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Short Science Fiction Collections - Book 63

Aug 27, 2023
Anthropologist Gultran defies instructions and embarks on a pursuit of the last surviving humans. Group debates exploring unknown alien cultures. Protagonist reflects on past decisions and encounters secrets about time travel. Man seeks answers about the afterlife through a deadly experiment. Rich man shares secret system for success in the stock market. Character Blue Vane waits in despair for something unknown. Hale Okam encounters cannibals in the Amazon jungle and talks with Anya. Speaker discusses mind vs matter and challenges traditional scientific views. Scientist prepares to transform injured man and conversations about human relationships unfold. Discussion on the engineers' decision to use wind power in the construction of the longest tunnel. Concerns and risks associated with the undersea tube are discussed. Commander and crew have an encounter with curious and unfriendly creatures on a forgotten planet. Discovery of a deadly fungus and plans to rule the universe. Narrator prepares to say goodbye to their son. Exploration of a divided society on Plutopia. Preparation for a one-way trip to Mars and potential engine failure. Crew comes up with a plan to repair a problem with the atomic tug. A man justifies giving his wife a drug to make her happy. Debate about the effects of a drug and the suggestion of an antidote. Characters discuss the challenges of convincing each other and the effects of a wonderful drug. A strange object lands, chaos ensues, and a debate on the laws of murder for non-human creatures. Differing personalities and longing for Earth. Farmer's decision impacts food production during war. Professor and family host a mysterious Martian guest. Encounter with a mysterious stranger during a hike. Individuals discuss a mysterious task involving decision-making and interviews.
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
Desperation and Defeat
02:23 • 4min
3
Exploring Uncharted Planets
06:18 • 35min
4
Reflections and Reunions
40:52 • 33min
5
The Quest for Answers
01:13:28 • 4min
6
A System for Success in the Stock Market
01:17:16 • 2min
7
Waiting in Despair
01:19:12 • 7min
8
Jungle Encounters
01:26:16 • 16min
9
The Mind and Matter
01:42:19 • 14min
10
Preparing for Transformation
01:56:19 • 9min
11
The Transformation and Confrontation
02:05:14 • 18min
12
Mind Electrons and the Undersea Tube Disaster
02:23:34 • 3min
13
Harnessing Wind Power for Propulsion in the World's Longest Tunnel
02:26:46 • 2min
14
The Discovery of the Jeweled Casket
02:29:04 • 4min
15
Concerns about the Undersea Tube
02:33:05 • 7min
16
The Potential Risks of a New Invention
02:40:28 • 10min
17
Encounter with Unfriendly Creatures
02:50:34 • 32min
18
The Encounter and Visit to the Administration Building
03:22:45 • 2min
19
The Unveiling of a Deadly Fungus
03:25:00 • 22min
20
The Thinker's Seating Arrangement
03:47:01 • 25min
21
Saying Goodbye to Hal
04:12:16 • 21min
22
A Society Divided: Plutopia
04:32:59 • 5min
23
Controlling Workers and Breeding Humans
04:38:01 • 8min
24
Preparations for the One-Way Trip to Mars
04:45:54 • 16min
25
Chapter 1: Discovery and Repair
05:01:51 • 29min
26
The Sacrifice for Happiness
05:30:25 • 5min
27
A debate about the effects of a drug and the suggestion of an antidote
05:35:53 • 2min
28
The Challenge of Convincing
05:37:35 • 5min
29
The Effects of the Wonderful Drug
05:42:30 • 8min
30
The Strange Object
05:50:09 • 21min
31
The Wall-Eye Incident and Reflections on Humor
06:11:04 • 21min
32
A Conversation About Worlds and the Consequences of Destroying Beauty
06:32:28 • 4min
33
Differing Personalities and Longing for Earth
06:36:57 • 10min
34
The Farmer's Decision
06:46:28 • 8min
35
The Martian Guest
06:54:21 • 22min
36
Encounter with a Mysterious Stranger
07:16:34 • 2min
37
Decisions and Interviews
07:18:41 • 8min