Fragmented crater near a CO2 icecap on Mars offers another “Gosh!” image from Red Planet. Spiders & Inca cities! Alas all of it explained by science. MY science -my doctoral dissertation re similar acts on comets. Way-kewl, even if not alien spiders!

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Today EARTH (e-book) is just $1.99! Hugo Award runner-up that's on every top10 predictive novels list and honors Earth Day! And Monday (4/29) the whole Uplift Storm Trilogy will be just $4.99. (e-book.) Vast, vast adventure.
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Survival of the richest: 'Wealthy U.S. families are applying for 2nd citizenships to hedge.' Parasite preppers who yearn for feudalism after an 'Event' are not fellow citizens. Know that the nerds they despise will always know where they are. Always.

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Cory Doctorow released an essay on capitalism vs. rentiers... We disagree on many specifics and I believe he is less well-informed than he thinks, about history. Still, his rants are often valuable and shed light.
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Weekend posting is a pretty major one, where I use some of the greatest political movies to illustrate some rather scary and seldom (if ever) mentioned aspects of this highly fraught and dangerous year. You'll be disturbed... and maye motivated to act.

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The tachyon cosmological model is unlikely to pass rigorous experimental tests, given the unlikely nature of tachyons - particles that (in a weird aspect of relativity) might (notionally) move ONLY faster than light.

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Our planet faces many dangers (as shown in EARTH*). While much depends on restoring wisdom+sense to our present, there are also dangers farther ahead, like the sun's rising temperature across the next 100M years. Here's how our heirs might save our world!

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In NAUTILUS Namir Khaliq interviews me, Docrorow, Bujold, Stross, Jemison & Weir about how science influences science fiction, especially in a time of looming AI. Come for insights.

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2 novels renewed! EARTH (Hugo2nd place +on every “Top10 Predictive Novels” list) +GLORY SEASON with fave protagonist plucky Maia! Crisp e-books. The trade paperback's luscious. Prime fonts +80 page breaks give EARTH a classy feel!
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Noam Chomsky is a litmus for fecal nonsense. I can't recall once across 30 yrs when he said anything right or wise. Much like that vile gnome Yoda -and DTrump- he growls/grumps nonsense while fans nod, citing him in book quotes and mind-poison virals.

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Most current desalinization uses reverse-osmosis with a lot of energy input. Natural evaporation can also used to drive desalination processes. Hydrovoltaic nano-devices could theoretically operate anywhere.

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“…I was partly inspired by Robert Heinlein’s projection of a USA that toppled into fundamentalist theocracy under Nehemiah Scudder. Seriously, see what #Heinlein had to say…his perspective might surprise you.” via 𝐃𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐝 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐧 [Political*] #scifi #books davidbrin.blogspot.com/2024/04/accele…

Peter Diamandis says (as I predicted 12 yrs ago) 2024 will be the Year of the Flying Car! It also means the uber-rich will soar over our heads, like gods, and hence our ground commutes will get much worse... like the carriages of the lords in 1789

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I post about a new cult term for rich preppers who seek to accelerate the 'Event' or final crisis. NOT rapture-dopes, some are tech zillionaires who think a collapse -followed by their wise rulership- is for the greater good. An ingrate masturba-fantasy.
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Ukrainians will remember innocents now killed daily as millions shiver in the dark from RF missile strikes that could be stopped, but for Putin-loving commies like Moscow Marjorie and perverts Gaetz+Graham+every other member of the 'Freedom Caucus.'

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Bad terminology. Sure, love of feudal oligarchy makes them 'right-wing.' But devotion to Putin and his 10,000 'ex' commissars & 'ex' KGB agents - now wearing different lapel pins with the same methods and goal - makes it blatant.
Confederates = commies.
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Two novels are re-issued by Open Road, with fine new covers+editing. This week EARTH! Hugo runner-up + on every “Top Ten Predictive Novels” list. Prescient and hopeful about our beloved world.

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And soon on the schedule another Hugo nominee GLORY SEASON!

Just released today: a re-edited version of my novel Earth, with a gorgeous new cover amazon.com/Earth-Novel-Da…

Heaven's Reach' is highlighted today ($1.99) on eBookDaily.com and in the Bargain newsletter.

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You'll want BRIGHTNESS REEF and INFINITY'S SHORE. Adventure, wild rides. Dolphins! Cosmic destiny stuff! Huck & Alvin and their rascal pals.... and..

Today CARTA and ASU’s Institute of Human Origins presents “Lucy 50th Anniversary Symposium: The Impact of 'Lucy' on Human Origins Science,” proudly co-sponsored by CARTA, from 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM Pacific. Watch the livestream now on the ASU website:
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