Hackers Could Kill More People Than a Nuclear Weapon
People around the world may be worried about nuclear tensions rising, but I think they’re missing the fact that a major cyberattack could be just as damaging — and hackers … Read more
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FOR READERS/WRITERS: What Happens To Our Books When We Die?
FOR READERS & WRITERS Today’s writer topic comes from QSFer J. Scott Coatsworth: We live in an increasingly digital world. Books have always been a bit ephemeral, but they are … Read more
SCIENCE: The Real, Freaky Experiments That Inspired “Frankenstein”
On Jan. 17 1803, a young man named George Forster was hanged for murder at Newgate prison in London. After his execution, as often happened, his body was carried ceremoniously … Read more
ANNOUNCEMENT/GIVEAWAY: Aliens, Smith and Jones, by Blaine D. Arden
Blaine D. Arden has a new MM sci fi book out: “It’s not all about serving coffee and typing reports.” Working for a secret organisation specialising in alien cover-ups, Connor … Read more
SCIENCE: Dying Brains Silence Themselves in a Spreading Dark Wave
At the edge of life and death is a spreading dark wave. Scientists spotted it first in rabbits. In a series of papers published throughout the 1940s, Harvard biologist Aristides … Read more
For Writers: Death in the Future
Every society has its ways of dealing with death. Some enforce long mourning periods in ritual dress. Some cover mirrors. Some hold celebrations of life. And of course there are … Read more