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The Frost Line Fracture
The Frost Line Fracture

Intense action, gritty realism, and plenty of double-crosses characterize this grand finale to the Formist Series.

2020

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Matthew Williams
Matthew Williams

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Downfall: The End of Putin’s Russia

After more than twenty years of autocratic rule, murder, human rights abuses, and unbridled aggression against his neighbors, Putin’s chickens have come home to roost! Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past decade (in which case, I envy you!), you’ve been kept apprised of the events in…

Russia

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Downfall: The End of Putin’s Russia
Downfall: The End of Putin’s Russia
Russia

7 min read


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Personal Milestone: I Finally Get Relativity!

In life, it is good to set personal goals. Not just the big and life-changing kind, mind you, I’m talking about the little things that help you to measure your growth as an individual. A few years ago, I set one of these little goals for myself: I wanted to…

Physics

5 min read

Personal Milestone: I Finally Get Relativity!
Personal Milestone: I Finally Get Relativity!
Physics

5 min read


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A Humble Attempt at Predicting Future History

A fictitious timeline of the future, from tomorrow to 1 billion years from now. There’s an old saying by Kierkegaard, “Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” I’ve heard this adage many times, except that the word “history” was always substituted for “life.” This is…

Science Fiction

15 min read

A Humble Attempt at Predicting Future History
A Humble Attempt at Predicting Future History
Science Fiction

15 min read


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A New Scale for Classifying Intelligence?

In the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI), there are many limiting factors. These go beyond the usual technical limitations, where SETI researchers are reliant on existing radio telescopes that can only be used for limited amounts of time. …

SETI

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A New Scale for Classifying Intelligence?
A New Scale for Classifying Intelligence?
SETI

2 min read


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The Decline and Fall of the American Empire

This is an opinion piece, but an informed one (if I say so myself). I invite debate and contradiction, but I ask that people not write in and call me “biased” because this offends their political or patriotic sensibilities. If you disagree, please tell me where I’m in error (preferably…

America

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The Decline and Fall of the American Empire
The Decline and Fall of the American Empire
America

7 min read


4 days ago

Why Fears About AI Are Misplaced

Why the trope about a ‘robot uprising’ is still so popular, and why people shouldn’t take it so seriously. In 1818, Mary Shelley’s classic novel Frankenstein was published. The novel captured the public imagination with its popular themes of the “mad scientist” who violated the laws of nature and paid…

Robots

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Why Fears About AI Are Misplaced
Why Fears About AI Are Misplaced
Robots

6 min read


Nov 10

Your Fascist Future: A Guide to America in 2025

Some serious thoughts and hard questions about the prospects for the 2024 elections and four more years of TFG! So… the other day I was informed that data obtained by the New York Times and Siena College polls indicated that Trump is actually leading Biden in the polls. As someone…

2024 Elections

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Your Fascist Future: A Guide to America in 2025
Your Fascist Future: A Guide to America in 2025
2024 Elections

6 min read


Oct 30

An Eye for Eye… Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Does.

“An eye for an eye will leave the whole world blind.” Chances are, you’ve heard this quote, which is typically attributed to Mohandas (Mahatma) Gandhi. While it’s not clear that he ever said these words, they do summarize his philosophy of pacifism. …

Code Of Hammurabi

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An Eye for Eye… Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Does.
An Eye for Eye… Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Does.
Code Of Hammurabi

4 min read


Oct 29

Episode 57 — Space is for All: An Interview with Space Policy Analyst Ruvimbo Samanga — is now Live!

This week, I finally got the chance to sit down and speak with a rising star of the modern space age, renowned space policy analyst Ruvimbo Samanga. Samanga began her journey by earning her Master of Law and participating in the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition. In 2018…

Advocacy

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Episode 57 — Space is for All: An Interview with Space Policy Analyst Ruvimbo Samanga — is now Live!
Episode 57 — Space is for All: An Interview with Space Policy Analyst Ruvimbo Samanga — is now Live!
Advocacy

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Oct 22

Episode 56 — “The Ancient Astronaut Theory — is now Live!

This week’s episode is dedicated to a theory that is both fascinating and highly controversial. This theory is that in the distant past, extraterrestrial explorers may have visited Earth and even influenced our evolution (cultural or biological). Known as “paleocontact,” this idea has been explored extensively in science fiction, which…

Aliens

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Episode 56 — “The Ancient Astronaut Theory — is now Live!
Episode 56 — “The Ancient Astronaut Theory — is now Live!
Aliens

2 min read

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