18: The Other Half of the Sky

Athena Andreadis: Women in SF. Science fiction wishes to be the genre of imaginative extrapolation, yet the portrayal of female characters remains largely traditional. Even in today's SF, the role of protagonist remains mostly a male occupation requiring by-the-numbers quests that fall short of a story's scientific and technology ingenuity. But the sixteen writers collected in The Other Half of the Sky aim to change that by telling engaging stories in which women have strong roles. In this episode of Matter Stream host Christopher Jones is joined by Dr. Athena Andreadis, scientist and writer who conceived of and edited this collection of original fiction, to discuss the roles of women in SF literature as well as Star Trek.

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18: The Other Half of the Sky is an episode from Matter Stream: Science, Creativity, and the World Inspired by Star Trek by Trek.fm.

This episode is 51:35 long.

This episode was published on Nov 5, 2013.

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