Five Baffling Tech Explanations in Spec Fic
We've reboozled the fintoozler to find silly examples of terrible technobabble.
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Episode 304: Scifi Weapons
Pew pew, laser beams!
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It’s often assumed that time travel would break the laws of logic.
Episode 170: Technology in Fantasy
This week, we’re discussing how technology functions, or doesn’t function, in a fantasy setting.
Episode 160: Cyberpunk Vs Technology
A few weeks ago we talked about how space opera has held up in the face of advancing technology and a changing culture.
Six Ways Rapid Communication Changes a Fantasy Setting
What happens when sword-and-sorcery societies get their hands on instant messaging.
Five Worldbuilding Mistakes Even Enthusiasts Make
These oversights will make your detailed world leave lingering questions.
Episode 95: Good Elements From Terrible Stories
Do even the worst train wrecks have something good to take from them?
Six Ways Flight Changes a Fantasy Setting
How taking to the skies alters your sword-and-sorcery society.
Five Illogical Design Choices in Spaceships
It took billions to build this thing, but why would we make sure it works first?
Five Uses of Real Science in The Expanse
How this massive, multiplanetary series puts the "sci" in sci-fi.
Episode 59: Should You Base Your Setting on History?
Chris, Mike, and Oren discuss the ups and downs of using history in worldbuilding.
Three Technologies Dropped for Breaking the Show
These devices got out of hand too fast for their writers to manage.
Implications of Replicator Technology
How Star Trek's futuristic duplication device would alter our world.
Five More Star Trek Technologies Taken to Their Logical Conclusion
The writers might not have thought these devices out, so we did it for them.
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