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The Tolkien Professor podcast is a series of lectures on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien by Corey Olsen, Assistant Professor of English at Washington College in Maryland. Sez Olsen: “In my lectures, I am working through The Hobbit and The… Read moreThe Tolkien Professor: Lectures on J.R.R. Tolkien
Today is the 100th anniversary of The Tunguska Event, a huge and mysterious explosion in Siberia. To mark the occasion, Podiobooks.com is releasing Doctor Jack’s Soapbox Seminars, a series of lectures designed to explain and discuss the event. This is… Read moreThe science behind <B>Singularity</B> and the Tunguska Event
TV Ontario, the channel that brought us Prisoners Of Gravity is now podcasting the audio track from its terrific lecture show Big Ideas. The most recent broadcast and podcast features SF author Robert J. Sawyer expounding on the virtues of… Read moreRobert J. Sawyer talks Big Ideas
Interested in hearing what “The world’s foremost expert on Lovecraft” (S.T. Joshi) has to say about old Howard Phillips? You’ll need iTunes installed, if you’ve got it then follow these steps carefully: 1. Go HERE. 2. Click on ‘Launch SUNY… Read moreLOVECRAFT LECTURE: “Reflections On Lovecraft” by Lovecraft biographer S.T. Joshi
Just over a year ago I posted a story about how SF had an influence in the real world. I offered the proof of Courtney Brown Ph.D, he’s an Emory University prof who had offered a Political Science course entitled… Read moreAnother University Course on Science Fiction – Political Science 190
From Here To Infinity: An Exploration of Science FictionLectures by Professor Michael D.C. Drout7 CDs or 7 Cassettes – Approx. 7 hours [LECTURES]Publisher: Recorded BooksSeries: The Modern ScholarPublished: 2006 ISBN: (cassettes) 1419388754; (CDs) 1419388762Themes: / Non-Fiction / History of Science… Read moreReview of From Here To Infinity: An Exploration of SF