A quote from famed U.S. writer Tom Wolfe: “Bush is portrayed as a moron. I’ve only conversed with him a couple of times – not for very long – but I found he was more literate on literature than the editor of the New York Review of Books, Bob Silvers. I’ve talked to both of …
“I’m trying to remember your name.”
Remember how it became a joke? How there was nothing to it at all? Think again: However, a recently published academic paper from the Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SPAWAR) in San Diego throws cold water on skeptics of cold fusion. Appearing in the respected journal Naturwissenschaften, which counts Albert Einstein among its …
…but with monsters! Seriously, Monstropedia looks like it could be a useful source of information, inspiration and procrastination for fantasy writers. It’s a wiki, though, so reader beware when it comes to accuracy. (Via Books, Words, and Writing.)
…and proud of it! You are Uhura You are a good communicator with a pleasant soft-spoken voice. Also a talented singer. Uhura – 65%Beverly Crusher – 65%Jean-Luc Picard – 55%Worf – 55%James T. Kirk (Captain) – 50%Will Riker – 50%Chekov – 45%Leonard McCoy (Bones) – 35%Deanna Troi – 35%Spock – 34%Data – 32%Geordi LaForge – …
Janet from The Walrus Said posted a couple of comments on here today, which reminded me of our knock-down, drag-out fight over whether this blog should be called Hassenpfeffer or Hasenpfeffer. I have surrendered, in a way. The Livejournal version of this blog is called Hasenpfeffer. Never let it be said I cannot be persuaded …
A computer model developed at Liverpool University has shown that it’s possible to make objects appear invisible at close range: Dr Guenneau, at the University’s Department of Mathematical Science, explains: “A cloak, such as the one worn by the Harry Potter character for example, is not yet possible but it is a good example of …
…my underwater hunter/tracker robots destroy their targets with a sonic weapon. Now, thanks to the U.S. Navy, I know how it works.
My eye continues to be caught by unique above-and-below-water vehicles thanks to the watery setting of my new novel Marseguro (currently undergoing revision). This one looks like fun: As Sci-Fi Tech explains it: The SeaBob essentially works as a self-propelling riding vehicle and is roughly akin to a jetski. You grab hold of two “controlgrips” …
This is pretty amazing: A pocket-sized device that runs on two AA batteries and copies DNA as accurately as expensive lab equipment has been developed by researchers in the US. The device has no moving parts and costs just $10 to make. It runs polymerase chain reactions (PCRs), to generate billions of identical copies of …
The science of sleep was one of my earliest column topics, way back in 1991. And why not? After all, as I pointed out then, sleep is so important birds, fish, reptiles and mammals all do it, we spend a third of our lives doing it, and if we don’t do it, we die. Like …
Well, that went pretty well. McNally-Robinson did indeed have Lost in Translation (already signed, though, since I signed their entire stock on my last trip up here), A Safe and Prosperous Future and Genetics Demystified on hand. I signed two or three books and talked to several school librarians, so it was all good. And …
