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Ian Miller commented on the post, What Is The Purpose of Science Fiction Stories? 8 years, 11 months ago
In my case, while I write futuristic novels, I do not believe in predicting the future. Instead, what I do is to show a variety of forms of governance, including one I invented myself, and explore some strengths […]
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Ian Miller commented on the post, Just How Realistic Is Buzz Aldrin’s Plan to Colonize Mars? 9 years, 6 months ago
I have written five SF ebooks that cover colonising Mars, at various stages, although admittedly three contribute very little to this particular issue. I am also intending to write a series of blogs on the matter, […]
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Ian Miller replied to the topic Carbon Dioxide Modulation in the Conversation
Climate Engineering Scenarios 9 years, 10 months agoI am not replying to Kevin’s posts directly, but regarding CO2, there is plenty in the air, but mechanically extracting it is energy consumptive. Plants, however, do this nicely. Part of the reason I am advocating ocean harvesting is that much of the mechanical energy can be obtained from waves, and removal of CO2 from the oceans helps with local…[Read more]
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Ian Miller replied to the topic Carbon Dioxide Modulation in the Conversation
Climate Engineering Scenarios 9 years, 10 months agoIn my ebook, “Biofuels. An Overview” I calculated that to roughly replace oil with biofuels using technology not yet available, the land requirements would be such that there would be too much loss of environment, although the exercise would be possible if we used the oceans. Now, admittedly, I have spent much of my career on biofuel research, and…[Read more]
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Ian Miller replied to the topic Making a 2312-style hollow asteroid in the Conversation Big Ideas 10 years, 3 months ago
In my “First Contact” trilogy, I had one character involved with the starting of building one of the space stations as conceived by Gerard O’Neil, which is like the hollowed asteroid, except that the rocks in this case came from the moon, and were cemented together. The problems with such an entity would be very similar to the problems for a…[Read more]
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Ian Miller replied to the topic The Future of Energy in the Conversation Big Ideas 10 years, 5 months ago
Energy is a problem, but transport fuels are a bigger one. So far there is no acceptable means of replacing oil in our transport systems by electricity because there is no acceptable storage system, acceptable being giving a good range, a long life and a reasonable price. I have written two futuristic novels of what might happen of we don’t…[Read more]
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Ian Miller replied to the topic What are some interesting science fictional concepts in economics? in the Conversation Inspiration 10 years, 5 months ago
At the risk of self-promotion, I have written some futuristic Sci Fi that is based on what happens as resources run down. Of course, the whole point of fiction is to set up a system and then show what is wrong with it, but I have come to the conclusion that whatever is wrong is usually caused by greedy people in the wrong place. One conclusion I…[Read more]
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Ian Miller started the topic Marine Microalgae in the Conversation
Climate Engineering Scenarios 10 years, 5 months agoMore than once there have been suggestions that seeding the oceans with iron will promote microalgal growth. This has been discounted somewhat because the results have been variable, and the specific target, namely sequestering the algal carbon at the bottom of the ocean, does not seem to be particularly efficient, however it is possible the…[Read more]
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