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[024] Social Science Talks: Dune, by Frank Herbert
Update: 2016-08-23
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“The Fremen were supreme in that quality the ancients called “spannungsbogen” — which is the self-imposed delay between desire for a thing and the act of reaching out to grasp that thing.”
For our 24th episode, join us as we discuss Frank Herbert’s Dune; a key touchstone for science fiction, from sandworms to psychoactive drugs and ecology. What is desert power? Is the planet of Arrakis the most interesting character? And how does Dune reflect ecological ideas?
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John Wood
Philip Conway
Matthew Campbell
Alex Hoseason
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