In which events take a generally darker turn: Foundation and Empire by Isaac Asimov
Hari Seldon’s plan is working perfectly, and thanks to psychohistory, the Foundation is well on its way to saving what remains of Galactic civilization. And then Isaac Asimov throws a wrench or two into the works, in Foundation and Empire. It’s day two of Blogging the Hugos’ Foundation Week. Your hosts are Alasdair Wilkins and…
Architeuthis on Ice: Discovering The Giant Squid
In this excerpt from Wendy Williams’ Kraken: The Curious, Exciting, and Slightly Disturbing Science of Squid, the author describes an amazing discovery: a rare giant squid. Here’s the story of how it happened, and the scientists who discovered it. The morning of June 25, 2008, wasn’t a good one on Monterey Bay . . .…
“We Must Be Prepared For Wonders:” The Revelations That Never Were From Dr. Livingstone
Most of us are familiar to a limited degree with the story of Dr. David Livingstone (1813-1873): his disappearance, his October, 1871 discovery in Ujiji, Tanzania, by Henry Stanley (1841-1904), and Stanley’s greeting to Livingstone: “Dr. Livingstone, I believe?” Even if the latter phrase is a post-facto invention by Stanley, an inveterate publicizer whose personal…
