darkroastedblend.com - 9/6/2008
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"QUANTUM SHOT" #470 Article by Rachel & Avi Abrams, link Socotra Island: you have to see it to believe it We covered some otherwordly places before (see, for example, Bolivian Salt Lake , or The Richat Structure ), but this island simply blows away any notion about what is considered ...
io9.com - 9/6/2008
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io9.com —
We’ve made no secret of our admiration for
special effects artists. This week, we got to talk...
with Dan Rebert, the Effects Producer for MastersFX, the house that created the aliens of Stargate Atlantis and Slither . Rebert told us all about his ...
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Creature Creator Dan Rebert Talks to io9 About Alien ...
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Biology in Science Fiction Roundup: September 6 Edition
Biology in Science Fiction —
... not good news if you were hoping for a pill to help you live to 200. At io9 Annalee Newitz reports on a protein that can prevent telomeres - the "caps" at the end of chromosomes - from shortening over time. The result is cells that retain their "youth", which perhaps will someday be part of a longevity treatment. Live Science suggests that there are evolutionary advantages to being a little bit mentally ill. Dark Roasted Blend has photos of the most alien-looking place on Earth (via Posthuman Blues) Watch a video of Michael ...
This Alien Earth
Science Fiction in the News —
... ) What's your idea of an alien location? And thanks to Dark Roasted Blend for a great article idea. Scroll down for more stories in the same category. (Story submitted 9/7/2008) Would you like to contribute a story tip ? It's easy: Get the URL of the story, and the related sf author, and ...
[links] Link salad for a meltdown Monday
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Harpy Meals Are In — James Gurney with a curious reflection on pop culture. Plus art.
Building a Self-Assembling Stomach-Bot — Cool stuff Near-future medical tech, and especially interesting to me given my elevated levels of awareness concerning GI tract medical imaging.
The most alien-looking place on Earth — (Thanks to willyumtx.)
A Nation of Masochits — Juan Cole asks the same question I keep asking. Why is anyone a likely Republican voter this year? The GOP has thoroughly betrayed ...
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