Here’s an interesting video by CGP Grey regarding Star Trek transporter. Watching this video and the discussion of the philosophical implications reminded me of the [...]
Jonah Knight, personal trainer and co-founder of AntiMatter Press, gives some great tips for writers on how to "train" their characters to perform believable and accurate physical feats. [...]
Do you geek out over weaponry in Star Wars and Star Trek? If so, Timothy Johnson has got you covered. He takes a pretty in depth look at lasers, phasers, and blasters in these iconic SF franchises. [...]
Terry Newman (DETECTIVE STRONGOAK AND THE CASE OF THE DEAD ELF) discusses the Paleoanthropological relationships that exist in the Hominini lines of 'Fairyland' and how they relate to what is known about our own (Homo sapiens) developmental history. [...]
Jamie Metzl is the author of the genetics thriller Genesis Code and Senior Fellow for Technology and National Security of the Atlantic Council. Twitter: @JamieMetzl Would I [...]
Timothy Johnson is a writer and editor living in Washington, D.C. with his wife and his dog. He is the author of the sci-fi/horror novel Carrier from Permuted Press. Nothing [...]
Is science catching up with science fiction? It may seem so when you consider a lot of the recent advancements made in science. At the Kirkus Reviews blog this week, I talk [...]
I’ve had a secret love affair with fractals ever since Clifford Pickover first introduced me to them years ago through his book Mazes for the Mind. I always found the [...]
Fran Wilde is an author, programmer, and technology consultant who has worked as a science and engineering writer, a university professor, a sailing instructor, a game [...]
Anyone who watches Archer or Bob’s Burgers will recognize the voice of H. Jon Benjamin in this excellent animation of a McSweeney’s Mike Lacher piece “In [...]
I don’t think Arthur C. Clarke had selling cars in mind when he talked about imagining what the future would, could and should be like…but that didn’t stop [...]
[Do you have an idea for a future Mind Meld? Let us know!] Nanotechnology, lifelike robots, Google Glass, Invisibility Metamaterials, and 3-D Printing are just the beginning. [...]