Sharifah and Jenn discuss some very weird science news, Y: The Last Man, robot unicorns, and their picks for Fall vibes.

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News

Y: The Last Man trailer [Twitter] + Charlie Jane Anders

Using human blood in Martian habitats? [Syfy]

Own your very own robot unicorn [TechCrunch]

Weird Science! Voice Cloning [The Verge]

Books Discussed

The Singing Hills Cycle by Nghi Vo (especially When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain)

Yoon Ha Lee’s “Machineries of Empire” series

Circe by Madeline Miller

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