Special Feature (repost):
Sylvia Engdahl: "The New Mythology of the Space Age"
About a year ago I stated that I would write a review of the material for an online course entitled "The New Mythology of the Space Age" that Sylvia Engdahl taugh through Connected Education in the Spring of 1995. Well, one thing led to another and I forgot. Then Sylvia's press release for her recent IPPY Award came in, and BAM!, I suddenly remembered I dropped the ball. Instead of pounding out a quickly and poorly written review, I feel it's best if I just post the link to the material, and let the material speak for it's self. I am sure you will agree that this is well worth the read:
- "The New Mythology of the Space Age" - http://www.sylviaengdahl.com/space/myth01.htm
And don't forget about her blog on Blogspot. Enjoy! ~ Jim
News Headlines:
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NOTICE - Upcoming Steamcon Meeting: Thursday, June 19 at 6:30 P.M. at the Capitol Hill branch of the Public Library, 425 Harvard Ave. E. Seattle WA
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The Edge of Propinguity - Volume 30: June, 2008, is now online, so go ahead and take a look over the Edge.
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Are We Alone - Current Show: June16, 2008 Get Your Boson
What happens when particles collide? The answer may tell us the dark secrets of the cosmos. At least, that's the hope for the Large Hadron Collider, the world's largest particle accelerator. When it fires up this summer, colliding protons may produce the elusive Higgs Boson - the so-called God particle - and reveal the building blocks of the universe.
We talk to the Director of CERN, home of this massive device, about what happens when they throw the big switch. Also, what if black holes happen? Find out how these weird gravity pits are created, and whether they're actually two-way streets that allow information to escape after all. Also, plans are already underway for the next particle accelerator, and playing with fire: a new fusion reactor in France. Guests:
- Robert Aymar - Director General of CERN in Geneva, Switzerland
- Barry Barish - Physicist Emeritus, California Institute of Technology and Director of the International Linear Collider Global Design Effort
- Norbert Holtkamp - Principle Deputy Director General of ITER and physicist at the Spallation Neutron Source at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Simon Steel - Astronomer, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
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Are We A Blog? - Indy science: all it's cracked-the-whip up to be?
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NASA Lunar Rovers and more at Moses Lake WA. - Here a great video clip of some NASA action in Moses Lake: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFnFtt8lqBc
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Nomadic Delirium Press - Moving Sale!
"Nomadic Delirium Press will be moving it's offices in the middle of July, and we really don't want to lug all of these books with us, so to lighten the load, we're offering special discounts on all of our titles until we get into the new digs. Simply go to http://www.nomadicdeliriumpress.com/moving.htm for all of the details."
Headlines From SF News Sites:
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British Fantasy Society News: R.I.P Stan Winston 1946 - 2008
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io9: White-Leather-Clad Gene Vincent Takes Girls on a “Spaceship to Mars" in 1961 [Retro Futurism], Most Science Fiction Books Are Torture, Author Warns [Robert J. Sawyer], How Much Science Do You Need To Know To Write Science Fiction? [Jo Walton], Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion Car to be Displayed in New York [Retro Futurism], Dystopian Science Fiction Can Save The World, According To You [Dystopian Science Fiction], A Grand Tour of Our Nuclear World [A Nuclear Family Vacation], & See Serenity on the Big Screen and Fight for Lady Power [Serenity]
(You can find more information at the CanStopTheSerenity site: http://www.cantstoptheserenity.com/)
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Locus Online: Monitor: This Week's Bestsellers, Feature: Yesterday's Tomorrows: Algis Budrys, Monitor: New Books: second week June, & Monitor: Other Magazines, second week June
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Pantechnicon.net: WhoPanCast 9 - Midnight
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Science Fiction Awards Watch: Million Writers Award Finalists, & Aurealis Award Changes
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SciFi Scanner: Daily Scan: 06.18.08 - Len Wiseman to Direct Gears of War; Reviews of Space Vulture, Site of the Week - SpaceWesterns, Daily Scan: 06.17.08 - Stan Winston, RIP; Robert Downey Jr Signs Up for Cowboys and Aliens, & Daily Scan: 6.15.08 - Jericho's Fans Keep at It; the Backstory Behind Hulk's Script
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SF Novelists: Giving it all away, & The writer at play
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SF Signal: ApolloCon 2008, REVIEW: The Crystal Cosmos by Rhys Hughes, SF Tidbits for 6/17/08, REVIEW: Midnight Never Come by Marie Brennan, SF Tidbits for 6/16/08, & TOC: Eclipse 2
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SF Site: Off On A Tangent: Short Fiction Reviews -- a column by Dave Truesdale, Nexus Graphica: a column by Rick Klaw and Mark London Williams, New Arrivals: compiled by Neil Walsh,
Implied Spaces by Walter Jon Williams, The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon, The Secret of Sinharat by Leigh Brackett, The Other Side of Magik by Michael Lingaard, New Audiobooks: compiled by Susan Dunman, The Lion Hunter and The Empty Kingdom by Elizabeth E. Wein, Genius Squad by Catherine Jinks, Singularity's Ring by Paul Melko, & Dark Integers and Other Stories by Greg Egan
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SFScope: Win Neil Gaiman and Gris Grimley's The Dangerous Alphabet, Ellen Datlow resells two vampire anthologies for B&N omnibus, Joshua Bilmes sells audio rights for Buckell, Green, and Moon, Terry Goodkind sells two in Canada, Camille DeAngelis sells magical second novel to Shaye Areheart, SpaceWesterns poetry contest announced, Subterranean offers chance to appear in Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book, Special effects artist Stan Winston dies, Dog photo contest for Nancy Kress's Dogs, Joshua Bilmes reports foreign sales for Buckell, Harris, Huff, Moon, and Richardson, Brandon Sanderson sells a bunch of audio and a Dreamworks option, Arthur A. Levine named publisher at Scholastic, & This week's free book and wallpapers from Tor
Selected Blog Updates:
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Alethea Kontis - "Tuesday Morning Never Looked So Good"
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Alex Bledsoe - "Finally...a real blog"
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Bret Jordan - "TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS..."
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Cynthia Leitich Smith - "Book Trailer: Rain Is Not My Indian Name by Cynthia Leitich Smith", & "Executive Director Interview: Deborah Pope on the Erza Jack Keats Foundation"
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Daniel Braum - "Come Walk to Mars with me..."
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Dark Horse Comics - "HELLBOY CONTEST"
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Erica Spindler - "Eerie Coincidence"
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Geralyn Beauchamp - "Look Ma! I’m This Month’s Featured Author!"
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Harry Shannon - "Dead and Gone Trailer"
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Horror Library Blog-O-Rama - "Like, Go Organic, Man! - by Dan Naden"
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"Jeremy C. Shipp" - Interviewed in Neonbeam Issue 5
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Kevin J Anderson - "SPECIAL EFFECTS FOR THE PAPERBACK OF 'LAST DAYS OF KRYPTON'"
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Kung Fu Grindhouse - "Shut it!"
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Louise Bohmer - Lachesis Publishing - "Updates -- from my writer side, and Lach author news"
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Marianne De Pierres - "Gen Con seminars"
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Paul S. Kemp - "Pop Culture and Teaching"
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Planet Pride - "Some recent papers in Astronomy & Astrophysics.", "Evolution of Migrating Planets Undergoing Gas Accretion", "Rare Asteroid Studied by Hawaiian Scientists", "Structure Along the Edge", "Veil Lifts on Titan’s Great Secrets", & "Three ‘Super-Earths,’ One Star "
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Portland Steampunk Society - "Dance practice for regency society ball"
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Robert J Sawyer's Blog - "Earth to Alphasmart: Isn't it time for something new?", & "BookExpo Canada"
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Sherrilyn Kenyon - "Dark-Hunter Sweepstakes", & "Bad Travel Karma"
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Shroud Magazine - "Help us reach 100 new readers in 24 hours.."
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Spokane Comicon - "2009 Special Guest of Honor and updates"
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Steve Anderson Design - "Can’t Stop the Serenity Charity Poster"
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Tor Books - "Tor Books announces new Halo novel!"
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Writer's Market UK - "Talking Point: Judging Books"
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Yasmine Galenorn - "Okay, this makes me really, really ticked... ", "Update On Luna & Release Date is Nearing", "If You Are Entering My Dragon Wytch Countdown Giveaways--Please READ", & "Chintz ’n China Giveaway--Dragon Wytch Countdown"
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