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how would you fight pacific rim’s giant monsters in the real world?
# tech

how would you fight pacific rim’s giant monsters in the real world?

Giant bipedal robots look cool in anime and movies. In real life, you probably wouldn't want to use them to fight giant eldritch creatures made of teeth, fangs, and acid.

why we can’t follow project kronos’ blueprint
# astrobiology

why we can’t follow project kronos’ blueprint

The implications of the exploration strategy in Project Kronos may look fascinating, but imply some very scary and disturbing things...

why the new star trek was doomed to trekkie hatred
# space

why the new star trek was doomed to trekkie hatred

When you remake a fan favorite, you're doomed to get a bad reaction from a lot of die hards, and Star Trek was no exception.

yes, sometimes it’s good to write for free
# tech

yes, sometimes it’s good to write for free

Sometimes, when all you can get for your writing is exposure, the market is trying to tell you something you'd be foolish to ignore.

separating ancient history from ancient fiction
# astrobiology

separating ancient history from ancient fiction

One of the biggest questions no one asks ancient astronaut theorists is if they think our ancestors ever wrote fiction.

to err is human, to suffer is nerd?
# politics

to err is human, to suffer is nerd?

Hollywood cannot let go of its stereotypes, even when it's trying to promote "independent work."

on sport fighting, porn, entertainment, and objectification
# politics

on sport fighting, porn, entertainment, and objectification

Of all the ways we objectify each other, adult entertainment and sport fighting are hardly the worst in the grand scheme of things.

the hypothetical economics of a new world order
# politics

the hypothetical economics of a new world order

If the world ever tried to come together as one government the reason wouldn't be pan-species utopianism, but cold, hard cash.

shadow nation, now on amazon.com
# oddities

shadow nation, now on amazon.com

The sci-fi experiment is now loose on Amazon.com for less than the price of a latte.

here’s to surviving another apocalypse
# oddities

here’s to surviving another apocalypse

Weird Things survives two ends of the world, which should be some sort of record for a weird science blog.

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