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Suspension of disbelief is a cornerstone of speculative fiction, but as writers and fans, we often find ourselves wondering just how grounded in reality our favourite stories really are. We asked you, our listeners, for questions like:
- What would happen if I went through a wormhole?
- Does a Star Trek transporter just kill you and create a new copy of you?
- What kind of technology can or can’t you use to blow up the world?
And then we got biologist Rob Mound and geophysicist Jon Mound to answer the questions you sent. There were so many we had to split it into two parts! In this part, we look at jumping out of a spaceship without a suit (why?), octopus people (yes!), sex in space (obviously!), and more!
- Show Notes
- The Core (2003)
- The Expanse - 5x07 | Naomi's Leap From The Pella
- A City On Mars, Kelly Weinersmith and Zach Weinersmith
- Star Trek Voyager "Cathexis" on Memory Alpha
- Gattaca (1997)
- When You Nut In Space, It Push You Backwards (NSFW)
- "There Are Four Lights," scene from Star Trek: The Next Generation
- Best Served Cold, Joe Abercrombie
- Gerald Bull
- The Martian growing poop potatoes
Keep the conversation going, or ask the Science Bros more questions by joining our Discord or Facebook group!
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