Category: Hieroglyph
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What a real-life space settlement might look like
Over at Sploid, Jesus Diaz posted a model for a space settlement, created by Bryan Versteeg of Spacehabs, based on actual scientific principles. To learn more about the space settlement and the thinking behind it, check out the Sploid post. Behold the settlement in action:
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Featured Contributor: Geoffrey A. Landis
Geoffrey A. Landis is a scientist and a science fiction writer. As a scientist, he is a researcher at the NASA John Glenn Research Center. He works on projects related to advanced power and propulsion systems for space and planetary exploration, and is currently a member of the science team for the Mars Exploration Rover…
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Project Hieroglyph and Imagining Possible Futures on Public Radio
Listen to the discussion with authors Kim Stanley Robinson, Junot Díaz and Samuel R. Delany, as well as Gates McFadden on the public radio program To the Best of Our Knowledge
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Featured Contributor: Vandana Singh
Vandana Singh is a science fiction writer and assistant professor of physics at Framingham State University in Massachusetts; her area of expertise is theoretical particle physics. Her short stories, which most recently include “Peripateia,” (2013), “Cry of the Kharchal” (2013), “With Fate Conspire” (2013), and “A Handful of Rice” (2012), frequently appear in Year’s Best and other…
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Featured Conversation: Ionic Levitation
Take your dreams of levitating cars to the next level! Could an upgraded version of the ionocraft be the perfect addition to Neal Stephenson’s Tall Tower? Join the conversation about what it might take to get these floating vehicles into the upper atmosphere.
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Featured Contributor: David Brin
David Brin is a scientist, best-selling author and tech-futurist. His novels include Earth (1990), The Postman (1985, filmed in 1997) and Hugo Award winners Startide Rising (1983) and The Uplift War (1987). A leading commentator and speaker on modern trends, his nonfiction book The Transparent Society (1998) won the Freedom of Speech Award of the American Library Association. David also works as a consultant and…
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Featured Conversation: Cryogenic Kids
If cryogenic sleep were possible, would a child who was frozen for an extended period continue to grow? Join the conversation about these tiny time travelers and whether they’ll have a serious growth spurt to wake up to.
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Featured Contributor: Charlie Jane Anders
Charlie Jane Anders writes about science fiction for io9.com and is the author of the novel Choir Boy (2005). She has contributed to Mother Jones, the Wall Street Journal, the San Francisco Chronicle, ZYZZYVA, Pindeldyboz, Strange Horizons, and many other publications. She is co-editor of the anthology She’s Such a Geek (2006) and published an indy magazine called other, which bills itself the “magazine of pop culture and politics…
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Featured Conversation: Restoring the Ocean’s Ecosystems
How can we restore the oceans to their former glory? Join the conversation about “replanting” the flora and fauna of the North Sea, establishing the elaborate food web and using social media to save the sea.
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Featured Contributor: James Cambias
James Cambias is a New Orleans-based science fiction and fantasy writer whose stories have been nominated for the Nebula Award and the James Tiptree, Jr. Award. In 2001, he was a nominee for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. Cambias has also made a name for himself within the gaming community as…