{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/0185cea5-9e3b-4b82-a887-26f91f92765f/6abfcb775558f9dbe25f7077?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"‘Learning about physics changed my life’: author Hernan Diaz on his new novel Ply","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9f3b71a8cbe675f3cedcb/1790954109672-c5d6e193-56c7-4cbb-b747-0754fd289452.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode, we speak with Hernan Diaz whose most recent novel <em>Ply</em> blends a vision of a dystopian future with questions about selfhood and asks whether advanced physics could be used to unravel the fabric of spacetime itself.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Ply </strong>Hernan Diaz <em>Picador </em>(2026)</p><p><br></p><p>Music supplied by SPD/Triple Scoop Music/Getty Images</p><p><strong><em>Never miss an episode. Subscribe to the Nature Podcast on <a href=\"#\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href=\"#\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Spotify</a>, <a href=\"#\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube Music</a> or your favourite podcast app. <a href=\"#\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">An RSS feed for the Nature Podcast</a> is available too.</em></strong></p>","author_name":"Springer Nature Limited"}