Science Fiction and Religion #CFP Another call for papers connected with the Journal for Religion, Film, and Media: CFP: SCIENCE FICTION AND RELIGION Even more than other film genres, science fiction movies confront viewers with societal problems and make experimentation with other models possible. Science fiction can thus be connec… Call for Papers: Science Fiction and Religion
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A free book of science fiction from around the world about climate change, introduced by Kim Stanley Robinson
A free book of science fiction from around the world about climate change, introduced by Kim Stanley Robinson [Editor’s note: I’m a volunteer advisor to Arizona State University’s Center for Science and the Imagination, and Joey Eschrich is a colleague of mine there; I invited him to writ… https://boingboing.net/2019/01/29/everything-changes.html
Religion and Rocketry: How German Theology and Russian Mysticism Shape Our View of Outer Space
Religion and Rocketry: How German Theology and Russian Mysticism Shape Our View of Outer Space While researching the history of the space program for a previous article, I ran across the phrase “Godspeed.” Uttered spontaneously by Mercury astronaut Scott Carpenter in the early days of NASA, … https://www.tor.com/2018/11/27/religion-and-rocketry-how-german-theology-and-russian-mysticism-shape-our-view-of-outer-space/?utm_source=%5B%27exacttarget%27%5D&utm_medium=%5B%27newsletter%27%5D&utm_term=%5B%27tordotcom-tordotcomnewsletter%27%5D&utm_content=%5B%27na-readblog-blogpost%27%5D&utm_campaign=%5B%27tor%27%5D
Age of the Universe
A new way to reconcile quantum mechanics and general relativity could imply that the age of the universe is infinite, and that there was no true Big Bang that started it all. What?? Space.com
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“We will start inhabiting outer space”
“We will start inhabiting outer space,” says NASA crew commander Angelo Vermeulen. “It might take 50 years or it might take 500 years, but it’s going to happen.” In this charming talk, the TED Senior Fellow describes some of his official work to make sure humans are prepared for life in deep space .… https://www.ted.com/talks/angelo_vermeulen_how_to_go_to_space_without_having_to_go_to_space