The Martian and the Charm of Actually Doing the Math

Pippa and KJ are back to discuss The Martian by Andy Weir and it's 2015 feature adaptation of the same name. Come for the light discussion on what counts as hard scifi vs. soft scifi and stay for the cannibalism tangent.

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Cover art by Jess Rubio. Music by Isabel Forden.

Sources:

Sandstorms, Explosions, Potatoes, Oh My: 'Martian' Takes Its Science Seriously

NPR

https://www.npr.org/2015/09/27/443192327/sandstorms-explosions-potatoes-oh-my-martian-takes-its-science-seriously

The surprising story of how Andy Weir's self-published book 'The Martian' topped best seller lists and got a movie deal

Business Insider

https://www.businessinsider.com/how-andy-weirs-the-martian-became-so-successful-2015-6

Andy Weir's Website

https://www.galactanet.com/writing.html

'The Martian': Andy Weir, Drew Goddard Discuss the Book-to-Film Journey

Variety / Jacob Bryant

https://variety.com/2016/film/awards/martian-andy-weir-drew-goddard-book-film-journey-1201705079/