Jotham Austin, II PhD

Medicine of the Future: From Fantasy to Patient Care From Gila monster spit to AI-designed therapies, modern medicine is starting to feel magical. Physician-author Davis Ashura helps us separate the Handwavium from the science.

RHR Podcast EP 56:

Medicine of the Future: From Fantasy to Patient Care

From Gila monster spit to AI-designed therapies, modern medicine is starting to feel magical. Physician-author Davis Ashura helps us separate the Handwavium from the science.

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Thanks @science-dude.bsky.social It was a great conversation, we went down many rabbit holes. I cannot wait to share it with everyone.

Energy Directed Weapons: Who Turned Off the Lights? Ray guns, phasers, and plasma bugs, oh my! We've been dreaming of the perfect energy weapon for centuries. But can physics keep up with the fantasy?

Rabbit Hole of Research EP 55: Energy Directed Weapons: Who Turned Off the Lights?

Ray guns, phasers, and plasma bugs, oh my! We've been dreaming of the perfect energy weapon for centuries. But can physics keep up with the fantasy?

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What’s Love Got To Do With It? Is love just hormones and neural circuits, or something transcendent? Join us for a Valentine's season exploration of love, attachment, and what it all means.

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What’s Love Got To Do With It?

Is love just hormones and neural circuits, or something transcendent? Join us for a Valentine’s season exploration of love, attachment, and what it all means. With guest Joe Compton

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Space Arks and Colonizing New Worlds What does it take to restart civilization on a new world? Author Roland Pitts joins us to explore the engineering, ethics, and impossible choices of building humanity's last ark.

Rabbit Hole of Research Podcast Episode 53: Space Arks and Colonizing New Worlds

What does it take to restart civilization on a new world? Author Roland Pitts joins us to explore the engineering, ethics, & impossible choices of building humanity’s last ark.
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The Heart of a Superhero We crack open the human heart with guest bioengineer Dr. Rengasayee “Sai” Veeraraghavan, we cover everything from real-world nano-physiology to the wild anatomy of superheroes.

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Ep 49: The Heart of a Superhero

We crack open the human heart with guest bioengineer Dr. Rengasayee “Sai” Veeraraghavan, we cover everything from real-world nano-physiology to the wild anatomy of superheroes.

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EP 47: Who Goes There? The Thing and The Shape of Paranoia What is The Thing? In this episode, we dissect the biology, history, and deep paranoia at the heart of John Carpenter’s 1982 classic—and ask whether The Thing could infect more than just humans.

EP 47: Who Goes There? The Thing and The Shape of Paranoia

What is The Thing? In this episode, we dissect the biology, history, and deep paranoia at the heart of John Carpenter’s 1982 classic—and ask whether The Thing could infect more than just humans.

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EP 46: Slashers At Chicago’s Reed’s Local, we team with Slasher Sauces’ Jesse & Alana and Reed's co-owner Melissa to dice-up the slasher genre. Origins, psychology, tech-age twists, cult favorites, and the Final Girl

EP 46: Slashers

At Chicago’s Reed's Local, we team with Slasher Sauces’ Jesse & Alana & Reed’s co-owner Melissa to dice-up the slasher genre. Origins, psychology, cult favorites, & the Final Girl.

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[Part 2] Congrats to the #finalists of the 2025 Book of the Year Awards. #Winners will be announced in December and honored at a ceremony in January 2026.

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#bookoftheyear #books

Congrats to all the finalists!

In this episode of the Chicago Writes Podcast, we have CWA's Book of the Year director, board member, and science fiction author Jotham Austin, II PhD (@jomega22.bsky.social).

#Listen to this #episode on Podbean:
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#chicagowritespodcast #podcast #interview

I’ll will be doing a book club Q&A at Reed's Local (it’s their 100th book club meeting!) on Tuesday July 29 7:30 pm for my sci-fi psychological thriller: “Will You Still Love Me If I Become Someone Else?”

Event Details here:

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CWA's 15th Annual Book of the Year #contest is open for #submissions. Check out the website for the entry form and contest rules. New for this year's contest, we have added categories for #poetry!

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#bookoftheyearcontest #books

I’ve been keeping this news under wraps for a while now, but I’m thrilled to share that my short story will be featured in the upcoming anthology, “Red Line: Chicago Horror Stories.” I’m incredibly honored and excited to be a part of this collection. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽😊🎉

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I’ve met some of my best writing friends at the Chicago Writers Association Conference! If you’re looking for a supportive, inspiring community, great speakers, writing workshops, agent pitch event, and more — click that link below and meet your next writing besties.
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30: Money of the Future We dig into fictional economies, currency systems, and the role of finance in sci-fi, fantasy, and how film and novels handle world-building around financial systems.

Episode 30: Money of the Future
We dig into fictional economies, currency systems, and the role of finance in sci-fi, fantasy, and how film and novels handle world-building around financial systems.

With Special guest @amrangowani.com

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28:Nanomachines: Handwavium or Future Reality? Listen now | Join us as we delve into the fascinating world of sub cellular machines that are becoming reality. Learn about their potential uses and limitations, from healthcare to possible weaponizat...

Happy Friday! Today is the 1-year anniversary of our podcast: Rabbit Hole of Research!

It’s a science talk show where we dive deep into science through the lens of pop culture, sci-fi, and fantasy.

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Happy New Year!

The Rabbit Hole of Research | Jotham Austin, II PhD | Substack On The Rabbit Hole of Research podcast our goal is to have a little fun exploring science through the lens of science fiction, fantasy and pop culture. And hopefully learn a few facts that you can imp...

Happy Friday. See y’all at happy hour!

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Safe and sane travels! Stay 💪🏽

Happy Friday. See y’all at happy hour!🍻

Happy Thursday! First snow in Chicagoland!

Happy Saturday! I’m going to see @pennstatefball.bsky.social at Purdue with @teral.bsky.social

Go lions!😊

Happy Friday. See y’all at happy hour!

Georgia and I will be out at the Midwest Lit Fest. Come out and say hello!

Thornton Distillery at 400 E Margaret St, Thornton, IL 60476, on Sunday, November 24, from Noon until 5:00 PM.

Episode 22: Exploring the Multiverse: Theories, Pop Culture, and What-Ifs Listen now | Join us in the basement studio as we dig into the multiverse. We navigate the speculative world of infinite possibilities, parallel universes, and personal what-ifs.

Happy Wednesday. Half way to happy hour.
Podcast release day! Episode 22: Multiverse
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Same here. Always nice to see familiar faces.

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