…if they exist, would be a great place to look for life and water. Now some researchers think they may have spotted them.
But did it contain a miniature Racquel Welch?
News item: Some 40 years after the release of the classic science fiction movie Fantastic Voyage, researchers in the NanoRobotics Laboratory of École Polytechnique de Montréal’s Department of Computer Engineering and Institute of Biomedical Engineering have achieved a major technological breakthrough in the field of medical robotics. They have succeeded for the first time in …
Just to balance things out…
…David Louis Edelman now offers Five Things That Do Happen When You Become A Published Author. These also ring true with me.
Derryl Murphy throws hat in ring for SFWA VP
Further to the previous post about John Scalzi running for president of SFWA, Derrly Murphy, former Canadian regional director, has put his name forward for vice-president. I’m leaning his way, too.
John Scalzi for SFWA president?
John Scalzi has announced he is in the running as a write-in president for the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA). I just received my ballot and haven’t given it any serious thought yet, but after reading his comments and platform, I have to say I’m leaning toward writing him in. If you’re …
The debate about global warming "a mirage"?
That’s what three scientists, one from Denmark and two from Canada, say in a new paper: The entire debate about global warming is a mirage. The concept of ‘global temperature’ is thermodynamically as well as mathematically an impossibility, says professor at The Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, Bjarne Andresen who has analyzed this hot …
God–or somebody–really does answer prayer, study suggests
From Science Blog: Does God or some other type of transcendent entity answer prayer? The answer, according to a new Arizona State University study published in the March journal Research on Social Work Practice, is “yes.” David R. Hodge, an assistant professor of social work in the College of Human Services at Arizona State University, …
Replacing the u-word with the z-word
YA fantasy author Justine Larbalestier does not like unicorns. Just today she posted: What is it with you people? I tell you what an abomination in the sight of the Lord unicorns are and how much I love love love zombies and what do you do? You send me an endless stream of unicorn-related stuff. …
"There are these two muffins, see, and…(snort, guffaw)…I’m sorry, I just can’t go on."
John Tierney, whose New York Times column and related blog post on laughter inspired and informed my Leader Post science column this week, has a follow-up blog post on a “shocking and unexpected development.” It seems “readers reported laughing out loud at the muffin joke“!
Sad but true
David Louis Edelman lists Five Things That Don’t Happen When You Become a Published Author…alas. (Via SFBC.com.)
That’s not funny…so why am I laughing?
Whenever an election is about to occur, we see stories of the “gender gap,” the difference in voting patterns between men and women. But there’s another gender gap that perhaps hasn’t had as much attention: the difference in laughing patterns between men and women. I’ve written before about laughter, but since I’ve noted sadly before …
Another nice blog comment about Lost in Translation
While self-Googling today (something I like to do periodically, and no, I’m not ashamed of it!) I ran across a nice mention of the paperback of Lost in Translation at a new-to-me blog called Blog Happy. Writes Nicole: Why I picked up this book: Liked the cover, then the back blurb sounded interesting. Do I …
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