Have you ever heard of a calendrical heresy? Probably not, because it’s not really a thing, until you read Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee.
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Tag: Science fiction
Star Trek: Discovery revisited
Last year I wrote about the first season of Star Trek: Discovery. To summarize: I hated it with a vengeance. Then season two hit Netflix.
Continue reading “Star Trek: Discovery revisited”The curious case of the see-through fish
Above is a picture of a deep sea fish called the Mariana snailfish. This fish lives at 8 kilometers deep, or roughly 5 miles, and is transparent. It got me thinking about science fiction.
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This week, the first photograph of a black hole was released. Although, technically, it’s a visualization of a whole load of data, not an actual photo. The difference isn’t that important. You can see the result above. It looks a bit like a blurry donut. So what’s up with this?
Continue reading “Black holes”Review: Renegade
Renegade is, of course, a corny eighties show starring Lorenzo Lamas, but it is also a science fiction novel by Joel Shepherd. I’m going to talk about the latter today. Reviewing the other Renegade could be interesting as well, but maybe another time.
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