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Wikihistory
Wikihistory is a short story by Desmond Warzel which takes the form of a “Talk” page on a time travelers’ wiki. 11/15/2104 At 14:52:28, FreedomFighter69 wrote: Reporting my first temporal excursion since joining IATT: have just returned from 1936 Berlin, having taken the place of one of Leni Riefenstahl’s cameramen and assassinated Adolf Hitler during…
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Most Powerful Blast in the Universe Observed
The most powerful blast ever observed in the universe detonated on Wednesday. That day, a record four gamma-ray bursts were detected by NASA’s Swift telescope. Link (Thanks, CJ!)
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Bwa-Ha-Ha-Ha
The Pharyngula blog has a rather marvelous post up. Link (You may need to scroll down; the formatting is out of whack.)
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2008 Hugo Nominees Announced
Whoo! I’m scooping Gandalara for once! I feel so…naughty. Best Novel The Yiddish Policeman’s Union by Michael Chabon (HarperCollins, Fourth Estate) Brasyl by Ian McDonald (Gollancz; Pyr) Rollback by Robert J. Sawyer (Tor; Analog Oct. 2006-Jan/Feb. 2007) The Last Colony by John Scalzi (Tor) Halting State by Charles Stross (Ace; Orbit) Best Novella “Fountains of…
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Titan May Have an Underground Ocean
Researchers have looked at the amount of torque that Titan’s winds exert on its surface, and have concluded that things move around too much for the moon to have a solid core. They suspect a water ocean deep below surface ice. Link
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The Worst SF Resurrections
io9 has an amusing list of the worst SF Movie/TV resurrections (no books are listed). Just about any Jedi in Star Wars: When you die in Star Wars, and you have the power of the Force, you have the option of appearing as a glowing, transparent spectre. It’s hinted that this is due to the…
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Mars on Earth
In an effort to identify potential problems with a Martian settlement, the Mars Society has four planned “Mars Analog Research Stations” which will act as a sort of dress rehearsal. The FMARS 11 unit in the Antarctic has recently finished its run, but the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah is currently operating. When researchers…
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What Jabba Should Have Done
Using a carbonite-encased Han Solo as a desk makes much more sense than just propping him against a wall. Link (via Cynical-C)
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RIP Arthur C. Clarke
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Arthur C. Clarke, a visionary science fiction writer who won worldwide acclaim with more than 100 books on space, science and the future, died Wednesday in his adopted home of Sri Lanka, an aide said. He was 90. Link
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The Internet Review of Science Fiction
The IRoSF is back online, with a new design and better backend. Their goal is “the serious exploration of the literature of the fantastic.” IRoSF publishes intelligent articles, essays, interviews, reviews, and criticism to illuminate the most interesting and important work in the genres of science fiction and fantasy. Along the way we have also…