HG Wells was so good at using factual information to expand his thinking. One of the first books I read was his short stories. Thank you for reminding me of that.
Earlier today I was watching a video by the "Mars Guy" giving a tour of Mars from the rover. The utter desolation and bleakness. And here we have HG Wells imagination conjuring up a sprawling, vivid world teaming with life. The contrast couldn't be starker but Wells' reasoning seemed so sound. Lovely to listen to.
@@ian_b The Muskian promises are pie in the sky pipe dreams. Antarctica is a paradise in comparison and nobody is queuing to settle there. I favour asteroid mining, people will go where there are resources the ISS has laid good ground work for survivable habitats.
@@davidmurphy563 : Antarctica is not a paradise compared to Mars. It's much windier, all the mineral resources are trapped under miles of solid ice, and it's pitch black outside for 5 months a year, making agriculture impossible even in greenhouses. The only advantage Antarctica has for supporting human life is the oxygen-rich atmosphere.
@@davidmurphy563 Doesn't mars have Uranium which most asteroids would lack? Meaning it could be a more accessible source of fuel for asteroid boomtowns than earth with it's higher gravity.
Love your videos. I get the notification you posted and it really does make my entire day. I find a quiet place smoke some and relax and watch your video. Thank you for keeping me sane
Great read Nick! I was wondering if you have thought about doing an original story like you did around Halloween once about the time machine that led to disaster for the traveller? It's been awhile but that story was great
@@deusexaethera People who ask if lightning strikes the ground before declaring new astrobiological discoveries. In other words, he'd simp for Jane Greaves.
I for one could not care less if the audio is a few percent off perfect. That is not why I enjoy every video you make. I don't want to speak for others but I would be surprised if it is a priority of anyone watching.
Just wanted to say, that I like your videos a lot :) I'm always very enthusiastic, when I get the notification, even though I'm not always have the chance to watch them in time.
Can’t believe I’ve been watching you for three years now, since just after your 9000 sub count. When you posted the 2018 discoveries video. You’ve grown this channel so much yet so much less than you are deserving of. Have a blessed day and stay happy and healthy nick! Excited for that new master’s thesis you have in the makes :)
The Martians will have beautiful, dark-haired princesses that run around in skimpy jewelry, running from four-armed green giants, desperate for a heroic Earth man...
Fantastic. I always watch your videos before bed anyway so now it can be like I actually am reading haha. I recently started reading (er listening rather) all of Asimov's short stories so stuff like this is right up my alley for entertainment
I personally love your voice ...it certainly suggests educated and intelligent......I wish I could verbally voice my thoughts in your style of speech ....I'm a studder box
Very advanced reasoning and speculation for the time. Very interesting to listen to. Much did they know and yet so much they didn't, I wonder which of our present day assumptions will turn out to be equally wrong. Btw, corsets cure the lack of a waist :-)
This is brilliant idea. If you read Shelly's Frankenstein cover to cover, in one large video without ads, I alone would listen to it about 8 times / month. I'm tired of listening to the other Frankenstein Readings. You'd gain a great following of insomniacs if you simply read works of science fiction. The effort : reward ratio tilts in your favor, just edit the audio errors out and provide ideally a black screen or only one very dark static image. Simple! If you read classic works of fiction - much of which is is in the public domain - you'd get a lot of views from students cramming before their exams, too! Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde?
Already here as an insomniac. But i agree, doing some readings can be good for the channel and i love falling asleep to the stories and science he's been doing already
@@parallaxnick637 Good point! His views in many areas were both loathesome and antiquated. However, lately, I've been thinking that the artist can sometimes be separated from the art. We are all flawed in one way or another, but their's no denying that his views in many areas were, in the best possible interpretation, ignorant. However, the sense of existential dread elicited by Lovecraft's unique writings, was incredibly influential in so many ways. Keep up the great work. I always look forward to a new Parrallex Nick drop.
@@johnfyten3392 Reading lovecraft, the one story that creeped me out was the colour out of space. Just the naked feeling beneath the stars I got after reading it.
@@parallaxnick637 looking forward to it.. i have read and watched a lot of stuff about it in the past few weeks. But i want a 30-40 min typical PN video about it..
23:17 - "GNU CC" - I don't think the Creative Commons licenses have any connection to the GNU project. GNU is associated more with the GPL, a different, competing license.
@@parallaxnick637 Forgot you need a thesis for a Master's too... I will say, you sound... happier in this one. I know you've had some hard times in the past and I hope things have gotten better.
It's kind of a mixed bag and clearly tainted by early 20th century understanding of nature. Despite his attempts not to be anthropocentric, he seems to be constantly and oddly tempted to arrive at something very akin to life on Earth and human beings. Despite its many flaws, still interesting to listen to, and he does get some things right. Personally, I would find it more likely that a low gravity planet would have human-sized exoskeletal arthropoids, with lungs nevertheless. And instead of green plants, perhaps purple plants to catch as much of the lower sunlight as possible.
Very good! I wonder, did H G Wells live long enough to see his friend's Martian Canals completely discredited? As for the 'Martian females' being depicted as having breasts, that may be down to the Victorian mind-set than true speculative biology. The Victorian society was very conservative and discriminatory. They firmly believed that white people were the pinnacle of evolution /creation ( take your pick), and that men were superior to women. Therefore, it was almost certain to their minds that, as the pinnacle of evolution/ creation on their world, Martians would most likely be mammals, giving birth to live young and supplying those young with milk, or the Martian equivalent. Finally, by giving the 'females breasts as well as adorning them with decoration, it made it easier for the viewer to identify the adult Martians. We have to remember that for the Victorians, there was no such thing as 'transgender' ( there was, of course, but such individuals were driven deep under cover).. Therefore the pictures had to contain easily identifiable males and females as well as juveniles. As for corsets, well, that was just another way for men to exert their control over women, who were already beginning to resent such control and fight back. Even though there was some concern that the most restrictive corsets might be affecting the health of the women who wore them, upper class men would accuse women who didn't wear the undergarment as loose women, promiscuous and wild. Only well-bred, decent White Christian girls and women wore corsets, primitives and savages didn't.... which kind of leads me to the uncomfortable thought that the Victorian era corset and the modern Islamic Hijab have a great deal in common...
It's hard to say. On a truly tidally locked world, with one side facing the sun at all times, caves, burrows and grykes would be the dominant means of hiding from predators. We may see a pattern evolving of animals that spend half their lives underground, even large ones. Sleep seems to be a universal need, so some kind of "daily" schedule would emerge, though whether it would be longer or shorter than ours I cannot say.
@@parallaxnick637 @ParallaxNick Yes bout they wed be read in by an ice wall the sun does not rise so sundials do not work so they will have to base ther coles on something else. Sleep may be universal on earth but so are days. And you cant have an industrial revolution without a clock. And any astronomy they do well need them to teal to fidget climates in darkness they may not even think of poles but sun and night warts. So the fun of arctic night exploration and astronomy rolled all into one. Will they assume that all planets are tidally locked like the others in ther system until they find a centring example a long way away?
Anyone looking for a fantastic audiobook of War of the worlds, try Steve Parker audiobooks on UA-cam. He has also done Brave new world, 1984, Frankenstein among many others including his own and his subscribers short stories. He is maybe only 1/3 done with War of the worlds. The quality is next level. I do not work for him, this is not commercial spam, just a personal recommendation.
Always a good day when PN decides to post
HG Wells was so good at using factual information to expand his thinking. One of the first books I read was his short stories. Thank you for reminding me of that.
seriously man, the fusion of history and astronomy is really brilliant subject matter.
Earlier today I was watching a video by the "Mars Guy" giving a tour of Mars from the rover. The utter desolation and bleakness. And here we have HG Wells imagination conjuring up a sprawling, vivid world teaming with life. The contrast couldn't be starker but Wells' reasoning seemed so sound. Lovely to listen to.
This is the thing that makes me sceptical of Mars colonisation in the near future. It's a bleak, hostile world.
@@ian_b The Muskian promises are pie in the sky pipe dreams. Antarctica is a paradise in comparison and nobody is queuing to settle there.
I favour asteroid mining, people will go where there are resources the ISS has laid good ground work for survivable habitats.
@@davidmurphy563 Agreed
@@davidmurphy563 : Antarctica is not a paradise compared to Mars. It's much windier, all the mineral resources are trapped under miles of solid ice, and it's pitch black outside for 5 months a year, making agriculture impossible even in greenhouses. The only advantage Antarctica has for supporting human life is the oxygen-rich atmosphere.
@@davidmurphy563 Doesn't mars have Uranium which most asteroids would lack? Meaning it could be a more accessible source of fuel for asteroid boomtowns than earth with it's higher gravity.
This is literally the ONLY time I've been excited by a premier
Love your videos.
I get the notification you posted and it really does make my entire day.
I find a quiet place smoke some and relax and watch your video.
Thank you for keeping me sane
Good to see that Nick is down with the smoke! Lol
Great read Nick! I was wondering if you have thought about doing an original story like you did around Halloween once about the time machine that led to disaster for the traveller? It's been awhile but that story was great
I have some ideas rolling around in my head, but unlike that one they aren't half written.
Good to hear on ‘Webb day’. Thanks as always for the interesting content
I’m loving these more frequent uploads, Nick! Hopefully they’ll help your channel algorithm-wise. Thanks again for all that you do! ✌🏻💙
I think we can all agree that 19th century Mars was way cooler than 21st century Mars.
Chin up Charlie your HG Wells voice is spot on 🤘🏼
If this guy were alive today, he defiantly would have had a UA-cam channel.
Who would he be defying by having a UA-cam channel, though?
@@deusexaethera People who ask if lightning strikes the ground before declaring new astrobiological discoveries. In other words, he'd simp for Jane Greaves.
I for one could not care less if the audio is a few percent off perfect. That is not why I enjoy every video you make. I don't want to speak for others but I would be surprised if it is a priority of anyone watching.
This was fascinating. Thank you for the reading!
Always interesting, Nick! Nicely done!
Cosmopolitan has never been the same since it stopped being a Sci-Fi magazine.
Just wanted to say, that I like your videos a lot :) I'm always very enthusiastic, when I get the notification, even though I'm not always have the chance to watch them in time.
Looking forward to this. Cheers from 🇨🇦
Can’t believe I’ve been watching you for three years now, since just after your 9000 sub count. When you posted the 2018 discoveries video.
You’ve grown this channel so much yet so much less than you are deserving of.
Have a blessed day and stay happy and healthy nick! Excited for that new master’s thesis you have in the makes :)
His speculation was impressively grounded. Perhaps some of it may come to pass if humanity tries to terraform Mars.
Damn the audio quality, straight at em. Keep up the fabulous work, Nick!
The Martians will have beautiful, dark-haired princesses that run around in skimpy jewelry, running from four-armed green giants, desperate for a heroic Earth man...
Fantastic. I always watch your videos before bed anyway so now it can be like I actually am reading haha. I recently started reading (er listening rather) all of Asimov's short stories so stuff like this is right up my alley for entertainment
have you found some good readers?
Love it. Thank you
I personally love your voice ...it certainly suggests educated and intelligent......I wish I could verbally voice my thoughts in your style of speech ....I'm a studder box
Very advanced reasoning and speculation for the time. Very interesting to listen to. Much did they know and yet so much they didn't, I wonder which of our present day assumptions will turn out to be equally wrong.
Btw, corsets cure the lack of a waist :-)
This is very exciting.
For the Algorithm! Love you Nick
This is brilliant idea.
If you read Shelly's Frankenstein cover to cover, in one large video without ads, I alone would listen to it about 8 times / month. I'm tired of listening to the other Frankenstein Readings. You'd gain a great following of insomniacs if you simply read works of science fiction. The effort : reward ratio tilts in your favor, just edit the audio errors out and provide ideally a black screen or only one very dark static image. Simple! If you read classic works of fiction - much of which is is in the public domain - you'd get a lot of views from students cramming before their exams, too!
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde?
Already here as an insomniac. But i agree, doing some readings can be good for the channel and i love falling asleep to the stories and science he's been doing already
Wow, you're more active lately than usual :D
I hope one day you may analyze Lovecraft, I find his take on sci-fi quite interesting
I could analyse Lovecraft, but that would mean analysing ALL of Lovecraft, even the... old fashioned bits.
@@parallaxnick637 Good point! His views in many areas were both loathesome and antiquated. However, lately, I've been thinking that the artist can sometimes be separated from the art. We are all flawed in one way or another, but their's no denying that his views in many areas were, in the best possible interpretation, ignorant. However, the sense of existential dread elicited by Lovecraft's unique writings, was incredibly influential in so many ways. Keep up the great work. I always look forward to a new Parrallex Nick drop.
@@johnfyten3392 Reading lovecraft, the one story that creeped me out was the colour out of space. Just the naked feeling beneath the stars I got after reading it.
@@georgethompson1460 I recently watched the Nic Cage movie adaptation of that story and it was actually pretty good
Hey Nick,looks like everyone is obsessed with JWT at the moment. When are you making a video about it?
I'll have to come up with something, even though I'm not all that qualified to talk about it.
@@parallaxnick637 looking forward to it.. i have read and watched a lot of stuff about it in the past few weeks. But i want a 30-40 min typical PN video about it..
Im sure that whatever you come up with will be interesting and enjoyable as all your other videos are again thanks. Nick
you're the best nick!
This is amzing thank you
Can you do machine stops by e.m. Forster?
I had no idea he did scifi!
@@parallaxnick637 ..I know, very extraordinary. It was quite the rage in his day though, H.G. Wells, Jules Verne, etc.
that was great
23:17 - "GNU CC" - I don't think the Creative Commons licenses have any connection to the GNU project. GNU is associated more with the GPL, a different, competing license.
I'll add a slash next time.
Thesis? Not sure if you've ever mentioned that before. What's your PhD in? Would love to learn more about the man behind the Sombrero Galaxy...
Masters thesis. In editing primary sources.
@@parallaxnick637 Forgot you need a thesis for a Master's too... I will say, you sound... happier in this one. I know you've had some hard times in the past and I hope things have gotten better.
He got the basic premise wrong but much of his thinking is correct.
I love it!
Martian diaries are still my favorite
Thank You NICK. Lovely bed time story. j. Lets dream hey.....HEY HO LETS GO... Their bobbing in a straight line...j
I would listen to you read literally anything.
How much would I have to pay to make you sing?
Quite a bit. My chords are completely blown.
It's kind of a mixed bag and clearly tainted by early 20th century understanding of nature. Despite his attempts not to be anthropocentric, he seems to be constantly and oddly tempted to arrive at something very akin to life on Earth and human beings. Despite its many flaws, still interesting to listen to, and he does get some things right. Personally, I would find it more likely that a low gravity planet would have human-sized exoskeletal arthropoids, with lungs nevertheless. And instead of green plants, perhaps purple plants to catch as much of the lower sunlight as possible.
Great to see you Phreno! Knew you'd have a forensic analysis!
Once upon a time he may have been onto something...
A bunch of very reasonable conjectures from an erroneous set of assumptions.
How much of our imagination is just wanting stuff to be true?
🍄
Very good! I wonder, did H G Wells live long enough to see his friend's Martian Canals completely discredited? As for the 'Martian females' being depicted as having breasts, that may be down to the Victorian mind-set than true speculative biology. The Victorian society was very conservative and discriminatory. They firmly believed that white people were the pinnacle of evolution /creation ( take your pick), and that men were superior to women. Therefore, it was almost certain to their minds that, as the pinnacle of evolution/ creation on their world, Martians would most likely be mammals, giving birth to live young and supplying those young with milk, or the Martian equivalent. Finally, by giving the 'females breasts as well as adorning them with decoration, it made it easier for the viewer to identify the adult Martians. We have to remember that for the Victorians, there was no such thing as 'transgender' ( there was, of course, but such individuals were driven deep under cover).. Therefore the pictures had to contain easily identifiable males and females as well as juveniles.
As for corsets, well, that was just another way for men to exert their control over women, who were already beginning to resent such control and fight back. Even though there was some concern that the most restrictive corsets might be affecting the health of the women who wore them, upper class men would accuse women who didn't wear the undergarment as loose women, promiscuous and wild. Only well-bred, decent White Christian girls and women wore corsets, primitives and savages didn't.... which kind of leads me to the uncomfortable thought that the Victorian era corset and the modern Islamic Hijab have a great deal in common...
Oddly enough no. He died in 1946 and the canals were still being considered well into the 1950s.
What will pepole that live on a tidaly looked world. look and think lilke
It's hard to say. On a truly tidally locked world, with one side facing the sun at all times, caves, burrows and grykes would be the dominant means of hiding from predators. We may see a pattern evolving of animals that spend half their lives underground, even large ones. Sleep seems to be a universal need, so some kind of "daily" schedule would emerge, though whether it would be longer or shorter than ours I cannot say.
@@parallaxnick637 @ParallaxNick Yes bout they wed be read in by an ice wall the sun does not rise so sundials do not work so they will have to base ther coles on something else. Sleep may be universal on earth but so are days. And you cant have an industrial revolution without a clock. And any astronomy they do well need them to teal to fidget climates in darkness they may not even think of poles but sun and night warts. So the fun of arctic night exploration and astronomy rolled all into one. Will they assume that all planets are tidally locked like the others in ther system until they find a centring example a long way away?
LOL, a "NickTok"
Just release it. Nothing more annoying than seeing a video sit there that you can't watch.
It does help the views.
@@parallaxnick637 I'll put an auto clicker on when I go to work and refresh it thousands of times if you want haha
Listening to you read is a great pleasure. I’m going back to re-listen to ‘Radio Silence’ now before getting my arse in gear and getting stuff done.
Anyone looking for a fantastic audiobook of War of the worlds, try Steve Parker audiobooks on UA-cam.
He has also done Brave new world, 1984, Frankenstein among many others including his own and his subscribers short stories. He is maybe only 1/3 done with War of the worlds. The quality is next level. I do not work for him, this is not commercial spam, just a personal recommendation.