Novum is not just a podcast about science fiction. It’s an exploration of the intersection between reality and speculation. Each week, I examine the ways in which our world is coming to closely resemble those worlds from a science fiction novel or film. I want to prove that sci-fi is so much more than time travel and far-out galactic warfare. At its best, it provides an unusual, critical perspective on the present. Novum is produced and hosted by Ari Brin. Original musical compositions for the program are composed by Christopher McIntyre. Novum broadcasts out of JAM Radio in Dundee, Scotland.
The jungle gym (or if you’re in the UK, the climbing frame) might seem like little more than a fun diversion for children. But the jungle gym was actu...
From Disneyland's Monsanto House of the Future, to Apple's famous 1984 commercial, science fiction and advertising have had a rich history together. I...
It seems inevitable that advertisements will play a starring role in the future. Our most futuristic-looking spaces (think New York's Times Square or ...
Since 2013, the Adult Swim animated sitcom "Rick and Morty" has been garnering obsessive fans and critical acclaim. But what exactly makes the show so...
If you've ever questioned the very nature of reality, you're not alone. As it turns out, humans have been trying to disprove or escape reality for hun...
Get ready for a roundtable discussion on one of 2009's hottest sci-fi films: Duncan Jones's "Moon." Starring Sam Rockwell as Sam Bell, the film confro...
Ari reads a short story by David Brin. "The Logs" stars a young Russian girl who comes to terms with her life on an asteroid work camp. Brin's style m...
2016 was the year that I really began my science fiction journey, and I'm taking a survey of my most memorable science fiction moments from the last y...
In this episode, Ari talks science fiction, comics, and making an idea into a tangible reality with comic creator David Robertson (Fred Egg Comics). Y...
If you're fearful of the coming robot apocalypse, you're not alone. Science fiction writers for two centuries have been trying to figure out what huma...