Author Archives: Mike Reeves-McMillan

Nov 25

If you’re writing space opera, you can probably just ignore all this (along with the need for reaction mass, how…

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If you’re writing space opera, you can probably just ignore all this (along with the need for reaction mass, how hard it is to reach orbit, and how long it takes to get around a solar system). But if you’re writing hard SF set in space, you need to know it.

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What Happens to the Brain in Zero Gravity?

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Nov 23

Berliners have shown how to stop the march of the far right

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Berliners have shown how to stop the march of the far right

“The demise of German fascist group Wir für Deutschland shows that citizens can unite to banish hatred”

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“Something significant has just occurred in Berlin. The far-right group Wir für Deutschland (We for Germany), which has been marching in the capital since 2016, has just announced that it will no longer protest there. Explaining the decision in a frustration-filled statement on Facebook, Wir für Deutschland credited three factors in particular…”

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/nov/14/marching-together-far-right-fascist-wir-fur-deutschland
Nov 23

Lots of people are working on this kind of stuff, and making decent progress.

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Lots of people are working on this kind of stuff, and making decent progress.

Originally shared by Judah Richardson

Does your mouth water at the prospect of a nice juicy steak? How about a nice juicy 3D-printed steak, made using a paste composed of vegetable-based materials like rice, peas, and seaweed? That’s what a new Spanish startup, Novameat, is working hard to bring to market.

https://www.digitaltrends.com/cool-tech/3d-printed-steak-rice-peas-seaweed/

Nov 22

If you follow food tech as I do, there’s nothing really new in this article, but it pulls together a number of…

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If you follow food tech as I do, there’s nothing really new in this article, but it pulls together a number of innovations in one place and provides a decent summary.

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Thanksgiving Food for Thought: The Tech Helping Make Food Abundant

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Nov 21

Paladin of Souls is a strong contender for my favourite book by anyone, and is certainly one of my two favourites by…

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Paladin of Souls is a strong contender for my favourite book by anyone, and is certainly one of my two favourites by Lois McMaster Bujold. It has a middle-aged female protagonist, a lot of interiority and character depth, and a compelling struggle at the heart of it.

It’s on sale for $1.99.

https://smile.amazon.com/Paladin-Souls-Chalion-Book-2-ebook/dp/B000FC138Q

Nov 20

It’s good to see that people are thinking, and thinking deeply, about the unintended consequences of technology.

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It’s good to see that people are thinking, and thinking deeply, about the unintended consequences of technology.

It’s especially good to see something (in the last point in the article) which reflects one of my own ideas: the Advisor Against, a person (or, in this case, board) whose job is specifically to point out the pitfalls of a proposed course of action. (The Advisor Against appears in my novel Realmgolds.)

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Managing the Unintended Consequences of Technology

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