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About the Late Adopters curve: https://www.ou.edu/deptcomm/dodjcc/groups/99A2/theories.htm About Psychohistory: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychohistory Rotten Tomatoes article: https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/everything-we-know-about-the-foundation-streaming-series/ Critique of how The Foundation was turned into a screen play: https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-tv-plus-foundation-trailer-wont-stick-to-the-books-and-thats-good/

Rotten Tomatoes article: https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/everything-we-know-about-the-foundation-streaming-series/ The Foundation won a Hugo for "Best All Time Series": http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1966-hugo-awards/ The Foundation (the novel): https://www.amazon.com/Foundation-Isaac-Asimov/dp/0553293354 The Foundation series on Apple TV: https://tv.apple.com/us/show/foundation/umc.cmc.5983fipzqbicvrve6jdfep4x3?itscg=MC_20000&itsct=atvp_brand_omd&mttn3pid=Google%20AdWords&mttnagencyid=a5e&mttncc=US&mttnsiteid=143238&mttnsubad=OUS2019859_1-547710607871-c&mttnsubkw=104006946180__BCaSlfl0_&mttnsubplmnt= First Look, Bonus content from Apple TV: https://tv.apple.com/us/show/foundation/umc.cmc.5983fipzqbicvrve6jdfep4x3?ign-itscg=MC_20000&ign-itsct=atvp_brand_omd&mttn3pid=Google%20AdWords&mttnagencyid=a5e&mttncc=US&mttnsiteid=143238&mttnsubad=OUS2019859_1-547710607871-c&mttnsubkw=104006946180__

The Foundation won a Hugo for "Best All Time Series": http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1966-hugo-awards/ Foundation (the novel): https://www.amazon.com/Foundation-Isaac-Asimov/dp/0553293354 The Foundation series on Apple TV: https://tv.apple.com/us/show/foundation/umc.cmc.5983fipzqbicvrve6jdfep4x3?itscg=MC_20000&itsct=atvp_brand_omd&mttn3pid=Google%20AdWords&mttnagencyid=a5e&mttncc=US&mttnsiteid=143238&mttnsubad=OUS2019859_1-547710607871-c&mttnsubkw=104006946180__BCaSlfl0_&mttnsubplmnt= First Look, Bonus content from Apple TV: https://tv.apple.com/us/show/foundation/umc.cmc.5983fipzqbicvrve6jdfep4x3?ign-itscg=MC_20000&ign-itsct=atvp_brand_omd&mttn3pid=Google%20AdWords&mttnagencyid=a5e&mttncc=US&mttnsiteid=143238&mttnsubad=OUS2019859_1-547710607871-c&mttnsubkw=104006946180__BCaSlfl0_&mttnsubplmnt= Interested in reading a space opera? Check out MEMORY'S VICTIMS by Lancer Kind Arcadie strug

Here is a visual representation of the Kardashev scale and the amount of energy for each step:  [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kardashev_scale#/media/File:Consommations_énergétiques_des_trois_types_de_l'échelle_de_Kardashev.svg] Why is there a scale? It's hard to have an intelligent conversation about something if you don't have a way to think critically about it. Classification schemes is one way of creating a frame of critical thinking.  You have to create criteria for the different levels. How did we get the Kardashev scale? Russian astrophysicist, Nikolai Kardashev, created the scale in a paper he published in 1964 called, “Transmission of Information by Extraterrestrial Civilizations”.  The scale measures a civilization's level of technological advancement based on the amount of energy it is able to use.   What is the scale? Type 1 through 3. Frequently referred to as K1 through K3. A Type I civilization, also called a planetary civilization, h

Christopher Brown's homepage: https://christopherbrown.com/about/ Christopher Brown's Amazon author page: https://www.amazon.com/Christopher-Brown/e/B01MAUNZD0?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1627752495&sr=8-1 Christopher on Twitter: @NB_Chris

Christopher Brown's homepage: https://christopherbrown.com/about/ Christopher Brown's Amazon author page: https://www.amazon.com/Christopher-Brown/e/B01MAUNZD0?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1627752495&sr=8-1 Christopher on Twitter: @NB_Chris

Christopher Brown's homepage: https://christopherbrown.com/about/ Christopher Brown's Amazon author page: https://www.amazon.com/Christopher-Brown/e/B01MAUNZD0?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1627752495&sr=8-1 Christopher on Twitter: @NB_Chris

Christopher Brown's homepage: https://christopherbrown.com/about/ Christopher Brown's Amazon author page: https://www.amazon.com/Christopher-Brown/e/B01MAUNZD0?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1627752495&sr=8-1 Christopher on Twitter: @NB_Chris

Christopher Brown's homepage: https://christopherbrown.com/about/ Christopher Brown's Amazon author page: https://www.amazon.com/Christopher-Brown/e/B01MAUNZD0?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&qid=1627752495&sr=8-1 Christopher on Twitter: @NB_Chris

About The Girl with All the Gifts: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Girl_with_All_the_Gifts_(film) By The Girl with All the Fights here: https://www.amazon.com/Girl-All-Gifts-M-Carey/dp/0316278157 Links to M.R. Carey: The book of Kohli: https://www.littlebrown.co.uk/contributor/m-r-carey-2/ M.R. Carey's author page on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/M.-R.-Carey/e/B00NGCIG46/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0 You can contact MR Carey via Twitter: https://twitter.com/michaelcarey191 The following people on FreeSound.org contributed sound clips to this episode: guamorims, gurek, "Toaster Pop, A.wav" by InspectorJ (www.jshaw.co.uk) of Freesound.org "Frying09.wav" by iainmccurdy. "Ambiance_Campfire_Loop_Stereo.wav" by Nox_Sound "BODY FALL - V HVY - DIRT" by leonelmail

About The Girl with All the Gifts: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Girl_with_All_the_Gifts_(film) By The Girl with All the Fights here: https://www.amazon.com/Girl-All-Gifts-M-Carey/dp/0316278157 Links to M.R. Carey: You can contact MR Carey via Twitter: https://twitter.com/michaelcarey191 What's a body swap thriller?  See this article about the 20 best body swap films and  you'll get the idea: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/dec/10/the-20-best-body-swap-films-ranked

About The Girl with All the Gifts: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Girl_with_All_the_Gifts_(film) By The Girl with All the Fights here: https://www.amazon.com/Girl-All-Gifts-M-Carey/dp/0316278157 Links to M.R. Carey: You can contact MR Carey via Twitter: https://twitter.com/michaelcarey191 What's a body swap thriller?  See this article about the 20 best body swap films and  you'll get the idea: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/dec/10/the-20-best-body-swap-films-ranked

Watch how the greenery grows across The Book of Koli via Google Lens: https://fb.watch/v/8-McT2mIP/ Links to M.R. Carey: https://www.littlebrown.co.uk/contributor/m-r-carey-2/ https://www.amazon.com/M.-R.-Carey/e/B00NGCIG46/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0 You can contact M.R. Carey via Twitter: https://twitter.com/michaelcarey191 You can contact MR Carrey via Twitter: https://twitter.com/michaelcarey191

FREE for Kindle Unlimited is Bill Preston's first book of the Old Man Series: https://www.amazon.com/Helping-Them-Take-Down-Clockworks-ebook/dp/B008BC4EME/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=old+man+william+preston&qid=1626623750&sr=8-2 Contact Bill Preston via Twitter: https://twitter.com/wmpreston Bill (William) Preston's author page on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B008BTWZ1Y Jay O'Connell essay on: Doc Savage Lives Again in William Preston’s Old Man Cycle You may be interested in these other SciFi Thoughts episodes about Doc Savage, pulp super hero : https://lancerkind.com/listen-to-the-scifi-thoughts-podcast/tony-jones-discusses-doc-savages-formula-dr-who-and-audio-dramas/ The following users have contributed sound bites via FreeSound.org: footsteps wood floor by ralph.whitehead

FREE for Kindle Unlimited is Bill Preston's first book of the Old Man Series: https://www.amazon.com/Helping-Them-Take-Down-Clockworks-ebook/dp/B008BC4EME/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=old+man+william+preston&qid=1626623750&sr=8-2 Contact Bill Preston via Twitter: https://twitter.com/wmpreston Bill (William) Preston's author page on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B008BTWZ1Y Robert Frost, The Road Not Taken: https://poets.org/poem/road-not-taken The following users have contributed sound bites via FreeSound.org: footsteps wood floor by ralph.whitehead

Contact Bill Preston via Twitter: https://twitter.com/wmpreston Bill (William) Preston's author page on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B008BTWZ1Y

Contact Bill Preston via Twitter: https://twitter.com/wmpreston Bill (William) Preston's author page on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B008BTWZ1Y

First off, if today's date is around May there is a Tiki market place in North Hollywood at Kahuna Tiki Tu: http://www.kahunatiki.com http://www.kahunatiki.com/?fbclid=IwAR1cXcHUCC-jvP6Jbf8eNyiSR4yJxTLvBDcrdUzoHfWcJ0pNyh9ZUKK-Q7k Tiki Al's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tikialz59/ Tiki Al's FB page: https://www.facebook.com/al.zequeira From Al: These are the Akira shirts I did 30 years ago, before starting to work for streamline pictures. I guess they liked my artwork and decided to hire me: AKIRA 90's Vintage T-shirt Tetsuo Kaneda size L black single stitch made in USA | eBayebay.com

First off, if it's around May there is a market place in North Hollywood at Kahuna Tiki Tu: http://www.kahunatiki.com http://www.kahunatiki.com/?fbclid=IwAR1cXcHUCC-jvP6Jbf8eNyiSR4yJxTLvBDcrdUzoHfWcJ0pNyh9ZUKK-Q7k An instructional video from Tiki Al on using Tiki Spears: https://m.facebook.com/groups/282420449138382/permalink/773696823344073/?sfnsn=mo Tiki Don's FB page:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/282420449138382/permalink/773696823344073/ From Al: These are the Akira shirts I did 30 years ago, before starting to work for streamline pictures. I guess they liked my artwork and decided to hire me: AKIRA 90's Vintage T-shirt Tetsuo Kaneda size L black single stitch made in USA | eBayebay.com

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