Dr. Shaun Duke, Professional Nerd

Editor. Writer. Professor. Host.

40th Anniversary of the Moon Landing

Today is apparently the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. If that isn’t something worthy of mentioning on this blog, then I don’t know what is. Obviously I was not alive when this event occurred, but I have fond memories of watching live broadcasts of the shuttles heading off into space when I […]

Guest Posts Wanted (Again)

I’m moving to Florida in a couple weeks and am looking for a whole load of guest posts to keep things interesting around here while I’m on the road. What am I looking for? Anything discussing science fiction, fantasy, writing, or related subjects, whether it be a top 10 list or a rant about something […]

SF/F Links: Mid-July Links

Here we go: Futurismic has a really elaborate image that maps out the various scientific disciplines based on published papers, etc. It’s astonishing and hard to describe. Also at Futurismic is news that humans are naturally optimistic. Apparently a lot of people think things will get better. Dystopias are out! (Well, not really, but it’s […]