Dr. Shaun Duke, Professional Nerd

Editor. Writer. Professor. Host.

SandF #6.2 (Magical Realism and Book Love w/ Jason Sanford) is Live!

Jason Sanford joins Jen and I for another riveting episode of The Skiffy and Fanty Show.  Okay, so it might not be so riveting, but we’re pretty sure it’s at least moderately interesting.  Or maybe not.  We’re biased! To the point:  this latest episode involves a short discussion of some interesting news going on in […]

Science Fiction = Naturally Optimistic

Nothing I will say here should be misconstrued as “original thought.”  Rather, these are the things that spring to mind when I read posts like this one by Bryan Thomas Schmidt on how science fiction lacks optimism and hope. But before getting into the reasons why SF is naturally optimistic, I want to explain where […]