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Sage Scifi – Social Constructs and Science Fiction

Posted on May 12, 2022May 12, 2022 By Jackson Allen
Sage Scifi – Social Constructs and Science Fiction

Today’s sage scifi discussion concerns social constructs and science fiction. What’s a social construct? Simple – A social construct is something that exists not in objective reality, but as a result of human interaction. It exists because humans agree that it exists. Another way of looking at this concept is through W.I. Thomas’s notable Thomas theorem which…

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Scifi to Build Our Future Together

Posted on April 7, 2022April 14, 2022 By Jackson Allen
Scifi to Build Our Future Together

Oh man, somebody pull the civilization fire alarm. Call the police, call the government, call somebody. Look at what our world has become – do you remember that mass shooting in Sacramento on Sunday? Did you hear Noam Chomsky say ‘We’re approaching the most dangerous point in human history?‘ Did you see the UN warning…

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Bardist, Geekquinox

Notes on Getting Kids into STEM

Posted on September 17, 2021 By Jackson Allen

“Kids need STEM” is a common news item in your local paper, so here are some notes on getting kids into STEM education. STEM education is increasing in popularity—more schools are incorporating STEM into their curriculum and making it a key part of what they teach. STEM can help students learn to think logically, improve…

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Sage Scifi 101A – Elevating Science Fiction

Posted on August 23, 2021May 11, 2022 By Jackson Allen

Beautiful sunny day in Eugene, so let’s not waste it on negativity even though there’s a million things to hate about Reminisence. Rather, let’s talk about elevating science fiction by embracing the concept of ‘sage scifi.’ If sages are the ‘wise fools’ of life, then surely science fiction is ready for some of that wise…

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Fighting Woke Culture in Sci-Fi

Posted on June 1, 2021 By Jackson Allen

A lot of noise this week about ‘woke culture,’ and some of that spills over to the sci-fi community. Taking this opportunity to say that if you want to fight ‘woke culture’ in sci-fi you have to realize the truth: there is no such thing as ‘woke sci-fi.’ Scifi has been woke since forever. Put…

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This Redditor Solved Interstellar – SciFi Breakdown

Posted on May 24, 2021 By Jackson Allen

Maybe you’re like me, and you never connected to Christopher Nolan’s ‘Interstellar’ as much as you wanted to. That always bothered me, because although I loved the movie, I didn’t love it as much as I thought I should and I could never sort out what the problem was. Until now. I stumbled across a…

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Golden Age SciFi – Ask Allen Steele

Posted on May 18, 2021 By Jackson Allen

Click here to Read Part I – When I first asked the ‘Golden Age Scifi – what is it’ question, I was only planning to publish my own research. It turns out that others have asked this question, and have definite gems of information to share. One of those people is one of my mentors…

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The Big ‘So What?’ of Science Fiction

Posted on December 31, 2019 By Jackson Allen

Reading this article about ‘The Fact and Fiction of Martian Dust Storms,’ I couldn’t help thinking, as I read the ensuing discussion on /r/scifi: “So What?” Part of me is very glad right now that there are no trees on Mars. If there were, many Redditors would be missing the forest for them. I’m not…

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My name is Jackson Allen. I'm actively writing, querying, submitting neo-Golden Age scifi. I look for future trends in social and technical expansion and ask "how could you tell that story for kids that makes them feel excited about the future?" Lots of self-published shorts - actively querying for a formal, mainstream publication house.

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