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In today's episode, K&L chat with Bill Patterson, a master wordsmith who makes hard science exciting and looks great in a Hawaiian shirt. Let's dive in! Hosts: Lauren Moore, Kalene Williams 00:00 Opening remarks and introductions -Discord server is up! https://discord.com/invite/t96CVRD -Keystroke Coffee is live! https://keystrokemedium.com/product/keystroke-coffee/ -Fill out a survey and 3 people will get selected for a free copy AND a coffee mug! https://keystrokemedium.com/survey 00:57 Main Event – Analyzing the Science in SciFi | Bill Patterson -Kuru disease as zombie-fication https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuru_(disease) -Tetrodotoxin effects from puffer fish https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrodotoxin -What makes science important in hard science fiction? -Limiting principles make better stories. -Possible lack of limiting principles in fantasy. -Deus ex machina https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deus_ex_machina -Mohs scale of science fiction hardness. https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki