Michael Crichton

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Mentioned as a book published in 1990 by Michael Crichton about a theme park gone wrong, in the context of discussing science fiction inspired by Disneyland.

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Referenced as 'Michael Crichton's novel, which predates it, obviously' when discussing the Spielberg film adaptation. The discussion centers on how the story portrayed dinosaurs according to cutting-edge paleontological understanding of the time.

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Michael Crichton's book (implied to be Jurassic Park, though not explicitly titled) is referenced in the context of ancient DNA and amber preservation. Beth Shapiro mentions that 'Michael Crichton, when he wrote his book actually wrote in the acknowledgments that he was grateful to the Extinct Species Working Group at UC Berkeley' and that discussions about ancient DNA inspired him. The conversation then discusses how the book/movie inspired scientists to try recovering DNA from insects in amber.

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Referenced as a book featuring Ibn Fadlan as a character, later adapted into the film 'The 13th Warrior' - hosts couldn't remember exact title, calling it 'The Death Eaters' or 'The Eaters of Light'