{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/69f1a763526757e10b927b18/6a14e1da942fd1875400479a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"What Is the Science of Time Travel? In their first episode, Amy and Adam Go “Back to the Future” on Einstein, Paradoxes, and an Iconic DeLorean with a Flux Capacitor","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/69f1a763526757e10b927b18/1779753626356-b2c323b4-055c-40fd-a2bf-bf3326f5cd75.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>What if the greatest time travel device in movie history is just a glowing Y-shaped excuse to ask bigger questions about science, storytelling, and human imagination?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In the premiere episode of <em>Unobtainium Podcast</em>, Hollywood writer/producer Adam Sigel and rocket scientist Amy Mainzer launch a smart, funny deep dive into the science of science fiction through one of cinema’s most iconic inventions: the flux capacitor from <em>Back to the Future</em>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Along the way, they explore why great sci-fi doesn’t need perfect science — it just needs enough “unobtainium” to make us believe. From Einstein’s theory of relativity and real-world time dilation to wormholes, paradoxes, plutonium, and the narrative genius of a time-traveling DeLorean, the conversation moves between real physics and Hollywood storytelling craft.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The result is a lively exploration of why science fiction matters: not just because it predicts the future, but because it helps us imagine it.</p><p><br></p><p>Follow<em> Unobtainium Podcast!</em></p><p><br></p><p>Website: <a href=\"https://www.unobtainiumpodcast.com/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">unobtainiumpodcast.com</a></p><p>Watch full episodes on Youtube: <a href=\"https://youtube.com/@unobtainiumpod?si=YgZqRLSixurCFlu8\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> https://youtube.com/@unobtainiumpod</a></p><p><br></p><p>Stay connected:</p><p>Instagram: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/unobtainiumpod?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3D&amp;utm_source=qr\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.instagram.com/unobtainiumpod</a></p><p>TikTok:<a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@unobtainiumpod?_r=1&amp;_t=ZT-96B98sjouPV\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong> </strong>https://www.tiktok.com/@unobtainiumpod</a></p><p>Bluesky:<strong> </strong><a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/unobtainiumpod.bsky.social\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://bsky.app/profile/unobtainiumpod.bsky.social</a></p><p>X: <a href=\"https://x.com/unobtainiumpod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://x.com/unobtainiumpod</a></p>","author_name":"Adam Sigel & Dr. Amy Mainzer"}