Non-Euclidean Æthercast – Metapunk
14 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago -Steampunk to Cyberpunk, Cthulhu, Science, Coding
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Non-Euclidean Æthercast #60 – Happy Things from the Quarantine
April 04, 2020 18:59Just a few personal positive things from two weeks more into the quarantine. I hope you are all healthy and not too stressed out! Stay safe, stay healthy everyone!
Non-Euclidean Æthercast #59 – Geek in quarantine edition (pants optional)
March 21, 2020 19:23Being stuck at home as a geeky introvert is not that bad. It’s basically what I trained for my entire life… Here are some thoughts and personal survival tips regarding the current situation and these are some of the articles, websites and podcasts I mentioned: The Leader of the Free …
Non-Euclidean Æthercast #58: Reviews – The Rise of Skywalker and The Witcher (Netflix)
December 26, 2019 13:10The final part of the third Star Wars trilogy has dropped, I went to watch it and enjoyed it immensely. A very fitting finale to an epic story arch. Two thing I want to stress in this movie: WEDGE! GHOST! And speaking of epic: Netflix’ new series The Witcher is …
Non-Euclidean Æthercast #57 – Memes and the Fermi Paradox
December 08, 2019 20:18Today’s podcast is just some weird train of thought of mine. The Fermi Paradox is something that has interested me for very long time and now I’m just adding my own 2 cents to a possible solution . This is not entirely serious of course , but since the Internet …
Non-Euclidean Æthercast 56: The Limits of Magical Thinking
October 30, 2019 19:09 - 14.6 MBRecently there have been occurrences in my immediate vicinity (both in a professional and a private context) that made me wonder… A lot… There is nothing wrong with magical thinking, but as soon as you have to ignore a good chunk of observable reality or just be massively ignorant in …
Non-Euclidean Æthercast #55: Horrors of both Education and a Lack of Education
June 08, 2019 15:27 - 13.2 MBThe last week has seen some stunning displays of ignorance by various politicians (to nobody’s surprise) and I have personally struggled with an astonishing lack of knowledge in certain areas in my favourite class. Today’s episode of the Non-Euclidean Æthercast is all about me ranting about last week and the …
Non-Euclidean Æthercast #55: Taking Newbies to the Planescape Part 2
May 28, 2019 14:30 - 13.9 MBWell, here we went again. The group of novice role-players set out to crawl their first dungeon. It was an exciting experience for everybody involved (except the mimic) and it started with a critical hit. Please enjoy my tale!
Non-Euclidean Æthercast #54: Taking Newbies to the Planescape Part 1
May 10, 2019 17:06 - 16.5 MBWe are playing D&D Planescape at the English Club of my school. Yay! I am the Dungeon Master, and last Monday, we started the campaign. It went very differently from what I had expected with some very interesting consequences. Oh my Cthulhu… Just listen!
Non-Euclidean Æthercast #53: The Golden Age of the Fantastic
May 01, 2019 15:57 - 18.2 MBIf you take a look at the biggest box office hits of the last years, even decades, the most successful TV series and what else is going on around the net and in book stores, comic shops etc. you cannot help but notice: Movies, games, and books featuring fantastic settings …
Non-Euclidean Æthercast #52: #FridaysForFuture and #GeeksForFuture
April 11, 2019 13:25 - 13.5 MBThis episode of the Non-Euclidean Æthercast is a bit more political than usual. I thought this was appropriate because: The topic is near and dear to my heart It is something that needs talking about so Fridays For Future does not go away As a teacher of political science, it …
Non-Euclidean Æthercast #51 – Review: Mortal Engines (The Movie)
December 24, 2018 13:23It took far too long but finally, here is another episode of the Non-Euclidean Æthercast: A review of Mortal Engines, the movie. I absolutely loved Mortal Engines and I hope it at least manages to break even at the box office, because it really deserves to! Mortal Engines gets 9 …
Non-Euclidean Æthercast #50: Steampunk Hands Around the World V: Road Trip
February 12, 2018 14:52Steampunk Hands Around the World is going into its fifth year and this year’s theme is “Road Trip”. So, I have taken the opportunity to introduce you to a small number of locations which a Steampunk may want to visit in Germany. The road trip map turned out looking like …
Non-Euclidean Æthercast #49 – Hate is the Dark Side of the Force
December 24, 2017 21:58I went to watch The Last Jedi a few days ago and enjoyed it immensely. Others did not. In fact, I have seen a petition being shared on the web that calls for the elimination of The Last Jedi from the official canon. Although I do not wonder why, as …
Non-Euclidean Æthercast #48 – Encouragement to be different
November 23, 2017 20:57“It’s OK to be different!” is one of those lines you find a lot in geeky/nerdy/dark (or a mix of things) subcultures. Unfortunately there is / was a time in the life of each of, well, us, when we found out we were different but had not yet connected with …