Alien Mating Strategies That Would Probably Result in Extinction
One of the great joys of science fiction is encountering alien races, with their weird customs and vastly different biologies. A really great alien race can make you question everything you know about humanity — but sometimes, alien races don’t entirely make sense. In particular, a lot of alien mating rituals seem guaranteed to drive…
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Gordon Jackson and Charlie Jane Anders
Drugs that Give People Awesome Superpowers
Where would we be without drugs? Half the great musical performances of the 20th century wouldn’t exist. There would be no Mork and Mindy. Walter Bishop would have nothing to inspire his research. But that’s not all that drugs do for us — they also give us amazing superpowers. Here’s a list of fictional drugs…
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Charlie Jane Anders and Ben Vrignon