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Books:
Engines of God
by Jack McDevitt
Blindsight
by Peter Watts
Annihilation
by Jeff VanderMeer
Revelation Space
by Alastair Reynolds
The Sparrow
by Mary Doria Russell
Solaris
by Stanislaw Lem
The Andromeda Strain
by Michael Crichton
The Ruins
by Scott Smith
Children of Time
by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Cold Skin
by Albert Sánchez Piñol
Characters:
Dr. Ellie Arroway (Contact)
Dr. Daniel Jackson (Stargate SG-1)
Dr. Walter Bishop (Fringe)
Dr. Simon Tam (Firefly)
Dr. Henry Wu (Jurassic Park / Jurassic World)
Dr. Prax Meng (The Expanse)
Dr. Catherine Halsey (Halo)
Dr. Susan Calvin (I, Robot / Isaac Asimov)
Dr. Emil Hamilton (Superman comics / Smallville)
Dr. Peter Venkman (Ghostbusters)
Movies:
Annihilation (2018) — Lucid, unsettling science-exploration about mutation, curiosity and the personal cost of seeking the unknown.
Europa Report (2013) — Low-budget, scientifically minded found-footage of a Europa mission that emphasizes methodical discovery and moral ambiguity.
The Thing (1982) — Paranoid, isolated scientific crew facing an incomprehensible life-form; themes of trust, infection and obsession.
Sunshine (2007) — A mission-driven science crew confronting the sublime and the psychological breakdown that follows extreme stakes.
Contact (1997) — A scientist’s idealism and the yearning to understand humanity’s place in the cosmos — thoughtful and emotionally grounded.
Stalker (1979) — Slow, philosophical exploration of a mysterious ‘Zone’ that probes faith, science and human longing (art-house, meditative).
Event Horizon (1997) — Cosmic-horror take on space exploration where ambition and forbidden knowledge have terrifying consequences.
The Last Days on Mars (2013) — Tense, character-driven sci-fi/horror about a Mars team whose discovery triggers disaster and ethical collapse.
Music:
Orphée by Jóhann Jóhannsson
A Winged Victory for the Sullen by A Winged Victory for the Sullen
Plume by Loscil
R Plus Seven by Oneohtrix Point Never
Infra by Max Richter
And Their Refinement of the Decline by Stars of the Lid
By the Throat by Ben Frost
Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill by Grouper
Esja by Hania Rani
EARS by Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith
TV Shows:
Stranger Things
Stargate SG-1
Fringe
Lost
Primeval
Black Mirror
Dark
The Expanse
The OA
Battlestar Galactica (2004)
Video Games:
SOMA
Outer Wilds
Obduction
Heaven's Vault
Prey (2017)
Event[0]
Observation
Tacoma
Sunless Skies
The Swapper
The Signal From Tölva
Return of the Obra Dinn
