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Robert J. Sawyer discusses his trilogy 'The Quintaglio Ascension' and its connections to paleontology and the history of science.

Robert J. Sawyer returns to the show to discuss 'The Quintaglio Ascension', a trilogy composed of ‘Far-Seer’, ‘Fossil Hunter’ and ‘Foreigner’. We talk about his early writing in the 90’s, which indulged his love and passion for paleontology. This trilogy recapitulates the history of science with the stories of Galileo, Darwin and Freud. Each of these figures delivered blows to the narcissistic ego, which lends high stakes to a thought experiment about how different species may be ...

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Hosts: Marty Kurylowicz, Holly Carson

Guest: Robert J. Sawyer

Topics covered

• sci-fi
• dinosaurs
• paleontology
• writing
• thought experiments
• history of science

Keywords

• Robert J. Sawyer
• The Quintaglio Ascension
• sci-fi dinosaurs
• paleontology
• thought experiment
• history of science

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Quintaglio Ascension, Far-Seer, Fossil Hunter, Foreigner

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