People have been exploding this week about the Oppenheimer movie – for this Sci-Friday let’s answer the question: How did Oppenheimer’s atomic bomb really work? You may be surprised to learn that an atomic bomb’s detonation isn’t as simple as an explosive bomb. More is involved, and it underscores the pure genius at work in…
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Yes, folks – writers take breaks, too. Gonna take a week off of socials/internet and re-charge. It’s a beautiful summer out there, and I don’t want to miss it. Hope you take the time to do the same.
Here are some notes on the Reddit Blackout and a new home for sci-fi fans on Kbin: https://kbin.social/m/scifi. As of this writing, there are 1700+ members and the Kbin magazine exists to give people a new home for science fiction in the wake of Reddit’s Blackout. But wait, why is all this necessary? Are you…
I caught this on /r/videos and it reminded me to talk about Scifi’s guerrilla war on toxic masculinity. Science fiction has always championed treating others as we want to be treated, and this video clip from Star Trek is no exception – take a look: Everything Riker says rings true almost thirty years later –…
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Woo – May the Fourth is here – happy Mt4th, AKA Star Wars Day 2023, to all who celebrate! Here’s a fun music video someone put together and it remains one of my favorite Star Wars fan creations of the past few years. Take a listen! What’s the history of May the Fourth? Interestingly, it…
Today’s wake-up call comes in the form of this letter – Dear Jackson, face everything and recover. Up and at ’em, wipe the sleep outta your eyes. When you started out, you wanted to re-invent your life. Jackson, without the demons and baggage. Jackson without the regrets and self-loathing. Writing, creating, making, doing – those…
Hooray – Superhero Shrink is now available as an audiobook in stores! Hours of work go into producing an audio short story *after* you actually write it. Here’s Jeremiah’s thread on Reddit where he talks a little more about that process. I’ll say what I said on Reddit here: “You did a great job and…
Let’s put the ugly stuff of the week behind us with this satire of “Star Wars” directed by Stanley Kubrick – a brilliant mash-up of 2001 with Star Wars: A New Hope. Take a look: Fun fact – Stanley Kubrick *loved* Star Wars. In fact, he could never understand why George Lucas gave up…
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No Sci-Friday this week but cool stuff to talk about below this video – On the Absence of Empathy – which sounds very similar to what I’ve said about empathy in other posts. Take a listen (note: he needs to put $$ in the swear jar after he finishes this): Pay close attention to what…
Remember when I said ‘we must be connected?‘ It turns out, Carl Sagan agrees with me – we are all connected – you can hear him say so in this new Symphony of Science video. Take a look: Now, if you’re wondering if the artist behind this video is the same guy who did the…
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