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Tag Archives: science
When Fiction Becomes Future…or Present
Science fiction is a funny genre. There are those (like me) who devour it, who sometimes feel there’s something missing in a book that doesn’t include at least a little imagined science. Then there are those who just don’t get … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Cool Science, Old Memories, The Writing Life, Writing Craft
Tagged awakening, clean burn, egypt, facebook, flash crowd, iran, janelle watkins, karen sandler, larry niven, protest, rebellion, science, science fiction, syria, TANKBORN, tankborn trilogy, texting, twitter
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Programming DNA
In the world of my book Tankborn, Genetically Engineered Non-humans (GENs) are controlled via electronics installed in their nervous system and brain. I read an article this week which describes an intriguing study whose results I might just have to … Continue reading
Brain-Digital Interface
Sometimes science is stranger–and creepier–than fiction. In my young adult science fiction book, Tankborn, genetically engineered non-humans (GENs) are grown in a tank with circuitry implanted along their nervous systems, including within their brains. An interface installed on their cheek … Continue reading
Gender Bias in Children’s Books?
There’s been some discussion on Twitter (and I imagine elsewhere) about a recently released study revealing gender inequality in children’s literature. The study looked at nearly 6000 children’s books published from 1900 to 2000. They discovered that even in children’s … Continue reading
Posted in Cool Science, The Writing Life
Tagged Black Beauty, children's books, children's literature, gender bias, gender bias study, science, Tom Sawyer
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The Second Thing to Go
The memory, they say, is the second thing to go as you get older. And I don’t remember the first thing. My memory is pretty average. I’m quick to come up with the stuff I use/interact with on a regular … Continue reading
Posted in Cool Science
Tagged alzheimer's, amyloid, choices, PET scans, science, studies
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Fear No Science
I am a self-confessed science geek. I had great fun in my high school science classes and devoured science fiction short stories and novels. In college, I found physics and chemistry pretty fascinating. I always zero in on the science … Continue reading
Posted in The Writing Life
Tagged baby brain, brain, brainstorm, connection, science, scientist, synapses, synaptic
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