With thanks to Tim Yarbrough for the Intro/Outro music, G.A.T.O Must Be Respected

Links

Meditations on Moloch, by Scott Alexander

Hatchet, by Gary Paulson

The Martian, by Andy Weird

American History X

Anita Blake, by Laurell K. Hamilton

Gentle Seduction, by Marc Stiegler (short scifi story mentioned)

Cave Men Science Fiction, by Dresden Codak

The Last Policeman, by Ben H. Winters

Timestamps:

00:30 Why do we need conflict?

02:05 Man vs Man

05:54 Man vs Society

14:28 Man vs Nature

21:27 Man vs Self

28:32 Man vs Technology