Monthly Archives: January 2016

Giant Crystals

For today’s Saturday Science Fiction Scenes let’s travel to Mexico.  Mexico is one of the largest mining and mineral production areas on Earth.  The many active volcanoes dredge heavier elements from the deep below the surface.  Furthermore, the constant heat … Continue reading

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Great science fictions ideas

One of my students asked me where I come up with different ideas about science fiction.  Here’s a website I absolutely love:  cutting edge real science Nextbigfuture is what is called in internet speak a “content aggregator,” i.e. a specialized … Continue reading

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Rare Walking Fish

A family on a fishing trip in New Zealand snagged a rare fish.  This critter is on the cusp of evolution between being a land animal but still a fish.  Here’s the video linked from CNN.com.   Scifi Fish So for … Continue reading

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New Fun Writing Collaborative

Two weeks ago I posted about Etra, a high fantasy world I found on Reddit.  Etra is a writing collaborative fully in 21st century digital technology.  I joined to explore using modern formats like Tumbler and Discourse as springboards for … Continue reading

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Saturday Science Fiction Scenes

I finally saw The Martian yesterday.  Matt Damon spends a few months driving along the Martian landscape, but unlike hunter gatherers of yore on Earth, Matt drives through the barren Martian landscape.  So what kind of living thing MIGHT be … Continue reading

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