About this episode

Lori Wilson reads Andrew Seale's piece 'The Viral Comet', exploring the implications of the voyage of 3I/ATLAS on our understanding of the solar system and our search for cosmic meaning.

The voyage of 3I/ATLAS sparked new questions about our solar system—and unlocked a longing for cosmic meaning. Lori Wilson reads The Viral Comet by Andrew Seale. Andrew Seale is a journalist and fiction writer based in Prince Edward County.

People in this episode

Host: Lori Wilson

Topics covered

• cosmic meaning
• solar system
• journalism
• fiction writing
• voyage
• space exploration

Keywords

• 3I/ATLAS
• cosmic meaning
• solar system
• Andrew Seale
• Lori Wilson
• journalism
• fiction

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Viral Comet

Places: Prince Edward County

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