidade no mundo através de alguns assassinatos muito cuidadosos e seletivos. O equilíbrio está prestes a ceder e o reino começa a oscilar à beira da distopia.
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2022-02-1805 minFire the CanonRomeo & Juliet & Everything Else: A Conversation with Historian Ada PalmerWe have a very special guest for you all today - Professor Ada Palmer, author of the recently-completed Terra Ignota series (one of Rachel’s favorites). We invited her on to talk about Romeo & Juliet, but, as is customary with our guest episodes, the conversation went in some very surprising directions. (However, we do recommend that you listen to our previous Romeo & Juliet episode first for context!) Topics include: Machiavelli, the Black Death, a surprising amount of lice talk, pro-Columbus propaganda, Dante, witch trials, Viking geography, King Arthur fanfic, spurious knowledge, dowries, Lord of the Rings (of course), friendly nuns...
2022-02-171h 46Ex Urbe Ad AstraBonus Ep. 3, Part 1: The Author-Reader ContractThis is part one of a conversation between Ada Palmer and Jo Walton, about how an author can craft the early part of a novel to set up the reader's expectations about what kind of a book to expect. This was a two-hour conversation, so this episode has the first hour, and the next episode will be part two.
2022-02-0956 min
Get Hooked On The Mind-Blowing Full Audiobook Now, Book-Lovers!Seven Surrenders (1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation] by Ada PalmerPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/146054to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Seven Surrenders (1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]
Series: Terra Ignota, Book 2
Author: Ada Palmer
Narrator: Chris Stinson, Christopher Walker, James Konicek, Lydia Kraniotis, Nazia Chaudhry, Rose Supan, Wyn Delano, Zeke Alton, Kay Eluvian, Taylor Coan, Valentina Vinci
Format: mp3
Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
Release date: 02-01-22
Ratings: 5 out of 5 stars, 5 ratings
Genres: Political
Publisher's Summary:
2022-02-017h 51
Geek's Guide to the Galaxy - A Science Fiction Podcast495. Ada Palmer InterviewHistorian Ada Palmer joins us to discuss her novel Too Like the Lightning, the first book in her Terra Ignota series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
2022-01-071h 00
Ex Urbe Ad AstraHow Writing Is Like Fencing, With Writer Max Gladstone - Part 1 This episode is brought to you by Perhaps The Stars, the fourth and final novel in the Terra Ignota series, available now from (referrer links) Amazon, Barnes And Noble, Books-A-Million, Apple Books, and Indiebound. Anything you can call "writing" (science fiction, fantasy, screenwriting, comics, games) Max Gladstone does. He's also a fencer and martial artist. This episode explores connections between these two types of things. This interview ran long, so this is part one of two. Numerous topics covered include: the similarities shared by the crafts of writing and fencing; struggles when writing descriptions of physical spaces; why...
2022-01-031h 05
WeltenflüsternPerhaps the Stars von Ada Palmer
Nach The Age of Madness von Joe Abercrombie geht es endlich auch dem Abschluss von Ada Palmers Terra Ignota an die Buchstaben. Ob der Roman hält, was die ersten drei Bände versprochen haben: Eine befriedigende Auflösung der komplex erzählten und philosophie-durchtränkten Geschichte über die Welt im 25. Jahrhundert?
Links
Interviews mit Ada Palmer auf Sigularity.fm: Teil 1, Teil 2Ada Palmer über Gender in der Welt von Terra IgnotaAda Palmer über historischen Wandel und Fortschritt
Der Beitrag Episode 062 Perhaps the Stars von Ada Palmer erschien zuerst auf Weltenflüstern.
2021-12-2241 min
Ex Urbe Ad AstraEx Urbe Ad Astra Ep. 4: Bright and Dark Ages with historian and journalist David Perry David Perry is a freelance journalist covering politics, history, education, and disability rights. He was a professor of Medieval History at Dominican University from 2006-2017, and now works as an academic advisor in the history department of the University of Minnesota. His scholarly work focuses on Venice, the Crusades, and the Mediterranean World. Numerous topics covered include: Reasons to study history; how historical figures and institutions claimed legitimacy; calling an Age "Dark" or "Golden" in order to get legitimacy; patronage of the arts to prop up legitimacy; fake innovation and fake continuity; bastardy; parrots and coconuts in medieval Europe...
2021-10-281h 24Ex Urbe Ad AstraEx Urbe Ad Astra Ep. 3: Hopepunk and positive futures with writer Ruthanna EmrysRuthanna Emrys is an author of science fiction and fantasy such as The Innsmouth Legacy series and Deep Roots, which are hopeful Lovecraftian fantasy, and the forthcoming A Half-Built Garden, a hopeful science fiction novel of first contact. Ruthanna Emrys Patreon "Reading The Weird" column on Tor.com Ruthanna Emrys homepage
2021-10-141h 15
Chapter Store of Full Audiobooks in Science Fiction & FantasyToo Like The Lightning (1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]: Terra Ignota 1 - Ada PalmerListen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://epod.spaceTitle: Too Like The Lightning (1 of 2) [Dramatized Adaptation]: Terra Ignota 1Author: Ada PalmerNarrator: Alejandro Ruiz, Chris Stinson, Jacob Yeh, Kay Eluvian, Lise Bruneau, Marni Penning, Nazia Chaudhry, Nora Achrati, Taylor Coan, Wyn Delano, Zeke AltonFormat: UnabridgedLength: 9:01:13Language: EnglishRelease date: 10-01-2021Publisher: GraphicAudioGenres: Fiction & Literature, GeneralSummary:'From the winner of the 2017 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, Ada Palmer's 2017 Compton Crook Award-winning political science fiction, Too...
2021-10-019h 01
Browser BitesAda Palmer on censorship, science fiction, and Machiavelli's laundryBaiqu sits down with Ada Palmer, a cultural and intellectual historian and the author of science fiction and fantasy novels, including the award-winning Terra Ignota series.
2021-09-2942 minEx Urbe Ad AstraEx Urbe Ad Astra Bonus Ep. 2: Manga for non-manga readersThis will probably become a series of occasional bonus episodes in which Ada Palmer and Jo Walton discuss manga and anime with an eye to its innovations, cultural norms, and wider implications for the media landscape. - Gender and age marketing categories in manga. - Translation of Japanese onomatopoeia (sound-effect words). - The influence of organized communities of fandom on a medium. - A story-formula and set of character archetypes called "moe" (MO-ay). - Moe's reliable merchandising profit, resulting in more moe. - Availability of manga on devices both broadening and narrowing market categories. And more!
2021-09-161h 23
In Lieu of Fun: #DogShirtTVEpisode 500 Part V: Ada PalmerWherein, it is the 500th episode of ILOF and we celebrate with a week of old guests, with Ada Palmer playing us out! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-09-061h 03
OverdueEp 492 - Too Like the Lightning, by Ada PalmerAda Palmer's Too Like the Lightning is mostly concerned with big historical questions like "what if nationality had nothing to do with geography" and "what if a boy could make toys come to life," but it also deals with things like "what if noticing gender were a fetish" and "what if all the world's leaders were secretly slamming each other."
Our theme music was composed by Nick Lerangis.Advertise on OverdueSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at ht...
2021-09-061h 07
Ex Urbe Ad AstraEx Urbe Ad Astra Ep. 2: Mars & How To Help Science Fiction Writers With Science, With Astrogeologist Jonathan SneedJonathan Sneed is an astrogeologist and expert in Mars wind and erosional science. He also consults with science fiction authors, and has the skill of giving the sort of answers to science questions that are useful when writing fiction. Numerous topics covered include - open questions in Mars science; panspermia; wind tunnels; and how entertainment technology is often ahead of technology made for any other industry. Also weird ideas for novels such as: an alien animal species that incorporates knowledge from brains through digestion; why a savannah planet can't work and how to make it work anyway...
2021-08-261h 19Ex Urbe Ad AstraEx Urbe Ad Astra Bonus Episode 1: ComplicityIn this bonus episode, Ada Palmer and Jo Walton have a craft of writing discussion of complicity, i.e. when and how the author gets the reader or audience on the side of characters they would not expect to root for, and how that can be used in fiction.
2021-08-191h 18
In Lieu of Fun: #DogShirtTVAda Palmer Makes Her Debut on the Show, April 27, 2020Wherein University of Chicago Renaissance historian Ada Palmer joins the show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2021-08-181h 12
ReReading WolfeBonus: Ada Palmer talks about Gene Wolfe, his legacy, and The Book of the New SunThe Ada Palmer Interview
Ada Palmer wrote the introductions to the latest edition of "Shadow & Claw" from Tor, "The Path of the New Sun" as well as to the upcoming "Sword & Citadel." And now she talks to us. Yay!
She is a professor of History at the University of Chicago and a scholar of the Renaissance. Her novel "Too Like the Lightning" was a Hugo Award nominee in 2017, and that year she won the John W Campbell award for Best New Writer.
Links:
* Ada's Website and Terra Ignota series
* Wr...
2021-08-091h 21
Ex Urbe Ad AstraEx Urbe Ad Astra Ep. 1: Speculative Resistance With Writer Malka OlderNovelist and political scientist Malka Older, author of Infomocracy and its sequels, shares an interest with Ada Palmer in the development of political systems. With Jo Walton providing examples from her broad knowledge of the history of F&SF, they discuss speculative political systems, historical disaster response, and forms of organization with which populations can respond to their needs. Malka Older on Twitter: @m_older https://malkaolder.wordpress.com Read the first five chapters of Infomocracy: https://www.tor.com/2016/02/22/excerpts-malka-older-infomocracy-chapter-1/
2021-08-051h 34
James and Ashley Stay at HomeLiving in different universes with Ada Palmer, author and historianJames and Ashley interview Ada Palmer, historian, composer and author of the 'Terra Ignota' sci-fi/fantasy book series. In it, they discuss Ada's astonishing body of work and how she's managed to achieve it while managing a number of invisible illnesses. They also explore the impact of COVID-19 on research, the relationship between identity and disability and why the renaissance wasn't actually a great time to be alive... Find out more about Ada, her work and her writing on her website, and check out her blog, Ex Urbe. Ashley's Website: ashleykalagianblunt.com Ashley's T...
2020-12-0852 min
Getting Smart Podcast272 - Ada Palmer on Learning From the Past and the FutureIn today's interview, the Getting Smart team is talking to Ada Palmer, a history professor at the University of Chicago. As a historian, Ada studies the long-term evolution of ideas and the history of religious radicalism, science, and freethought, especially in the Italian Renaissance, Enlightenment, and Classical Greece and Rome. In addition to being a historian, Ada is also a composer and an award-winning science fiction author. In Tom and Ada's conversation, they discuss how we can learn from the past and the future. Ada shares her insights on historical pandemics; how society has changed; how history...
2020-07-2950 min
Singularity WeblogAda Palmer on Viking Ethics, Laws of History, Partial Victories, and Terra IgnotaAda Palmer is a Professor in History researching the history of science, religion, progress, culture, and many other fascinating topics. She is also a science fiction author of the award-winning Terra Ignota series beginning with Too Like the Lightning, which explores a twenty-fifth civilization of voluntary citizenship and borderless nations. Now, this interview is over […]
2020-06-243h 07
Singularity.FMAda Palmer on Viking Ethics, Laws of History, Partial Victories, and Terra IgnotaAda Palmer is a Professor in History researching the history of science, religion, progress, culture, and many other fascinating topics. She is also a science fiction author of the award-winning Terra Ignota series beginning with Too Like the Lightning, which explores a twenty-fifth civilization of voluntary citizenship and borderless nations. Now, this interview is over […]
2020-06-243h 07
Singularity.FMAda Palmer on Viking Ethics, Laws of History, Partial Victories, and Terra IgnotaAda Palmer is a Professor in History researching the history of science, religion, progress, culture, and many other fascinating topics. She is also a science fiction author of the award-winning Terra Ignota series beginning with Too Like the Lightning, which explores a twenty-fifth civilization of voluntary citizenship and borderless nations. Now, this interview is over 3-hours-long and requires a lot of time and effort. However, just like her books, I believe that it is very much worth it.
During this 3h 7 min interview with Prof. Ada Palmer, we cover a variety of interesting topics such as: the 7 languages she reads...
2020-06-243h 07
Big BrainsWhat Historic Pandemics Could Teach Us About Coronavirus, with Ada PalmerWhat happens to the world after a pandemic? Lots of experts have been talking about what we may be able to expect after COVID-19 from the 1918 Spanish flu and The Black Death. But, as any historian will tell, history is often more complicated than people think. Ada Palmer is an associate professor of Early Modern European History at the University of Chicago and an expert on the Renaissance that followed the Black Death. But she says the “Golden Age” may not have been as golden as we think. On this episode, she clearly explains what lessons for coro...
2020-06-0829 minSingularity.FMProf. Ada Palmer on Pandemics, Progress, History, Teleology and the SingularityAda Palmer is a Professor in History researching the history of science, religion, progress, culture and many other fascinating topics. She is also a science fiction author of the award-winning Terra Ignota series beginning with Too Like the Lightning, which explores a twenty-fifth civilization of voluntary citizenship and borderless nations. During this 2h 45 min […]
2020-05-162h 44Singularity WeblogProf. Ada Palmer on Pandemics, Progress, History, Teleology and the SingularityAda Palmer is a Professor in History researching the history of science, religion, progress, culture and many other fascinating topics. She is also a science fiction author of the award-winning Terra Ignota series beginning with Too Like the Lightning, which explores a twenty-fifth civilization of voluntary citizenship and borderless nations. During this 2h 45 min […]
2020-05-162h 44Singularity.FMProf. Ada Palmer on Pandemics, Progress, History, Teleology and the SingularityAda Palmer is a Professor in History researching the history of science, religion, progress, culture and many other fascinating topics. She is also a science fiction author of the award-winning Terra Ignota series beginning with Too Like the Lightning, which explores a twenty-fifth civilization of voluntary citizenship and borderless nations.
During this 2h 45 min interview with Prof. Ada Palmer, we cover a variety of interesting topics such as: why she is first and foremost someone who studies how cultures change over time; why there is nothing more similar to the future than the past; the Black Death and COVID-19; the...
2020-05-152h 44
The Secret Library Podcast#127 :: Mining History for Science Fiction | Ada PalmerI could have easily talked to Ada Palmer for Six Hours. You might wish I had after listening to our conversation. Ada is the author of the Terra Ignota series, a science fiction epic saga that stole my will to read anything else the entire time I was in the clutches of the first book. I cannot wait for my next long flight to continue the journey. Ada is also a history professor, and we talk about the unique ability science fiction and fantasy have to explore other options and other pathways. We explore the ways fiction can communicate ideas ve...
2018-11-2949 min
The Raven and the Writing DeskTRATWD 141 – Ada PalmerIn this week’s episode I interviewed Dr. Ada Palmer–historian, musician, and author of the award-winning TERRA IGNOTA series of science fiction novels. We had a lovely conversation about world-building, characterization, the business of publishing, the challenges of incorporating freedom of religion in a secular society, and how concepts of wealth and scarcity might change in a worldContinue reading →
2018-02-2540 min
The Metamor City PodcastTRATWD 141 – Ada PalmerIn this week’s episode I interviewed Dr. Ada Palmer–historian, musician, and author of the award-winning TERRA IGNOTA series of science fiction novels. We had a lovely conversation about world-building, characterization, the business of publishing, the challenges of incorporating freedom of religion in a secular society, and how concepts of wealth and scarcity might change in a world … Continue reading "TRATWD 141 – Ada Palmer"
2018-02-2540 min
DIY MFA Radio178: Writing Speculative Fiction - Interview with Ada PalmerHey there word nerds! Today I have the pleasure of talking with author Ada Palmer on the show! Ada is an intellectual historian and the author of the four part science fiction series Terra Ignota. The first book in the series (also Ada's first science fiction novel), Too Like the Lightning, was a Hugo Best Novel Finalist in 2017 and is followed by Seven Surrenders and The Will to Battle which just released this month. In addition to writing these awesome books, Ada composes fantasy, Sci-Fi, and mythology-themed music, performs at conventions with her...
2017-12-2056 min
Science fiction bokhandelns poddradioLife, Death and Gods - Amal el-Mohtar, Max Gladstone, Ada Palmer (english)Ett samtal med Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone och Ada Palmer, inspelat 2017-08-07 på Science fiction bokhandeln in Stockholm.
Tre Hugo-nominerade författare berättar hur de skildrat liv, död och gudomar på banbrytande vis.
Hur skriver man andlig tro och religion, när gudomligheter kommunicerar med åskviggar och eldbollar? Är att skriva religion att skriva religiöst? Inga gudar, många gudar, förbjudna gudar - hur påverkar mytologin konstruerade världar?
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A discussion between Amal el-Mohtar, Max Gladstone and Ada Palmer, recorded 2017-08-07 in the Science fiction bookstore, Stockholm.
Three Hugo nominated authors discuss how they port...
2017-11-2346 min
Workshop Episode 110 (Guest Host: Ada Palmer)Ada Palmer - scholar, composer, and author of the astonishing and richly-acclaimed "Too Like the Lightning" (and so much more) - returns to brainstorm a tale of political oppression, intrigue, and Lovecraftian deities.
2016-12-271h 0620 Minutes with Ada PalmerThis episode we are joined by Ada Palmer - scholar, composer, and author of the astonishing and richly-acclaimed "Too Like the Lightning" (and so much more), discussing the optimal skill set for a student of the writerly arts, Ada's fascination with speculative fiction, the challenges of writing short fiction, and more.
2016-12-2051 min