{"id":9688,"date":"2016-06-07T08:39:13","date_gmt":"2016-06-07T12:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=9688"},"modified":"2016-06-13T17:22:52","modified_gmt":"2016-06-13T21:22:52","slug":"episode-171-jim-ottaviani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-171-jim-ottaviani","title":{"rendered":"Episode 171 &#8211; Jim Ottaviani"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gt-labs.com\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9695\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-171-jim-ottaviani\/jim-ottovianni-03-750\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/jim-ottovianni-03-750.jpg?fit=750%2C500\" data-orig-size=\"750,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"jim-ottovianni-03-750\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/jim-ottovianni-03-750.jpg?fit=525%2C350\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-9695\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/jim-ottovianni-03-750.jpg?resize=440%2C293\" alt=\"jim-ottovianni-03-750\" width=\"440\" height=\"293\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/jim-ottovianni-03-750.jpg?resize=440%2C293 440w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/jim-ottovianni-03-750.jpg?resize=620%2C413 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/jim-ottovianni-03-750.jpg?w=750 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_171_-_Jim_Ottaviani.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">Virtual Memories Show #171: Jim Ottaviani<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8850\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-9688-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_171_-_Jim_Ottaviani.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_171_-_Jim_Ottaviani.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_171_-_Jim_Ottaviani.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links 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data-permalink=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-171-jim-ottaviani\/51fl8diroyl-_sx355_bo1204203200_\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/51Fl8DiRoyL._SX355_BO1204203200_.jpg?fit=357%2C499\" data-orig-size=\"357,499\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"51Fl8DiRoyL._SX355_BO1,204,203,200_\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/51Fl8DiRoyL._SX355_BO1204203200_.jpg?fit=357%2C499\" class=\"alignright wp-image-9690\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/51Fl8DiRoyL._SX355_BO1204203200_.jpg?resize=220%2C308\" alt=\"51Fl8DiRoyL._SX355_BO1,204,203,200_\" width=\"220\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/51Fl8DiRoyL._SX355_BO1204203200_.jpg?resize=315%2C440 315w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/51Fl8DiRoyL._SX355_BO1204203200_.jpg?w=357 357w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><\/a> joins the show to talk about his new graphic biography, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1419718932\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1419718932&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=f7a8a7b0f54cb7df1334c9c5086755f2\">The Imitation Game: Alan Turing Decoded<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1419718932\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>, drawn by Leland Purvis (Abrams ComicArts). We get into how Jim went from nuclear engineering to writing comics about scientists, the amazing life of Alan Turing, why emotional truth plus factual truth must be greater than 100%, the challenge of conveying hard concepts and theories to lay-readers, the difference between ordinary geniuses and extraordinary geniuses, how his engineering background feeds his storytelling mode, and more!\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_171_-_Jim_Ottaviani.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">Give it a listen!<\/a>\u00a0And buy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1419718932\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1419718932&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=f7a8a7b0f54cb7df1334c9c5086755f2\">The Imitation Game<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1419718932\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/> (Abrams ComicArts)!<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;I work pretty hard to understand things so that I can convey the &#8216;Eureka!&#8217; moment.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>We also talk about how he learned not to over-write his scripts and trust his artists, his method for keeping up with hard science news, his progression from short stories to 200-page books, the perils of writing about people smarter than himself, his own &#8220;Eureka!&#8221; moment, and whether Alan Turing was the most tragic figure in science in the 20th century (I stump for Nikolai Vavilov).<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8851\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-9688-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_171_-_Jim_Ottaviani.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_171_-_Jim_Ottaviani.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_171_-_Jim_Ottaviani.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_171_-_Jim_Ottaviani.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?powerpress_pinw=9688-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_171_-_Jim_Ottaviani.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Episode_171_-_Jim_Ottaviani.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/4itPQhel9GzH3WK2iXr4Zw\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Interviews\/The-Virtual-Memories-Show-p1091071\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/feed\/podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/subscribe-to-podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/virtualmemories\/Episode_171_-_Jim_Ottaviani.mp3\" target=\"_blank\">Enjoy the conversation!<\/a>\u00a0Then check out\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-archive\" target=\"_blank\">the archives<\/a>\u00a0for more great episodes! You might like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-137-scott-mccloud\" target=\"_blank\">Scott McCloud<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-semper-fido\" target=\"_blank\">Sheila Keenan and Nathan Fox<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/podcast-classical-pop\" target=\"_blank\">R Sikoryak<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-147-peter-kuper\" target=\"_blank\">Peter Kuper<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-139-derf-backderf\" target=\"_blank\">Derf Backderf<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Follow <em>The Virtual Memories Show<\/em> on <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-virtual-memories-show\/id531173075\" target=\"_blank\">iTunes<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/vmspod\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VirtualMemoriesShow\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/virtualmemoriespodcast.tumblr.com\" target=\"_blank\">Tumblr<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/virtualmemories.libsyn.com\/rss\" target=\"_blank\">RSS<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>About our Guest<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gt-labs.com\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9692\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-171-jim-ottaviani\/26454556594_c0015a3f73_m\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/26454556594_c0015a3f73_m.jpg?fit=173%2C240\" data-orig-size=\"173,240\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"26454556594_c0015a3f73_m\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/26454556594_c0015a3f73_m.jpg?fit=173%2C240\" class=\"alignright wp-image-9692\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/wp-content\/uploads\/26454556594_c0015a3f73_m.jpg?resize=172%2C239\" alt=\"26454556594_c0015a3f73_m\" width=\"172\" height=\"239\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gt-labs.com\" target=\"_blank\">Jim Ottaviani<\/a> has worked in news agencies and golf courses in the Chicago area, nuclear reactors in the U.S. and Japan, and libraries in Michigan. He still works as a librarian by day, but stays up late writing comics about scientists. When he&#8217;s not doing these things, he&#8217;s spraining his ankles and flattening his feet by running on trails. Or he&#8217;s reading. He reads a lot. Elsewhere on the web you can find him at www.gt-labs.com. He&#8217;s the writer of a number of comics about science and scientists, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0978803744\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0978803744&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=04a823523577c4ba25eae1fbab651b36\">Two-Fisted Science<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0978803744\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0978803736\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0978803736&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=dc23f02966752d404631f277cf2ee7f1\">Dignifying Science: Stories About Women Scientists<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=0978803736\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>, the <em>New York Times<\/em> bestseller <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1596438274\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1596438274&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=258d3521e7aba7500d6ac5fe621d9638\">Feynman<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1596438274\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>, and the recently published <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1419718932\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1419718932&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=f7a8a7b0f54cb7df1334c9c5086755f2\">The Imitation Game: Alan Turing Decoded<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=am2&amp;o=1&amp;a=1419718932\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>, from Abrams ComicArts.<\/p>\n<p><em>Credits: This episode\u2019s music is <\/em>Nothing&#8217;s Gonna Bring Me Down<em>\u00a0by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/davidanddavidmusic\/\" target=\"_blank\">David Baerwald<\/a>, used with permission of the artist. The conversation was recorded at\u00a0the Toronto Marriott Bloor Yorkville Hotel on a pair of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B002SQJLA4\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B002SQJLA4&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=URDAV7Z2QAHX4UAB\">Blue enCORE 200 Microphones<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B002SQJLA4\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/> feeding into a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00KCXMBES\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B00KCXMBES&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=virtualmemories-20&amp;linkId=4WKYIFHCCL6N44BR\">Zoom H5<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=virtualmemories-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B00KCXMBES\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/> digital recorder. I recorded the intro and outro on the same setup. Processing was done in Audacity and Logic Pro. B\/w photo of Jim by me. I can&#8217;t find a credit for the top picture, but it ran in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.secondwavemedia.com\/concentrate\/features\/AnnArborYpsilantiComicsGraphicNovels0350.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Concentrate\u00a0Ann Arbor<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Virtual Memories Show #171: Jim Ottaviani &#8220;My willingness to pick and choose and throw out stuff that doesn&#8217;t work for the story may be part of my engineering background.&#8221; Jim Ottaviani joins the show to talk about his new graphic biography, The Imitation Game: Alan Turing Decoded, drawn by Leland Purvis (Abrams ComicArts). 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