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Author Archives: sbrandt
UFO’s over Mexico City?
I recently saw a show on the travel channel which mentions a sighting of UFO’s by millions of people in Mexico City during a solar eclipse. They also mentioned that there were about 17 videos of the object, and one … Continue reading
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Plant Colors
This link is a little gem that any science fiction writer should hold on to. It tells you what color the plants should be in an extra-solar system. The logic seems to be simply that plants absorb the light that … Continue reading
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Life in a Jovian Atmosphere?
Astrobio.net has an article on what it calls “nano-nauts” — small partiles that can maneuver in swirling wind by simply changing their surface texture between rough and smooth. Apparently these particles can steer their way through rough winds while flying … Continue reading
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Hope for the Future
There are so many promising alternative energy sources just around the corner, I thought I’d start maintaing a page for them, and update it as I come across links of interest. Bio-Fuel LS9: Using microbes to generate hydrocarbons Plastic that … Continue reading
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Debunking 9/11 Conspiracy Claims:
I hear about 9/11 conspiracy theories often, especially the claim that the towers fell at free-fall speed. The conspiricists suggest that they were brought down by demolition charges. Of all the various claims, this made the least sense to me. … Continue reading
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The Role of Prophecy in Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Most stories consist of the gradual unfolding of information, the asking of questions and answering them. Each set of story ideas and characters have their own inner logic that must be first explained, then followed to a satisfying conclusion. Given … Continue reading
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Tomb of Christ?
Cameron is claiming to have discovered the Tomb of Christ. Pros: The tomb contains Jesus Mary Mariamne (Mary Madalene?) James, Brother of Jesus Judah, Son of Jesus Matthew Yose The claim is that this conjunction of names is statistically unlikely … Continue reading
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Standard Problems of Science Fiction
This may not be a new observation, but a large set of science fiction problems must solve a set of common problems in order to proceed: Getting around: This may involve faster than light drive, or some alternative. In the … Continue reading
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Self-Driving Cars in 10 years
Self-driving cars: I had guessed that this was coming in 2030-2040, but it looks like I was pessimistic. Once cars can drive themselves, how many jobs will be left for humans to do? Will the machines keep us as pets? … Continue reading
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Demon Duck of Doom
Australia had lots of fun critters in ancient times — including saber-toothed kangaroos. http://www.physorg.com/news71983836.html Update: Giant penguins in Peru: http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/06/26/0126244&from=rss
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