Wonderland: Science Fiction in the Atomic Age

This episode focuses on the work of authors including Arthur C Clarke and Ray Bradbury.

A look at the genre's ability to foretell the shape of future society, touching on the works of Canadian novelist and poet Margaret Atwood and American writer Ted Chiang. Atwood's A Handmaid's Tale created a more political, dystopian model to illustrate relations between genders becoming oppressive. Though not a prolific author, Chiang has produced prestigious works such as Arrival, Understand and Division by Zero.

Space travel redefines human potential, reviving exploration and conquest while inspiring innovation and unity as we reach for the cosmos.