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#167- Asimov's Foundation Part 2
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English - July 07, 2022 16:55 - 1 hour - 56.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 366 ratingsArts Education classicbooks greatbooks liberalarts Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: #166- Asimov's Foundation Part 1
Next Episode: #168- Koontz's Odd Thomas Part 1
Scott and Karl finish their discussion of the first novel in Isaac Asimov’s classic science-fiction masterpiece, Foundation.
The novel is set in the future, when the world is barely remembered, and humans have colonized the galaxy. While this series helped to redefine the science-fiction genre, the duo takes issue with the ways this make-believe society responds to the problems Asimov lays out and the use of mathematics and probability to predict the future. As Karl points out, "Scientific progress as a moral good makes no sense."
Tune in to hear Part Two of Scott and Karl's conversation. Brought to you by onlinegreatbooks.com.