269 - Fun Ruiners
b'In a departure from our normal format, Blake and Karen discuss how science ruins all the fun of some very popular Sci-Fi/Horror tropes.\\xa0\\n\\n\\nAlternate Realities and the Multiverse\\nSome thoughts about multiverses from SciAm\\nChronicles of Amber by Zelazny (affiliate link)\\n(apparently I said Avalon in the ep - totally different thing. Avalon is M.Z. Bradley\'s retelling of the Arthurian tales from a feminist/pagan framing.)\\nBody Swapping\\nGilligan\'s Island Body Swapping\\nRussian Dog Head Experiment (journal)\\nMore on the Dog Head (wikipedia)\\n\\nAliens in our Solar System\\nSciAm on Aliens\\nLooking for "alien" artifacts\\n\\nCryonics\\nThis American Life segment on cryonics (powerful but disturbing)\\nIn reSearch of\\u2026 Cryogenics\\xa0(Note - Cryonics is freezing people for hypothetical later thawing, Cryogenics is the legit study of freezing all sorts of things.)\\n\\nTime Travel\\nTwin Study Confirms Einstein\\n\\nSimulation Hypothesis\\nJust how many bits would be in a model of the universe?\\nSome pro-simulation speculation (I am not remotely convinced)\\n\\nYou can find all our contact info here.\\n\\n\\ufeffThis episode is brought to you by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/monstertalk and get on your way to being your best self.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'