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“Sci-Fi-Sci.” Three researchers presenting the science-fiction-science method to test future tech for negative behavioral effects. My new post for Playing God Leads to Trouble, on Substack.
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Subscribe to my Substack: “Playing God Leads to Trouble.” Learning the shared lesson of scripture and sci-fi, “Playing God Leads to Trouble,” first delivered at the Tree of Knowledge and Frankenstein’s lab.
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Project Hyperion awards best generational spacecraft concept. Runners-up and honorable mentions also presented. I’m working on Christian sci-fi novel Basilica Obscura about space ark—bioship a la Octavia Butler’s Lilith’s Brood, haves and have-not per Metropolis.
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James Cameron warns of Terminator-style apocalypse, anticipated long before his 1984 film. Sci-fi has history of predicting advances and their consequences. Jules Verne—flying machines, submersibles. HG Wells—atom bomb.
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Proud to be faculty for the 2025 Write His Answer conference for Christian authors. 100% online. No airplanes, no hotels, available worldwide. Great insights and fellowship. Register now!
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Avi Loeb strikes again—Harvard’s wackiest faculty since Timothy Leary. Don’t worry about marauding aliens—we’re on track to destroy ourselves long before they get here.
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I just gave a presentation on the biblical themes in Interstellar. But as the article says, still no chance of getting information or yourself back out (unless you’re Matthew McConaughey.)
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https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/deep-space/a65487140/how-to-enter-black-hole-safely/
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My Christian sci-fi novella, Through a Glass, Darkly, won second place at the 2025 Realm Awards.
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10 Twilight Zone Episodes Every Sci-Fi Fan Should Be Required to Watch At Least Once—CBR
Fine selections. I like the idea of mandatory viewing. 😊 What are your favorites?
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https://www.cbr.com/twilight-zone-episodes-every-sci-fi-fan-should-watch-list/
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Black Hole Moon: Rogue Planets With Weird Signatures Could Be Sign Of Alien Life—Avi Loeb, reported by IFLScience
Latest from leading extraterrestrial advocate—identify mini black holes harnessed by superior races to provide energy to rogue planets (not orbiting a star for conventional energy source). Start looking, everyone.
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Amazon is Building a Gigantic Computing Facility to Match the Human Brain—Futurism.com reporting on NYT story
Whose brain? See Frankenstein, 1931, and Young Frankenstein, 1974.
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https://futurism.com/the-byte/amazon-anthropic-ai-data-center
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75 Years Ago, The Most Influential Filmmaker You Never Heard of Sparked The Golden Age of Sci-Fi
Short overview of George Pal and “Destination Moon,”1950–template for sci-fi epic films.
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https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/destination-moon-75-year-anniversary
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Scientists have found 'evidence' of advanced alien civilisations
No actual news. Just the ongoing search for Dyson spheres. Excess infrared radiation is the tipoff, with a handful of candidate sightings identified by Project Hephaistos. Real tipoff will be when a Dyson sphere is listed with Sotheby’s.
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https://www.indy100.com/science-tech/dyson-spheres-advanced-alien-civilizations-2672410261
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World’s first flying humanoid robot uses AI and jet thrust to hover in test flight
About time. I grew up with Gigantor, Frankenstein Jr., and Giant Robot.
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https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/flying-humanoid-robot-uses-jet-thrust
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Honda tests reusable rocket—Space.com
Harley-Davidson scoffed when they sent over their motorcycles. GM giggled when they shipped their first cars. Advice to Elon Musk: 🤫
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“Do Androids Dream of Anything at All,” New Yorker article about Murderbot creator Martha Wells.
LOVE reading about 60-something speculative fiction authors hitting the big time! ❤️
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https://www.newyorker.com/culture/persons-of-interest/do-androids-dream-of-anything-at-all
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Lunar landers and 'Transporter' tankers: Blue Origin unveils its blueprint for the moon
While Musk and Starship explode, Bezos self-funds Moon ships. New Glenn heavy booster has put first payload into orbit. Blue Origin can quietly come from behind in Space Race 2.0.
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Sci-fi writer Charles Stross' dark take on Silicon Valley 'religion'
I teach that scripture and sci-fi share the lesson: playing God leads to trouble. Tech worship a Torment Nexus, a cautionary fiction made real by people who miss the point.
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In 1950, A Shockingly Dark Sci-Fi Adventure Tried To Predict The Space Race
Rocketship X-M, quickie ripoff of Destination Moon. Astronauts discover Martian civilization destroyed by nuclear war, leaving behind mutant cavemen. Many science flubs. Even more numerous sexist remarks. Still, better than expected, enhanced with special effects shots added in the 1970s.
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Turning the Red Planet green? It's time to take terraforming Mars seriously, scientists say—Space.com
Yes, it will happen. Yes, it will have unexpected consequences. Yes, sci-fi warned us.
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David Goyer (Dark Knight, Foundation) is building a new blockchain-based science-fiction universe called Emergence.
Fascinating mashup of blockchain, crowdsourcing, fan-fiction, and Snow Crash. Will a newcomer or a never-was really be able to circumvent Hollywood gatekeeping and join the big leagues?
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Tunguska-Like Event May Not Have Inspired Biblical Tale Of Sodom and Gomorrah After All—IFL Science
It looked good on paper.
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Tribute to Vasquez Rocks, popular sci-fi filming location
I grew up in LA in the entertainment industry. Vasquez Rocks were another world, not far away, recognizable in Star Trek, Twilight Zone, Outer Limits.
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https://www.slashfilm.com/1860061/sci-fi-classics-filming-location-vasquez-rocks-local/
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Tribute to Vasquez Rocks, popular sci-fi filming location
I grew up in LA in the entertainment industry. Vasquez Rocks were another world, not far away, recognizable in Star Trek, Twilight Zone, Outer Limits.
@books @bookstodon @religion #ChristianSciFi #ProfessorK #sciencefiction #space #StarTrek #gorn #OuterLimits #TwilightZone #amwritingsf #secretscifinetwork #vasquezrocks
https://www.slashfilm.com/1860061/sci-fi-classics-filming-location-vasquez-rocks-local/
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Tribute to Vasquez Rocks, popular sci-fi filming location
I grew up in LA in the entertainment industry. Vasquez Rocks were another world, not far away, recognizable in Star Trek, Twilight Zone, Outer Limits.
@books @bookstodon @religion #ChristianSciFi #ProfessorK #sciencefiction #space #StarTrek #gorn #OuterLimits #TwilightZone #amwritingsf #secretscifinetwork #vasquezrocks
https://www.slashfilm.com/1860061/sci-fi-classics-filming-location-vasquez-rocks-local/
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Tribute to Vasquez Rocks, popular sci-fi filming location
I grew up in LA in the entertainment industry. Vasquez Rocks were another world, not far away, recognizable in Star Trek, Twilight Zone, Outer Limits.
@books @bookstodon @religion #ChristianSciFi #ProfessorK #sciencefiction #space #StarTrek #gorn #OuterLimits #TwilightZone #amwritingsf #secretscifinetwork #vasquezrocks
https://www.slashfilm.com/1860061/sci-fi-classics-filming-location-vasquez-rocks-local/
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The original: The Quatermass Experiment on BBC, a live miniseries in 1953 with no permanent record of the bulk of the broadcast. Proving ground of Nigel Kneale, the Rod Serling of the UK.
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/the-quatermass-experiment-bbc-sci-fi-tv/
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Both novellas from my Christian sci-fi anthology HONOR System are Christian book award finalists: “Sinflowers,” Selah Awards; “Through a Glass, Darkly,” Realm Awards.
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Best 10 sci-fi TV shows of ‘70s—Space.com
Fine list. Choices increased after Star Wars as Hollywood had a hard time denying sci-fi’s popularity.
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https://www.space.com/entertainment/space-movies-shows/the-10-best-sci-fi-tv-shows-of-the-1970s
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90-year anniversary of Bride of Frankenstein. Good article describing how this movie cemented Hollywood sequels and franchises—today’s dominant strategy.
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https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/bride-of-frankenstein-90-year-anniversary
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70-year-anniversary of Conquest of Space, George Pal’s follow-up to When Worlds Collide and The War of the Wars. Box office disappointment restricting Pal’s future budgets and ambitions. Good assessment of movie. Depressing plot and tiresome comic relief. Ambitious special effects (judged a bit harshly in this review.)
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https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/conquest-of-space-70-year-anniversary
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My novella “Through a Glass, Darkly” (from my Christian sci-fi anthology HONOR System) is a finalist for the Realm Award, from Realm Makers, the society of Christian sci-fi and fantasy authors.
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Good overview of Torment Nexus concept. In the end, sci-fi doesn’t teach people to be evil. It simply amplifies today’s evil with tomorrow’s technology.
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The best sci-fi TV shows of the 1960s—Space.com
Twilight Zone should’ve ranked higher, but still a good list.
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The best sci-fi TV shows of the 1960s—Space.com
Twilight Zone should’ve ranked higher, but still a good list.
@books @bookstodon @religion
#sciencefiction #space #AI #ChristianSciFi #ProfessorK #1960sSciFiTVShows #amwritingSF #secretscifinetwork #TwilightZone #OuterLimits #StarTrek -
The best sci-fi TV shows of the 1960s—Space.com
Twilight Zone should’ve ranked higher, but still a good list.
@books @bookstodon @religion
#sciencefiction #space #AI #ChristianSciFi #ProfessorK #1960sSciFiTVShows #amwritingSF #secretscifinetwork #TwilightZone #OuterLimits #StarTrek -
The best sci-fi TV shows of the 1960s—Space.com
Twilight Zone should’ve ranked higher, but still a good list.
@books @bookstodon @religion
#sciencefiction #space #AI #ChristianSciFi #ProfessorK #1960sSciFiTVShows #amwritingSF #secretscifinetwork #TwilightZone #OuterLimits #StarTrek -
The best sci-fi TV shows of the 1960s—Space.com
Twilight Zone should’ve ranked higher, but still a good list.
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What Michael Crichton Reveals About Big Tech and A.I.—The New Yorker
Excellent article about Crichton’s grasp of tech run amok and his development of the Frankenstein trope.
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Octavia Butler and her Olivetti—Smithsonian Magazine
Butler’s prescience in the Parable duology has been cited during the SoCal wildfires. Her Olivetti Studio 46 manual typewriter is now a museum piece, literally.
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Imminent—Memoir of Pentagon UFO investigator Luis Elizondo
Per my previous question “…did you find anything?” Perhaps most serious claims to date, including “non-human cadavers.” (The “biologics” cited by others.) Immediate conclusion: many books will sell.
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"I investigated UAPs at the Pentagon—Americans can handle the truth" Luis Alizondo speaks in Newsweek
Yes, but did you find anything?!? 😊
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New Study Achieves Breakthrough in Warp Drive Design - Press Release
A warp drive concept that works within known physics. At last!
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