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Monthly Archives: January 2016
NaNoWriMo and a dreadful first-draft
“Stories are relics, part of an undiscovered pre-existing world. The writer’s job is to use the tools in his or her toolbox to get as much of each one out of the ground intact as possible. Sometimes the fossil you … Continue reading
Posted in fiction, writing
Tagged challenge, first draft, inspiration, literature, NaNoWriMo, novel, writers, writing advice
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It’s snowing
It’s snowing and snowing. The sky is pearly-grey, and there is not even a glimmer of sun. The view from our windows (see photos) brings to mind the blizzard scene from Initial Conditions. The magical wood from the previous night … Continue reading
Posted in fiction, photos
Tagged blizzard, Initial Conditions, snow, snowing, winter
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Benjamin Franklin’s birthday
Benjamin Franklin Drawing Electricity from the Sky, picture by Benjamin West “If all printers were determined not to print anything till they were sure it would offend nobody, there would be very little printed.” Benjamion Franklin, Apology for Printers (1730).
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Tagged Ben Franklin, Benjamin Franklin, birthday, electricity, Gulf Stream, History of physics, history of science
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Nothing is going to change
It’s an issue I was determined to avoid in this blog and for a good reason. A lot has been written (and blogged, tweeted…) about sexual harassment of female students in STEM. Reading Sean Carroll‘s blog-post, “We Suck (But We … Continue reading
Posted in academia, physics
Tagged academic career, academic life, astronomy, harassment, sexual harassment, women in physics, women in science
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Science, science-fiction and the power of imagination
Kazuo Ishiguro and Neil Gaiman. Illustration by Tim McDonagh, image from New Statesman. “In her mind’s eye, she saw forsaken civilizations, the bygone times when gods mixed with heroes and monsters interbred with beasts. Her childhood heroes were all brave, … Continue reading
Posted in fiction, literature, physics, science fiction, writing
Tagged ideas, imagination, innovation, invention, science, speculative fiction, writers
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Isaac Asimov’s Birthday
Republic of Guinea Post commemorative stamps for Isaac Asimov Isaac Asimov was born on January 2, 1920 (or so his parents asserted). An American author and professor of biochemistry at Boston University, he wrote or edited more than 500 books. … Continue reading
Posted in fiction, literature, science fiction
Tagged Asimov, author, birthday, fiction and physics, Isaac Asimov, physics and fiction, writer
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