Both novellas from my Christian sci-fi anthology HONOR System are Christian book award finalists: “Sinflowers,” Selah Awards; “Through a Glass, Darkly,” Realm Awards.
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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.
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/the-quatermass-experiment-bbc-sci-fi-tv/
In 1950, A Shockingly Dark Sci-Fi Adventure Tried To Predict The Space Race
Rocketship X-M, quickie ripoff of Destination Moon. Astronauts discover Martian civilization destroyed by nuclear war, leaving behind mutant cavemen. Many science flubs. Even more numerous sexist remarks. Still, better than expected, enhanced with special effects shots added in the 1970s.
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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.
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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.
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Tunguska-Like Event May Not Have Inspired Biblical Tale Of Sodom and Gomorrah After All—IFL Science
It looked good on paper.
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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.
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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.
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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.)
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https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/deep-space/a65487140/how-to-enter-black-hole-safely/
