A little delayed, but finally I have some links for you all. There are loads more, so I think I’m going to have to go with a weekly schedule so it doesn’t pile up like it is doing now. In any case, here are the links:
- io9
- Things you can do to help create artificial intelligences! You’d be surprised what simple things there are that can help in that field. Stuff you might already do regularly.
- Post-apocalyptic scenes made out of food! I had a link similar to this from Listverse a long while back. This is in the same vein and amazing.
- Anyone wanting some advice on map-making should start looking at vector maps of things on other planets and moons in our solar system. Seriously, go to this vector map of a methane sea on Titan and see how cool extraterrestrial maps are!
- Six earth cities that will give us ideas on how to colonize Mars. This is pretty cool actually. Rather interesting when you look at it from a realistic perspective.
- The Navy announces a five-year plan to build laser blasters. We’ve gotta keep up with those Chinese guys somehow right? Yeah. Good idea, but I wonder who is paying for it.
- Got a bum kidney? Well apparently there is a new way to get rid of them: give birth to it. Yeah, I don’t quite understand it either, but give it a look. New medical practices are revolutionizing how we do things these days.
- Nano-wire shirt that generates electricity while you move, but burns out if you sweat on it. Good idea, needs rethinking.
- A new biomedical gel that can fix your severed spine. Works on mice, should work on us. Paralysis might not be a problem of the future!
- Listverse
- Top 10 Ways to Fly Under the Radar. Yup, for all you ex-cons out there, or anyone writing about ex-cons.
- 10 Great Inventions That Should Be Invented! Interstellar travel here we come!
- Universe Today
- Quantum communications might be viable in the near future if we get on top of it like this article suggests.
- Astrium, from good old Europe, is ramping up plans to mass produce space planes. Yup, good stuff indeed.
- Cassini picks up hints of organic chemicals shooting off from Saturn’s Enceladus! Cool stuff indeed!
- 13.73 Billion Years. That’s the current measurement of how old the Universe is. Find out about it here.
- Hawaiin hippy files lawsuit against the Large Hadron Collider. Go away and stop fooling with complex science that you don’t understand!
- New research suggests that galaxies with quasars in the middle are not so good for planet formation. Yup, not good at all.
- I found this online somewhere (if I got it from you, please let me know). This is a look at the differences of opinion between the U.S. and England. It’s amazing how different we are. They are, by and large, far more progressive than we are.
- This image of these concept designs of future robotic police forces are amazing. Check out the gallery too. Simply stunning image.
- Michio Kaku on things we’ll probably never see. Sadly, he’s likely right.
- Ten sci-fi movie survival tips. Screaming is good, though.
- Scifi reading list with the subject “not quite human”. Lots of goodies in there. (Courtesy of SF Signal, I think)
- New Scientist
- Scientists have found the answer to the origins of two mysterious meteorites found in Antarctica. Find out here!
- Find ISS in this picture and you win nothing, because I have nothing to give. This is amazing though: a picture of the International Space Station over the Sun!
- Chrononautic Log has a video of a bizarre insect-like robot. Check it out.
- L. E. Modesitt, Jr. talks about SF’s ability to predict the future. Good stuff as usual.
- One of the coolest things that has ever been desired by Kung Fu fans since Bruce Lee died is now about to happen: Jackie Chan and Jet Li are getting together to make a movie! Yes, look at the trailer now!
- MentalFloss has 5 reasons why we’ll miss Arthur C. Clarke. *sniff* (By the way, some of these aren’t related to literature, just so you know)
- Mike Brotherton has a hard SF writer’s bookshelf. Good stuff, check it out if you are even marginally interested in writing SF.
- Dave Walton’s page of writing advice. There is a whole lot of stuff here. Seriously. A LOT. Like two books worth.
- Space.com has this cool article about alien sociology. So, are the aliens going to come and kill us? Hmm?
- Cyber-cops are getting organized. Watch out hackers!
- CERN, the most complicated thing humans have built thus far! The Thinking Blog profiles it.
- Want to know how bad the economy really is? Look at these poor folks. Yeah, Mr. Bush, this is what you’ve done to this country. Congrats.
5 Responses
Ok, firstly, no one is removing kidneys from my vagina.Babies are one thing–they don’t make holes in bits that didn’t have holes before–organs are a whole other thing.
Secondly, good grief the US is backwards.
I love that survival tip list. 😀
If you’re going to keep linking to those damn articles on life from space, will you PLEASE ACCEPT I’M RIGHT ABOUT IT? (The link takes you to the not-quite-human list, btw)
Actually, scratch that. The latter half of the links are ones you already put up. :p
OMG – I agree with the kidney’s comment & totally amazing that it is happening. I totally thought further with the kidney to the pancreas (from being diabetic) to the liver, etc. Uda *LOL*
Great links as usual! OH and I love SF Signal too … I checked it today and they harped on No. 5 from Short Circuit. There may be a remake in our future. The funny part is that I have a friend with kids of 8 and 7 whom watched the movie and the kids love it 🙂 It makes me think how my father ingrained 50’s music into my montage. I am not sure if that is good or bad.
Happy Day!
SF Signal is really awesome. I love their site a lot. I heard about that Short Circuit remake. My question is: why? I mean, what’s the point? Yeah, it was a decent movie for its time, but it’s not like the greatest film ever or anything. We all remember it because it was probably one of the first movies with a huge robot as the main character that wasn’t murdering people.
Not to mention: Charlton Heston died.
I didn’t like him personally, but Planet of the Apes = the awesome.
Yeah!
Oh and nothing wrong with 50s music AT all. And just a note, you don’t need the ‘ in the 50s. I’m not being mean, but I used to do the same thing until I realized that you don’t need it because you’re not referring to what belongs to the 50s, but to a period of time. You don’t say “those are the 50’s things” unless someone’s name is 50. You see what I mean? It’s really a weird rule and I didn’t get that for a long time. I think Lindsey forced that one into me by accident. Just being helpful :D, not anal :P.
Have a good one 😀
Nothing about my forcing good punctuation is accidental. I did it entirely on purpose, and will continue to do so.
*HeHe* Glad for the punctuation side note. TY 🙂