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Mentioned in 13 episodes
Solaris
Book • 1961
Solaris, written by Stanisław Lem, follows psychologist Kris Kelvin as he arrives at a research station above the planet Solaris.
The planet is covered by a living ocean that has the ability to create physical manifestations of the scientists' repressed memories.
Kelvin's arrival is prompted by a cryptic message from his former mentor, Gibarian, and he finds the station in disarray.
The ocean's responses to human experiments lead to the materialization of 'visitors,' including Kelvin's deceased lover, Rheya.
The novel explores themes of human limitations, the impossibility of mutual communication with alien intelligence, and the psychological impacts on the scientists.
It is a thoughtful and philosophical work that challenges the conventional science fiction narratives of alien contact and communication.
The planet is covered by a living ocean that has the ability to create physical manifestations of the scientists' repressed memories.
Kelvin's arrival is prompted by a cryptic message from his former mentor, Gibarian, and he finds the station in disarray.
The ocean's responses to human experiments lead to the materialization of 'visitors,' including Kelvin's deceased lover, Rheya.
The novel explores themes of human limitations, the impossibility of mutual communication with alien intelligence, and the psychological impacts on the scientists.
It is a thoughtful and philosophical work that challenges the conventional science fiction narratives of alien contact and communication.
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Mentioned in 13 episodes
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Ben Goertzel as one of two science fiction writers who had a huge impact on him, highlighting Lem's exploration of superhuman AIs.
Ben Goertzel as one of two science fiction writers who had a huge impact on him, highlighting Lem's exploration of superhuman AIs.
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#103 – Ben Goertzel: Artificial General Intelligence
Mentioned as the author of the novel on which the movie 'Solaris' is based.
*UNLOCKED* Solaris (1972)
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Mentioned by Rory as a Soviet example of a novel that has been adapted into films.
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Mentioned by Terry Robinson in the context of the Coil's trapping abilities in the Radiance, referencing a similar trope in Stanislav Lem's Solaris.
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