Genetically Modified People Are Walking Among Us And, so far, they’re just fine. America needs a sober debate about the pros and cons of Crispr instead of a paranoid ban on the technology. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/01/sunday-review/crispr-china-babies-gene-editing.html?action=%5B%27click%27%5D&module=%5B%27MoreInSection%27%5D&pgtype=%5B%27Article%27%5D®ion=%5B%27Footer%27%5D&contentCollection=%5B%27Sunday+Reviewb%27%5D
Category Archives: Genre
Toronto 2033: science fiction writers imagine the city of the future
Toronto 2033: science fiction writers imagine the city of the future Toronto 2033 is a shared-world science fiction anthology edited by the incomparable and multi-talented Jim Munroe (previously), where authors like Zainab Amadahy, Madeline Ashby, Al Donato, Kristyn… “Diversity is our strength”
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
Spock – Leonard Nimoy obituary
Mr. Nimoy won a worshipful global following as Mr. Spock, the resolutely logical human-Vulcan first officer in the television and movie juggernaut “Star Trek.”
SF book store in SF
We specialize in used, new and rare science fiction, fantasy and horror. We are located in San Francisco and would like to become your bookstore.
Film: Eliseo Subiela, Man Facing Southeast (Argentina, 1986)
Friday Night SF (Beam, 7pm) Eliseo Subiela, _Man Facing Southeast_ (Argentina, 1986; 1 h 45m) (a fascinating, very hard to find film; set in an insane asylum)
What would it take to green the red planet?
What would it take to green the red planet? For starters, a massive amount of global warming. Short article from National Geographic about terraforming Mars. The ideas seem cool (too cool to be true?) I just wish the timeline was shorter.
Every Pixar movie is connected. This interactive graphic tells the story of how and why.
Every Pixar movie is connected. This interactive graphic tells the story of how and why. Open up an hour of your time for this one.
Some parents see their hyperactive children as a magical “indigo” breed.
Some parents see their hyperactive children as a magical “indigo” breed. The New York Times https://www.facebook.com/groups/worldsf2015/permalink/1605916732977521/
In this futuristic drama, visitors to an online destination act out their depraved fantasies.
In this futuristic drama, visitors to an online destination act out their depraved fantasies.