A piece of history for today’s image. These spidery lines are astronomer Percival Lowell’s sketches of canals on Mars, dated from the late 1890’s or
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On the Origins of Science Fiction
Who wrote the first work of science fiction? The answer to that question will change depending on who you ask. Some critics look back to
The Future of Spaceflight?
I’ve flown to Sydney and back since my last post. After staring through the window of a Boeing 737 at ten thousand metres, up where the atmosphere itself is tenuous
The Lonely Dot
The International Space Station just passed over Perth, so I took the opportunity to take a photo on my iPhone 5S. It may not be
Beating Writer’s Block
A few months ago, I wrote a post on advice for beginning writers which has been getting fairly consistent views every week. What’s that, internet? You
The Jobs Continuum
The future is not going to be a happy place. This seems to be the prevailing message in the glut of dystopian narratives that dominate
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