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Jun
10
Jun
09
I’ve been working mainly on novels for a while now, so the 700-word flash piece I wrote this morning was the first…
I’ve been working mainly on novels for a while now, so the 700-word flash piece I wrote this morning was the first short story this year.
What I like about flash is that the whole story can come to you in, well, a flash, almost; that you can figure out the whole thing when you’re just about to fall asleep, which is what I did last night.
It’s called “Change the World,” but, in keeping with the 700-word length, the scope of the change is quite narrow.
Jun
09
I’m giving this five stars despite a couple of small flaws (the protagonist is way too powerful, for example, but…
I’m giving this five stars despite a couple of small flaws (the protagonist is way too powerful, for example, but that ends up not being the disaster it could easily have been in less experienced hands).
This is the second book I’ve read recently where empathy at a key moment is important in the confrontation with a seemingly implacable antagonist. I’m glad to see that idea is in the zeitgeist.
Jun
08
The postscarcity world envisioned by SF writers like Charles Stross and Cory Doctorow could be closer than it…
The postscarcity world envisioned by SF writers like Charles Stross and Cory Doctorow could be closer than it appears, according to Peter H. Diamandis.
Jun
07
Early days, though at least one researcher is suggesting we could have these in real-life use within a decade.
Early days, though at least one researcher is suggesting we could have these in real-life use within a decade.
Originally shared by Singularity Hub
Tiny medical microbots could, for example, shuttle radioactive drugs to cancer clusters, perform surgeries inside the body, or clear out blood clots lodged deep inside the heart or brain.
Jun
06
No More Playing Games: AlphaGo AI to Tackle Some Real World Challenges http://suhub.co/2rygCEf
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No More Playing Games: AlphaGo AI to Tackle Some Real World Challenges http://suhub.co/2rygCEf
Jun
05
I’d just like to say that I was writing about people getting extra robotic arms that they could control with their…
I’d just like to say that I was writing about people getting extra robotic arms that they could control with their minds in about 1984.
In a novel that was never finished, and eventually morphed into a completely different novel that was (fortunately) never published. But still.
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What Happens When Cyborg Tech Goes Beyond Medicine? http://suhub.co/2rWT39s
Jun
05
Lisa Cohen’s share of this post reminded me of the Jewish concept of tikkun olam – basically healing the world’s…
Lisa Cohen’s share of this post reminded me of the Jewish concept of tikkun olam – basically healing the world’s imperfections by doing acts of kindness and goodness. I want to celebrate that in this new collection.
Originally shared by Joyce Donahue
Ballet dancer saves homeless man pushed onto train tracks. Definitely a case where strength and agility came in handy.
Jun
05
That thing where you’re 55,000 words into your novel and you discover that you need a new plot thread, which will…
That thing where you’re 55,000 words into your novel and you discover that you need a new plot thread, which will have to start much earlier in order not to feel too sudden, and that means you’ll have to bring back at least two characters from an earlier book.
It’s not a bad thing.
Jun
04
Interesting perspective: the act of connecting something to a network makes it part of a complex system which is…
Interesting perspective: the act of connecting something to a network makes it part of a complex system which is inherently not predictable.
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Society Is Destroying and Rebuilding Itself for the Networked Age http://suhub.co/2rBixbv