Let's Do This: Physics in Fiction | Episode 38

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This week’s full podcast episode:

Physics in Fiction | Episode 37

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Let’s Do This: Physics in Fiction

1. How might the concept of a black hole make its way into your fiction? Could the metaphor used by Stephen Hawking in his update to the theory allow a new insight or world view from one of your characters?

2. Do you make use of any parallel universe or portal to a different world in your fiction? Can you imagine adding this element to investigate a concept or idea?

3. What approach to time does your fiction take? Does the narrative run in a linear fashion? Does time feel slower or faster during different parts? Is there a way you can achieve this result by a description of the perceptions of a character (perhaps in contrast to another)? Are there different time periods that intersect in the fiction and how does that function structurally? How might you imagine questioning time as we may take it for granted and what does that have to do with the journey or internal conflict of the protagonist?

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