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Water Vs. Spice: the Ecology of Dune on the Info Dump

Episode Summary

Dune. Arakis. Desert Planet. In both the galaxy of Herbert and the real world the valuable and the hospitable rarely occupy the same space. CJ and Paul discuss the waters of their homeworld and the history of both Dune and its writer on preservation, ecology, and economy.

Episode Notes

This episode references the  following websites: 

https://niche-canada.org/2020/04/24/frank-herberts-ecology-and-the-science-of-soil-conservation/

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/defi-water-how-blockchain-tokenisation-can-reduce-cost-/ 

As well as the following media 

Herbert, Frank. Dune. Hodder Paperback, 2006. 

Dune. Lynch, David. Universal Pictures, 1984. Film. 

Dune. Villenueve, Denis. Warner Bros. Pictures, 2021. Film. 

Frank Herbert's Dune, created by Harrison, John, episodes 1 - 3,  Sci Fi Channel, 2000. 

Frank Herbert's Children of Dune, created by Harrison, John. episodes 1-3, Sci Fi Channel, 2003.