Station 11: A Book Review
Station 11 is a book with a bit of a buzz around it: written by a Canadian expat living in […]
Books, Science Fiction
Books
Books, Creativity, Martin Caidin, Science Fiction
Remembering Martin Caidin
The man who wrote over 50 books including a couple of Indiana Jones books in the 1990s, and the novelization of the movie The Final Countdown. But if you know him at all, it’s probably because of his most famous character, Steve Austin, and the TV show The Six Million Dollar Man.
Books, Creativity, critical thinking, Writing
A Review of The Wind-up Girl
Science Fiction set in non-Western cultures can be very interesting, and lately I?ve been lucky to find two that are
Books, Dune, Frank Herbert, Isaac Asimov, John Wyndham, LOTR, Roger Zelazny, Samuel R Delany, Tolkien
10 Novels that have stayed with me
David Gerrold*, noted science fiction writer, had an interesting article on his website, 10 Novels that have stayed with me.
Books, Marvel, Movies, Star Trek
Artificial Intelligence: Malicious in Movies, Benevolent in Books
Why is it that the portrayal of artificial intelligence in movies and books are contradictory? Almost universally, movies portray AI as adversarial to humans while books show AI benevolently.
Books, Creativity, critical thinking, writer's life, Writing
What Can Scalzi’s First Novel Teach New Authors?
Whether you love him or hate him, John Scalzi is incredibly influential and is probably the highest-paid science fiction writer
Books, Creativity, Star Wars
30 Years Ago in a Movie Theatre Far, Far Away…
You may not know, you may not care, but ever since 1977, there’s been an ongoing war between Trekkies and
Books, Creativity, society, teaching
Thoughts on Alfred Beach
Alfred Beach is an odd source to inspire a song. Klaatu was always an obscure at best Canadian band. Their
Books, Creativity, society, teaching
Some Books Are More Important Than Others
I’m an avid reader, and wherever I go, I seem to accumulate books, even here in Korea. There are a
Books, Creativity, critical thinking, writer's life
When Good TV Makes You Want to Read
Can a TV show make you want to read, not because the TV is so bad, but because the topic