In this episode: Occam's Razor, and the movie Contact. Author and scientist Andrew Maynard reads from chapter 13 of his book Films from the Future: The Technology and Morality of Sci-Fi Movies. 

From the book Films from the Future: The Technology and Morality of Sci-Fi Movies, by Andrew Maynard - exploring real-world technologies and their responsible development through science fiction movies. Find out more at at http://filmsfromthefuture.com

Andrew Maynard is a leading expert on emerging technologies, and directs the Arizona State University Risk Innovation Lab. He is a contributor to the annual list of Scientific American/World Economic Forum Top Ten Emerging Technologies.