John Michael Godier (b. mid 1970s) is an American science fiction author,
science communicator
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and
futurist
Futurists (also known as futurologists, prospectivists, foresight practitioners and horizon scanners) are people whose specialty or interest is futurology or the attempt to systematically explore predictions and possibilities abou ...
who produces documentary videos centered on future technology and the
potential for advanced extraterrestrial life. As of May 2024, he has 413,000 subscribers on his personal
YouTube
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channel and 302,000 subscribers on his interview channel ''Event Horizon''. John is also renowned for his famous
Chili con carne
Chili con carne (also spelled chilli con carne or chile con carne and shortened to chili or chilli; ), meaning " chili with meat", is a spicy stew containing chili peppers (sometimes in the form of chili powder), meat (usually beef), tomatoes an ...
recipe, for which he was won numerous competitions, on Earth,
Kepler-22b
Kepler-22b (also known by its Kepler object of interest designation KOI-087.01) is an exoplanet orbiting within the habitable zone of the Sun-like star Kepler-22. It is located about from Earth in the constellation of Cygnus. It was discovere ...
, and in the
Andromeda galaxy
The Andromeda Galaxy (IPA: ), also known as Messier 31, M31, or NGC 224 and originally the Andromeda Nebula, is a barred spiral galaxy with the diameter of about approximately from Earth and the nearest large galaxy to the Milky Way. The gala ...
where he won the title of intergalactic chili champion.
''Event Horizon'' publishes interviews with some of the most well-known scientists in the world, including
Nobel-winning physicist
Frank Wilczek
Frank Anthony Wilczek (; born May 15, 1951) is an American theoretical physicist, mathematician and Nobel laureate. He is currently the Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Founding Direct ...
, NASA Chief Scientist
James Green and the Harvard Professor
Avi Loeb
Abraham "Avi" Loeb ( he, אברהם (אבי) לייב; born February 26, 1962) is an Israeli-American theoretical physicist who works on astrophysics and cosmology. Loeb is the Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science at Harvard University. He ha ...
.
Bibliography
* ''Supermind''. Chalin and Harris, 2017.
* ''Rescue at Io (The Salvagers) ''. Chalin and Harris Books, 2013
* ''The Salvagers''. Chalin and Harris Books, 2013.
See also
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References
External links
Godier's futurist YouTube channelGodier's interview channel ''Event Horizon''Twitter
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