Oddly enough, no one seems to have asked that question (although I’ve wondered it myself from time to time) of the scientific community…until now. Oh, yeah, and by the way: Happy New Year!
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Gollum on the couch
Sméagol gets psychoanalyzed.
An idea whose time has come around and around and around…
It’s artificial gravity research (in the good old-fashioned spin-the-astronaut-in-the-cylinder kind of way, not in the might-as-well-be-magic Star Trekish kind of way), and it’s being taken seriously at last.
Non-viral gene therapy
Gene therapy holds enormous promise, but it’s been plagued by occasional fatalities in test subjects that may be due to the fact that currently modified genes are inserted into cells using viruses. A new method using nanoparticles could eliminate that hazard.
A vaccination against heart disease?
Man, with my family history, I sure hope this pans out.
Correcting the calendar
Are you interested in a new calendar? No, no, not a Star Trek calendar, or a Lord of the Rings calendar, or a Trailer Park Boys calendar (although this is certainly an excellent time of the year to buy one, what with them all being on half-price even though 2004 hasn’t quite bit the dust …
I have seen the future, and it steams
And no, that’s not a reference to global warming. I refer to this sleek, fast automobile–which happens to be powered by steam.
First review for Lost in Translation
Well, well, well! I’ve just stumbled on the first review of my upcoming SF novel Lost in Translation. Pertinent bit: “LOST IN TRANSLATION delves into the society and mores of the S’sinn that explains why they seem to behave in a feral manner towards humans. This in-depth look at an alien culture makes for fascinating …
A spring chicken
Referring to Louis Auchincloss, whose first book was published in 1947 and who is still writing, the Boston Globe writes: “From first book to last, Auchincloss’s may prove to be the longest-running literary career in American letters, with no end in sight…”. Two words: Jack Williamson. Jack was born in 1908, published his first story …
I like cats, but…
…this is ridiculous! Not that I’m advocating outlawing it, or anything like that. It’s her money. But much as I loved my old cat Tiger…
You, too, can build the computer that took men to the moon!
Or a reasonable facsimile thereof. You need to have just a tad too much time on your hands first, though…
A near miss
Fortunately, it was a very small asteroid that passed below the orbits of some satellites as it sailed past Earth, but still…it only takes one a bit larger to really spoil your day.
My latest live walk and vlog
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