Scifi book nooks deserve a shoutout now that we’re into fall – the ‘crafty season.’ As a tiny library shelf-sized art piece, book nooks have been around less than 10 years. Like many other ‘minature worlds’ craft projects, book nooks capture my imagination when I run across them. Where do book nooks come from? Per…
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Well that’s a yikes – a prominent member of the SFWA has been removed as ‘director at large’ for being a predatory creative and other scumbag behavior. Writers of all shapes and sizes take note – Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki’s behavior isn’t unique. Just because you’re on their side as a scifi writer doesn’t make them…
This article from Space.com reminds us that space elevator tech will be difficult to engineer, but worth it. Space Week was Oct 4-10, but here at Inkican Space Week is every week! Let’s nerd out about the amazing future of space elevators. They’re an amazing idea for a reason, and the next logical step in…
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Ooh ooh – Gates McFadden spills the Star Trek Tea on this Sci-Friday. A recent appearance on the Inside of You podcast gave us some next-level insight on Beverly Crusher’s character in the first season of Star Trek: TNG. Who knew being Wesley’s mom could be so spicy?? I got a kick out of this…
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Today, some simple ways to fix AI. I want to share a modest proposal to resolve complaints / concerns about AI using your data – I call it the ‘AI Permanent Fund.’ This is going to take a minute, but it’s some seriously cool / fun futurology research. Settle in and learn about a simple…
Bad news: Elon Musk’s Cybercab gives us a clear idea of the lonely, selfish future. A future where Musk is the center of your universe, my universe, forever. I want to be cautious about providing a ‘hot take’ because I know you know how I feel about those. But, take a step back. This Cybercab…
This week’s news about Doxing Sunglasses and Dead Internet remind us that Mesh is more than a science fiction story – it’s news about the future. Dead Internet is a theory that – in short – says the Internet and everything about it are so driven by bots and AI that there’s no THERE there,…
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Taking a break from writing to do some new scifi concept art for Mike Sierra Echo – added it to the main page but am posting it here for your wallpaper collection. These are scenes from the novel, I’ll give you a quick description below: Our first picture is a shot of the space elevator…
Hooray – a new scifi short story is here – Justice Heuristic is published / publishing on your favorite ebook platforms. I started writing this last year as a reaction to different current events. How bad does the world have to get before powerful people start to act with humanity and decency? What if you…
What would it look like to travel across the Milky Way in four minutes? Our galaxy is 100,000 light-years across – traveling that distance in four minutes comes with interesting physics-related consequences. Come along for the ride as we fall into the Milky Way galaxy and back out again – take a look: Kudos…
