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Mentioned in 26 episodes

Time Machine

Book • 2008
H. G.

Wells' 'The Time Machine' follows an inventor who travels to the distant future and discovers a society divided into two distinct groups: the Eloi and the Morlocks.

The Eloi are beautiful but passive and indolent creatures living on the surface, while the Morlocks are subterranean workers who maintain the machinery that sustains the Eloi.

The Time Traveller gradually realizes that the Morlocks are exploiting and preying upon the Eloi.

The novel explores themes of social class, evolution, and the potential consequences of technological progress.

It serves as a cautionary tale about the dangers of unchecked advancement and the importance of maintaining a just and equitable society.

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Mentioned in 26 episodes

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Gurwinder Bhogal
to illustrate a future split between highly agentic people and passive dependents in the AI age.
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Cal Newport
references the book and alludes to the Morlocks, the subterranean race of humanoids.
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Ep. 376: The Lincoln Protocol
Implied connection between 'The Flintstones' and 'The Jetsons' as a version of H.G. Wells' story.
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Rick Springfield
alongside another H. G. Wells novel while describing Wells as one of his favorite writers.
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Jameson Olsen
when explaining how H.G. Wells conceived of a physical device for time travel.
36 snips
The Time Machine \\ Dreams Bigger Than Reality
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Tabitha Syrett
as a literary parallel (Morlocks and Eloi) when discussing class divisions in dystopia.
28 snips
2. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro: Cloning, Free Will, and Soulmates
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Dominic Sandbrook
as an example of dystopian two-tiered societies when discussing influences and themes related to Never Let Me Go.
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Introducing: The Book Club - Never Let Me Go
Mentioned as a way to explain how H.G.Wells was a trained scientist because of how he had the traveler verbalize his theories as he formed them.
22 snips
Become The Time Traveler \\ The Time Machine Companion Episode
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Jeff O'Neill
while discussing Orson Welles's radio adaptation and earlier sci-fi works.
21 snips
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
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Victor Davis Hanson
when discussing H.G. Wells's pessimistic view of the West.
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