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RoboFish

Friday, December 9, 2005

Yes, they’re real.
Actual autonomous robots that mimic fish are no longer just science-fiction. According to this article on the BBC, the London Aquarium not only has them, but has them swimming in a tank with actual fish. Primarily as a marketing gimmick at the moment, but, still, they’re in there just acting like [...]

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Electricty flowing like water

Tuesday, November 4, 2003

That’s how it was described to me once.
When I asked an electrician I knew to explain to me why electricity didn’t fall out of the outlets if there wasn’t a plug to stop it, he gave me some story about how electrity flows like water. Well, now, according to this article on the BBC, [...]

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BBC’s Writer’s Room

Monday, October 27, 2003

A writer’s resource for the BBC.
No, really, it’s all about helping writers get their stuff onto the BBC. It’s called The Writer’s Room and it’s a pretty complete resource for writing drama and comedy for television, radio and film. At least, in the UK. I assume that it’s fairly slanted [...]

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Dr. Who Returns!

Friday, October 24, 2003

They’re bringing him back for his 40th anniversary!
No, really, a new Dr. Who series is going to be done for the BBC. For those of you who are big geeks like me, you already know who Dr. Who is. For those of you who don’t… Well, it’s about time you were educated.
Though [...]

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Dino-Trees

Wednesday, October 22, 2003

The most ancient of trees.
Okay, so they’re “new” trees, but of a variety that’s been around since the Jurassic. And, soon, you’ll be able to own one. Yep, that’s right. According to this article on BBC News, in 2005 trees that were cultivated from these most ancient of trees will go on [...]

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Asteroid on Collision Course with Earth?!

Tuesday, September 23, 2003

Well, not really, but it’s an eye-grabber, isn’t it?
According to this article on the BBC, there’s actually less than a 1% chance that an asteroid will hit us in the year 2014. Well, they’re monitoring it anyway.
Still, the article has some interesting info on what they track, and why, and how they classify threats [...]

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Journals and Contests

Monday, January 6, 2003

Background ideas and a contest.
First, the contest. It’s the Clarke-Bradbury Science Fiction Competition. This is a “hard science” competition in the spirit of Clarke and his invention of the communications satellite years before such a thing was actually created and used. These folks are looking for innovative technology and ways that technology [...]

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