*primes genade - throws*
Could Graham Hancock be right?
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*ducks, runs*
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Maybe the aliens that watch us have decided the time has come for more "flash frozen" mammoths!rocketscientist wrote:March 7, three inches and still accumulating.
Could Graham Hancock be right?
Now that would definitely be an interesting title. *grins*As I said in another venue: perhaps they could join forces with the postmodern deconstructionists and publish a definitive work titled The Incalculability of Hermeneutics as Valorized by the Face on Mars. (*laughs*)
Actually, we should write these books. We'd become instant millionaires, buy half of New Zealand and retire in the style to which we could easily become accustomed.rocketscientist wrote:...venerable tomes as The Incalculability of Hermeneutics as Valorized by the Face on Mars and Trance Channel Atlantian Super-Beings in Three Easy Steps.
Well, although presumably most people on this forum know this, one of the predictions of climate change is not only an increase in the AVERAGE temperature, but also wilder fluctuations in weather. Since most journalists, and conspiracy wingnuts, have nonexistent math skills, this bit gets lost. (It also gets lost in discussions about IQ--long story there--short answer is, averages are not everything.)rocketscientist wrote:March 7, three inches and still accumulating.
Uhm... You know you ARE right. Lets see... integrity - wealth, wealth - integrity... New Zealand... oh dear!Actually, we should write these books. We'd become instant millionaires, buy half of New Zealand and retire in the style to which we could easily become accustomed.
Does this mean you won't be collaborating on our get rich quick book?rocketscientist wrote:
March 7, three inches and still accumulating.
Well, although presumably most people on this forum know this, one of the predictions of climate change is not only an increase in the AVERAGE temperature, but also wilder fluctuations in weather. Since most journalists, and conspiracy wingnuts, have nonexistent math skills, this bit gets lost. (It also gets lost in discussions about IQ--long story there--short answer is, averages are not everything.)
Oh! Anything recommended by Salon goes on my "to read" list (or at least scan in the ilse).For a fictional discussion, see Kim Stanley Robinson's newly concluded trilogy, "Forty Signs of Rain," "Fifty Degrees Below," and (just out) "Sixtys Days and Counting." He's been described in Salon as the "anti-Crichton."
Let's get crackin'! (*laughs*)rocketscientist wrote:Uhm... You know you ARE right. Let's see... integrity - wealth, wealth - integrity... New Zealand... oh dear!
Most here probably know Stan Robinson as the author of the famous Mars trilogy (Red/Green/Blue Mars). As Calvin said, he is formidably intelligent and educated, and his works are unusually thoughtful for SF (he can become long-winded and didactic but his longueurs still contain interesting ideas). Additionally, in contra-distinction to the libertarianism of many SF writers, especially the cyberpunk group, Robinson is liberal in his politics and articulate about it. I personally think he should run for governor of California.caliban wrote:For a fictional discussion, see Kim Stanley Robinson's newly concluded trilogy. He's been described in Salon as the "anti-Crichton."
Now THAT I'd like to see!I personally think he should run for governor of California.
Full disclosure: as an undergrad at UC Davis I took courses on the literature of SF and writing SF (the latter included Karen Joy Fowler, author of "The Jane Austen Book Club") from Stan. I just saw Stan at a reading in San Diego--and he still remembers me from 23 years ago. He was a terrific, insightful teacher. He influenced me deeply, on how to read and understand SF and how to write in general. Very few of the teachers or professors I have had, have influenced me as much as Stan has.Windwalker wrote:Most here probably know Stan Robinson as the author of the famous Mars trilogy (Red/Green/Blue Mars). As Calvin said, he is formidably intelligent and educated, and his works are unusually thoughtful for SF (he can become long-winded and didactic but his longueurs still contain interesting ideas). Additonally, in contra-distinction to the libertarianism of many SF writers, especially the cyberpunk group, Robinson is liberal in his politics and articulate about it. I personally think he should run for governor of California.
I met and interacted with Stan Robinson during my brief time of giving talks in the wake of my lone book. I found him a fascinating, engaging person, cerebral yet passionate, at once knowledgeable and poetic. I can imagine he makes an inspiring teacher.caliban wrote:Full disclosure: as an undergrad at UC Davis I took courses on the literature of SF and writing SF (the latter included Karen Joy Fowler, author of "The Jane Austen Book Club") from Stan.