All the Vatta books include characters who have cranial implants that enhance their mental abilities and characters who are opposed to implants as a form of “humodification” that makes the user less human and more machine. Having or not having an implant creates social expectations and has legal implications as well. Not all implants are Read More…
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Trifling Humor
This is a link to a Storify of Twitter posts yesterday and…it’s hilarious. 7FZrl$Jn602ErEJ(BX Or, if you like long URLs: https://storify.com/lizrothjohnson/biologistspacefacts?utm_content=storify-pingback&utm_source=t.co&utm_campaign=&awesm=sfy.co_a0x2Q&utm_medium=sfy.co-twitter
Science Twitter Accounts at SXSW
A list of science accounts on Twitter for SXS. No, I haven’t checked them all out yet, but wow–sure appreciate @laurahelmuth for getting this list together. I’ll be posting the reference a few other places, too. https://twitter.com/laurahelmuth/lists/sciencetwitterforsxsw/members
Solar Eclipse from 35,000 feet
From Alaska Airlines flight from Anchorage to Honolulu that diverted to give passengers a view of the total eclipse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBoa81xEvNA
Tuesday Mixed Bag
Yesterday was my birthday, so…other things got done than a post here. So what’s interesting right now? How about two urban predators mixing it up on the street in front of a lucky photographer? http://www.nhm.org/nature/blog/hawk-attacks-snake-and-epically-fails There’s another pair in the same post…that time reptile v. reptile. Several good Twitter science accounts to follow: https://twitter.com/carlzimmer Award-winning Read More…
Monday Science Links
For those who aren’t averse to spiders, a great link of links from Arthropod Ecology Frog enthusiasts: follow @MyFrogCroaked (Jonathan Kolby) on Twitter. Lots of images of gorgeous tropical (New World so far) frogs and other amphibs. Interested in coastal waters and the societies that live near/on them? Follow @hakaimagazine on Twitter. Scientist and writer Read More…
Monday Science: Thanks, Twitter
Writers must read, and science fiction writers must read science, engineering, technology especially if not actively engaged in doing STEM stuff. But we still have only 24 hours a day. How to make time? How to find cool stuff? Journals help, but skimming several journals a week still doesn’t fill the well. Twitter, used carefully, Read More…