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A few final housekeeping notes
Hey everyone! The Science of Fictions’s first Ghost newsletter went live yesterday: https://scioffi.ghost.io/lithium-beyond-earth/ I’m letting you know…
Maddie Stone
Mar 28, 2021
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The Science of Fiction is moving!
Greetings, readers! After giving it a lot of thought over the past week, The Science of Fiction has decided to pick up its digital foundation and move…
Maddie Stone
Mar 24, 2021
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That time America almost started World War 3 over space weather
A dramatic solar storm in For All Mankind almost led to nuclear war. The plotline has eerie echoes of history.
Maddie Stone
Mar 13, 2021
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For All Mankind’s women astronauts on the fight to make space for everyone
The Apple TV+ alt-history shows a more inclusive version of NASA in the Apollo era.
Maddie Stone
Mar 6, 2021
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Hallucinations-on-demand, artificial reefs: How science fiction is inspiring innovation
An MIT researcher is helping students bring their favorite sci-fi technologies to life.
Maddie Stone
Feb 27, 2021
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What would have happened if we never fixed the ozone hole?
A new U.N.-backed animation explores an environmental nightmare we avoided.
Maddie Stone
Feb 20, 2021
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The space junk crisis in Space Sweepers is already here
Orbital trash is a big problem in 2092. It's a big problem in 2021 as well.
Maddie Stone
Feb 13, 2021
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What life on Venus would really look like
Space jellyfish make good science fiction, but reality might be even stranger.
Maddie Stone
Feb 6, 2021
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The secret history of The Science of Fiction
And an important announcement about this newsletter's future!
Maddie Stone
Jan 30, 2021
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Wonder Woman 1984's Stark Warning About Big Oil
Greed, grifts, and the oil industry are at the heart of Warner Brother's latest superhero flick.
Maddie Stone
Jan 23, 2021
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How we'd really defend Earth from an asteroid attack
In The Expanse, Earth's defenders must stop a cosmic catastrophe. Scientists weigh in on how to do it.
Maddie Stone
Jan 16, 2021
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Will humans ever reverse climate change?
If all goes well for humanity, atmospheric carbon levels could start falling in a few decades. But how far down will we bring them?
Maddie Stone
Jan 9, 2021
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