(1) SCIENCE IS A MOVING TARGET. James S.A. Corey thought they had the science right but a NASA spacecraft proved them gloriously wrong. National Geographic got the creators of The Expanse to write Dawn a fan letter — “Dear Dawn: … Continue reading
(1) POUNDING AWAY AT IT. Although I’ll never carry this much British cash, I’m interested in the story: “New £50 note scientist nominations released”. On the list are computing pioneers Alan Turing and Ada Lovelace, telephone inventor Alexander Graham Bell … Continue reading
The winners of the 2018 Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire were announced May 20 at the Étonnants Voyageurs festival in Saint-Malo, France. The jurors for the award are Joëlle Wintrebert (president), Jean-Luc Rivera (vice-president), Bruno Para (assistant secretary), Jean-Claude Dunyach (treasurer), … Continue reading
The shortlist for the 2018 Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire was announced April 5. The awards will be presented on May 20 at the Étonnants Voyageurs festival in Saint-Malo, France. The jurors for the award are Joëlle Wintrebert (president), Jean-Luc Rivera … Continue reading
The nominations for the 2018 Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire have been announced. This is in effect a longlist, and in a few weeks the jurors will issue their shorter second round of nominees. The awards will be presented on May 20 at … Continue reading
(1) MORE MEXICANX. John Picacio announced more picks to receive Worldcon 76 memberships from the Mexicanx Initiative. Proudly announcing #TheMexicanxInitiative's next wave of Sponsored Membership Recipients to @worldcon2018! cc: @lizzhuerta @albertochimal @raxxie_ @adamgallardo @BabsWebbArt @pepe_rojo @GarciaCaton @canibaldelaire cc: @MaryRobinette @scalzi … Continue reading
Editor’s note: A lean Scroll because I’m on the road overseeing my mother’s care and the motel wi-fi is deadly slow! (1) DUANE AND MORWOOD APPEAL. Diane Duane and Peter Morwood have run into a financial shortfall, and are in … Continue reading
2018 will mark Rosarium Publishing’s fifth anniversary. To celebrate, they will be releasing a two-volume SFF anthology, entitled Sunspot Jungle: The Ever-Expanding Universe of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Publisher/editor Bill Campbell says: I looked upon it as throwing a little … Continue reading
(1) THE DOCTOR’S OLD BOSS HAS MORE TO SAY. In Part III of the Radio Times interview we learn “What are Steven Moffat’s Desert Island Doctor Whos – and why did Matt Smith ‘punch his pillow in frustration’?” Apart from … Continue reading
(1) PRIVACY. David Brin’s Chasing Shadows, a collection of short stories and essays by other science fiction luminaries, was released today. As we debate Internet privacy, revenge porn, the NSA, and Edward Snowden, cameras get smaller, faster, and more numerous. … Continue reading