Scientists and Engineers in SFF
Here are my notes from the Scientists and Engineers in SFF at Arisia 2023. (Picture from here.) Observations: While science is often prevalent in SF,
Here are my notes from the Scientists and Engineers in SFF at Arisia 2023. (Picture from here.) Observations: While science is often prevalent in SF,
What better way to start the year than with Cheese Ends? (Picture from here.) I’m getting older every year, so we’ll start with a possible
Last time I talked about the evolution of structures—called morphogenesis, in biology. (Picture from here.) I spoke of it a bit frivolously in the context
People who don’t believe in evolution make me tired. (Picture from here.) For one reason, it’s like saying I don’t believe in the sun. The
John Gardner, in his novel, October Light, referred to this period as “locking time.” One of these days I will go over some John
I’m not sure when I first ran across The Arrangement. The book (picture from here) was written by Elia Kazan in 1967 so it could
Remember Paul Ehrlich and The Population Bomb ?
This book got me kicked out of a reading club.
The evolution of the eye was one of the big issues for those that sought to disprove evolution. (Picture from here.) The rationale (which echoed
Our half of Massachusetts is now in severe drought. (See here.) The picture is one I took of a corn field in Concord, MA. It’s
It should come as no surprise to my two readers that I’m interested in doing things with my hands. I’ve had to work most of
(Picture from here.) I’m down sick with COVID so I’m not going to give this one much in the way of effort. So far, it’s