The Science in The Fiction Stephen Gay and Ben Feist on Moon Colonization in 'Night Owls'
This is our favorite kind of episode, hosting a conversation between e a science fiction author and a scientist, where each shares their work and expertise with the other to the benefit of both. Stephen Gay is a science fiction author whose debut novel 'Night Owls - A Moon Colony Adventure' follows a quirky band of party kids in a near-future society on the moon. Ben Feist is a computer scientist who works at NASA and consulted with Stephen on the scientific details that went into 'Night Owls'. This is exactly the kind of thing this podcast was created to do, catalyzing interactions between science and science fiction. We bounce back and forth between fact and fiction on the general topic of moon colonization, as well as ongoing studies of Apollo moonrock samples, Helium 3 mining and fusion, future moon economics and class disparity, space exercise, lunar dust, moon bullets and - most importantly - throwing parties on the moon!
Stephen Gay
(https://www.stephengay.com/)
Night Owls: A Moon Colony Sci-fi Adventure (3 book series) Kindle Edition (amazon.com)
(https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CKJZ6RZM)
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ARES | Bios | Benjamin Feist (nasa.gov)
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