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Christian Author/Speaker. Professor. 4-Time Jeopardy Champ. Christian Sci-Fi (yes, it’s a thing) Christian Marketing (so’s this 😊) Posting about tech, science, and marketing that inspire my work. Opinions my own, not employers’. Christian sci-fi novels and stories: The HONOR System. The Deliverer. Brimstone 1. Christian textbooks: Brimstone 1 Study Guide. Developing a Christian Marketing Plan. Live lecture series: Christian Sci-Fi Night with Professor K. Vlog: Your Surprising Ministry.

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The 11 Movies That Paved The Way for Ridley Scott's Alien | Den of Geek

Excellent analysis. The list shows how sci-fi stories build on one another. The epic “Alien” had its predecessors and influences.

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@khleedril @bookstodon @religion The connection seems to be a ship’s master computer ready to kill its crew. HAL 9000 went psychotic. In Alien, “Mother” carried out the company’s prime directive—bring back lifeforms that could be studied and weaponized. Crew survival was secondary.

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@khleedril @bookstodon @religion Acknowledged. 😊

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The Twilight Zone Was a Warning About the Dangers of Nostalgia | Den of Geek

Excellent piece isolating a poignant TZ trope. The good ol’ days aren’t necessarily so.

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Why the US hasn't sent humans to Mars yet - Business Insider

It was supposed to happen in the 1980s. Hopefully I’ll be able to watch the first landing with my grandkids.

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We're so close to liftoff...please help us reach our 500 subscriber target so we can launch the new "The Interocitor" sci-fi short story magazine. It's a completely free, all-volunteer effort...no gotchas. Read up, sign up, and strap in!!
https://www.theinterocitor.org

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@grero @bookstodon It is, Roger! Short stories by the classic sci-fi masters, reformatted for optimal screen reading. New stories by current authors in the classic style. I like to call The Interociter a “digital pulp.” 100% free to readers, a labor of love. An online magazine for all who love sci-fi short stories’ golden era.

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Scientists Identify Seven Star Systems That May Be Hosting Alien Megastructures - Futurism

Excess of infrared from these seven stars COULD be evidence of energy-capturing Dyson spheres surrounding them—the ultimate technosignature. Still yet to find evidence of a single microbe beyond Earth. Per The Thing: “Watch the skies…”

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How New Science Fiction Could Help Us Improve AI - Scientific American

Fascinating article about organizations trying foster positive sci-fi stories about AI. Good reason why AI sci-fi is mainly negative—more plausible given humankind’s record AND more interesting. My upcoming book The HONOR System is case in point.

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@ghast @bookstodon @religion The effort to stimulate positive AI stories can arouse suspicion. I’m a public relations practitioner and teacher. It could be considered a technique by an industry to improve its reputation.

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@ghast @bookstodon @religion Easy, now. I wasn’t endorsing the efforts to promote positive AI sci-fi. I was simply pointing it out.

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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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@diazona @bookstodon @religion I write Christian sci-fi. Agreed about the press release. All speculative.

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