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mikebrotherton.com - 11/24/2009
False Dichotomies and Science/Science Fiction
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This is just going to be a short post tonight on a topic I have discussed before and will likely continue to discuss. Politics in the United States has become so polarized that few politicians cross party lines. It is one team vs. the other, rather than real issues with real solutions that ...

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November 25, 2009 Links and Plugs
Bibliophile Stalker — ... profiles Jeff Carlson. Advice/Articles Suvudu on Suvudu is Thankful for... Ditchwalk on GeoCities, Scribd and Your Content. (via Booksquare) Writer's Digest on Harlequin's Self-Publishing Venture: Is It the Future of Publishing? (via Booksquare) Editorial Ass on Writer Question: When Should I Take Revision Advice, and When Should I Listen to My Gut? Mike Brotherton on False Dichotomies and Science/Science Fiction. Nathan Bransford on The Economics of ...

SF Tidbits for 11/25/09
SF Signal — ... from Robert McCammon's manhunt masterpiece, Mister Slaughter. EDGE Forthcoming Releases. New Solaris deal for Erc Brown. Orbit signs Kim Stanley Robinson to multibook deal. The first visible-light video of Saturn's auroras was released by NASA's JPL. Articles Suvudu on Suvudu is Thankful for... Mike Brotherton on False Dichotomies and Science/Science Fiction. Nathan Bransford on The Economics of ...

False Dichotomies and Science/Science Fiction
Planet-x.com.au — While politics is the most clearly visible example of false dichotomies plaguing us today, we have them in both science and science fiction and they are quite similar: style vs. substance. Too many people on both sides see it as an … More: False Dichotomies and Science/Science Fiction ...

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