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- Why Utopias Don’t Work…anywhere!
Farnam Street recently posted one of the clearest explanations for why utopias can’t work in real life. Apart from being super interesting reading, the post also made me reflect on utopias in fiction. I don’t like utopian fiction and tend to avoid it. Even before I read the Farnam Street post, I thought most of… Read more: Why Utopias Don’t Work…anywhere! - A Step Closer to Unlimited Power
The article is a bit old, now, but the breakthrough it reports on is a highly positive one. Perhaps that was why it didn’t get more coverage than it did. (Yes, I’m a bit cynical!) Space.com reported back in June that, “Scientists beam solar power to Earth from space for 1st time ever.” The article… Read more: A Step Closer to Unlimited Power - Only Book Readers Spotted It
A few weeks ago, I gave my very personal take (it wasn’t structured enough to be called a review) on Apple TV’s Foundation series versus the books by Isaac Asimov. What I forgot to mention was that in the first few episodes of the TV series, when Harry Seldon was still on Trantor, the ecumenopolis… Read more: Only Book Readers Spotted It - Aim to be a Live Lion
If you’re a regular reader of my blog, I’m sure you’ve figured out by now that I’m just a little bit in awe of science fiction writer Robert A. Heinlein – for a variety of reasons, including the fact that he’s one of a microscopic collection of authors who can make me cry. Heinlein had… Read more: Aim to be a Live Lion - Andy Weir’s HAIL MARY — About Five Chapters Too Long
It’s a well-known phenomenon that an author of a runaway bestseller will be found to be disappointing in all future books. This might even be true. I went into the reading of Andy Weir’s Hail Mary with what I thought was an open mind, after thoroughly enjoying The Martian, his monster best-seller turned hit movie… Read more: Andy Weir’s HAIL MARY — About Five Chapters Too Long