Hosted by Annalee Newitz and Esther Inglis-Arkell.
io9: We Come From the Future is a news show about science, entertainment and culture from a tomorrow that you wish you lived in today. Annalee Newitz, editor in chief of io9, and Esther Inglis Arkell, io9 writer, cover science fiction and science fact in a studio format with segments including... Read More
Explore the Lost City of Z in Brazil and the ancient city of Catalhoyuk in Turkey! Genetic Engineer & "How to Defeat Your Own Clone" author Terry Johnson shows us how fluids like corn syrup have memory thanks to laminar flow! And help us find an '80s sci-fi book about an orphan faerie.
Interested in exploring ancient cities? Now you can! Plus fluids have memory and hunting down '80s sci-fi books.
We start our look at the lost by checking out lost civilizations. When it comes to fiction, Esther is a big fan of DCs Atlantis, because that's where Aquaman lives. But for stuff that actually is based in fact, she likes The Lost City of Z. Annalee secretly lusts after R'lyeh, the secret loathsome city where Cthulhu sleeps.
We look the memory effect of laminar flow in fluids with the help of "How to Defeat Your Own Clone" author Terry Johnson, food dye and corn syrup in this Esther Gets Experimental.
A Jennifer writes in seeking help in finding a sci-fi book written in the 80s about an orphan faerie from a notable science fiction author. See if you can help her remember the title!
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The Alien Backstory You Didn't See in the After Earth Trailers! http://t.co/tUl13OGtwN
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Wow, a dystopian coming-of-age novel with real science! http://t.co/Lr7yzyKef3
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The world's most awkward taxidermy. http://t.co/lufZO5nD0C
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A 2000-year-old Philosophical Problem that Stumps Modern Machines http://t.co/VOIKn0Zlgb
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Which comics supervillain really deserves a shot on the big screen? http://t.co/9dZ4VDXvWL
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How Pesticides Pushed Cockroaches Into Rapid Evolution http://t.co/5WQcJ1cP5Z
