A Canticle of Live Research

In this episode, Madeline chats with her friend Ben Stapleton, an electrical engineer for a utility company. During their conversation, they discuss his summer camp and Kairos experiences,  his undergrad at Penn State University, a glimpse into his work life, his math professor aspirations, sub creation, artificial intelligence, reading, some highlights of his faith journey, an influential friendship with another Ben, writing and ambiguity, and so much more!

During the course of their conversation, they make many references which you can explore. Some of these references include episode 4 of this podcast, the  Inkwells and Anvils community, J. R. R. Tolkien's stories, Beowulf, Brandon Sanderson's stories, the Wheel of Time series, That Hideous Strength by C. S. Lewis, Ender’s Game and Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card, The Martian and Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir, A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr., the Foundation book series, The Expanse series, and St. Meinrad Archabbey.

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