SciFi-preneurship 1: Lovecraft

The All Turtles Podcast

SciFi-preneurship is a new summer series from the All Turtles Podcast that examines how science fiction inspires people to create things that impact our lives today. In SciFi-preneurship, we’re using an expanded definition of entrepreneurship: we don’t just mean Silicon Valley startup founders; we’re talking to people who make things, especially things that are shaping our future. First up, Dan Novy, who earned his PhD from the MIT Media Lab, talks about H.P. Lovecraft and the impact of his writing.

Show notes

Intro with Phil Libin and Brittney Gallagher

Brittney Gallagher hosts Digital Culture LA, a show about future science and technology.

Episode 32 of the All Turtles Podcast, Galaxy Quest, served as the inspiration for the SciFi-preneurship series.

Harvard Business School professor Howard Stevenson defines entrepreneurship as “the pursuit of opportunity beyond resources controlled.”

Discussion with Dan Novy on H.P. Lovecraft’s work

Dan Novy is a postdoctoral associate at the MIT Media Lab.

The writings of H.P. Lovecraft have had a profound impact on science fiction and the way people envision the future.

The Call of Cthulhu is one of Lovecraft’s most famous short stories.

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