The Ends of Invention

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The Incompetent Crew wonders how science can save us all, discusses The Three Body Problem, and wonders what life would be like in The Culture.

Special Guest: B.J. McBryan 

Works Cited

Remembrance of Earth’s Past aka The Three Body Problem

Interview with Liu Cixin

The Three Body Problem explained

The Culture Series 

Iain M Banks

Something Real, A Culture Novel Based Fan Film by Hieroglyphic Films

The Wandering Earth  

Radio Playlist

  1. Snapline - Meeting Aliens is Easy (4:05)

  2. Li Guang & Wu Yuzhang - Battle on the Plain (2:40)

  3. Various Artists - Song On the Origin of the World (Kai Tian Pi Di) (4:17)

  4. Jaymanur Ajabek - Aday (1:56)

  5. WHITE - 倒下 (3:58)

  6. Dou Wei & FM3 - Luo Hua (1:39)

  7. Duck Fight Goose - Future is a Cult (4:35)

  8. Hedgehog - It's Not Yourself But It's Future (3:07)

  9. Howie Lee - Dizi (3:45)

  10. Zhang Qianqian - Strange Dance Party (4:47)

  11. Kink Gong - Beijing Subway 691 (0:32)

  12. Laughing Ears - Gravitation 引 (3:55)

  13. Space360 - Acceleration (3:02)

  14. Yellow Magic Orchestra - Cosmic Surfin' (4:51)

  15. Amon Tobin - Triple Science (4:58)

  16. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Genetic Engineering (3:37)

  17. Animal - Mega-Science, Speed-Logic, And You (8:12)

Listen on Mixcloud (includes all the above songs): The Ends of Invention

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