Science, History, and Fiction in Everyday Life
The idea for this articles comes out of a discussion with Roberto Flaibani. Roberto, whose name has already appeared here in some guest posts (his Il 13 Cavaliere is one of the most interesting blogs about astrophysics I have come…
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Like last year, 2016 Hugo Award nomination has been affected by SP/RP slating issues, resulting in the nomination of works and authors (Chuck Tingle is just one, but certainly the most surprising) that would have otherwise not found a space…
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Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Books and a Beat. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: • Grab your current read • Open to a random page • Share two (2) “teaser” sentences…
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The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (2010) is a fantasy novel by N. K. Jemisin, and the first book of The Inheritance Trilogy. Complex, at times dark and always fascinating, it describes fantastic cities and different races of humans and gods. Recommended…
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Like every summer, in July I prepare my shopping list of events I’d like / plan to attend (I’ll keep it to Scotland for the moment, since I am still unsure about my attendance to Worldcon 2016 in Kansas City….
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According to some recent news, it seems that pretty much everybody is on its way to Mars. You doubt? Have a look at the list below. In addition to the probes (and mission) that are already there (this is a good…
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Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Books and a Beat. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: • Grab your current read • Open to a random page • Share two (2) “teaser” sentences…
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The Algebraist (2004) by Iain M. Banks, is an SF novel that combines space opera, fantasy and spy story in an overwhelming mix. Set in a non-Culture universe, it features intergalactic space travel, mighty aliens, AIs and ruthless systems, one…
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Next week, July, 4th, the spacecraft Juno will finally enter Jupiter’s orbits after five years in space. Juno’s objectives for this mission are to better understand the origin and evolution of Jupiter, analysing its solid planetary core, mapping its mighty…
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Difficult to ignore what’s happening now in the UK, and the post-Brexit mayhem. While I don’t do politics on this blog for a precise choice (i.e., I write enough about it in other venues), there are some issues that affect…
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