Both novellas from my Christian sci-fi anthology HONOR System are Christian book award finalists: “Sinflowers,” Selah Awards; “Through a Glass, Darkly,” Realm Awards.
@books @bookstodon @religion #ChristianSciFi #ProfessorK #AI #ScienceFiction #amwritingsf #secretscifinetwork #SelahAwards #RealmAwards
The original: The Quatermass Experiment on BBC, a live miniseries in 1953 with no permanent record of the bulk of the broadcast. Proving ground of Nigel Kneale, the Rod Serling of the UK.
@books @bookstodon @religion #ChristianSciFi #ProfessorK #Quatermass #NigelKneale #amwritingsf #secretscifinetwork #BBC #1950sSciFi
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/the-quatermass-experiment-bbc-sci-fi-tv/
Sci-fi writer Charles Stross' dark take on Silicon Valley 'religion'
I teach that scripture and sci-fi share the lesson: playing God leads to trouble. Tech worship a Torment Nexus, a cautionary fiction made real by people who miss the point.
@books @bookstodon @religion #ChristianSciFi #ProfessorK #sciencefiction #AI #amwritingsf #secretscifinetwork #TormentNexus #SiliconValley
Lunar landers and 'Transporter' tankers: Blue Origin unveils its blueprint for the moon
While Musk and Starship explode, Bezos self-funds Moon ships. New Glenn heavy booster has put first payload into orbit. Blue Origin can quietly come from behind in Space Race 2.0.
@books @bookstodon @religion #ChristianSciFi #ProfessorK #amwritingsf #secretscifinetwork #sciencefiction #space #BlueOrigin #SpaceX #Musk #Bezos
Tunguska-Like Event May Not Have Inspired Biblical Tale Of Sodom and Gomorrah After All—IFL Science
It looked good on paper.
@books @bookstodon @religion #ChristianSciFi #ProfessorK #amwritingsf #secretscifinetwork #Tunguska #Bible
75 Years Ago, The Most Influential Filmmaker You Never Heard of Sparked The Golden Age of Sci-Fi
Short overview of George Pal and “Destination Moon,”1950–template for sci-fi epic films.
@bookstodon @books @religion #ChristianSciFi #ProfessorK #amwritingsf #secretscifinetwork #space #sciencefiction #1950sSciFiFilms #GeorgePal #DestinationMoon
https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/destination-moon-75-year-anniversary
Amazon is Building a Gigantic Computing Facility to Match the Human Brain—Futurism.com reporting on NYT story
Whose brain? See Frankenstein, 1931, and Young Frankenstein, 1974.
@books @bookstodon @religion #ChristianSciFi #ProfessorK #AI #Amazon #Frankenstein #amwritingsf #sciencefiction #secretscifinetwork #AbbyNormal
https://futurism.com/the-byte/amazon-anthropic-ai-data-center
I just gave a presentation on the biblical themes in Interstellar. But as the article says, still no chance of getting information or yourself back out (unless you’re Matthew McConaughey.)
@books @bookstodon @religion #ChristianSciFi #ProfessorK #secretscifinetwork #amwritingSF #sciencefiction #space #interstellar
https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/deep-space/a65487140/how-to-enter-black-hole-safely/
