Monthly Archives: June 2013

Sunshine, Sleaze, & Cyborg Bugs… the Future is Noir.

Posted on June 30, 2013 by nashedron

The TL/DR Synopsis Synopsis: New book in the Fallen World series now available. Includes links to (a) home page for the book with bonus content, (b) amazon and kobo purchase pages, (c) Amazon.com links for previous books in the series.Includes embedded … Continue reading →

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Our Artificial Bodies: FDA Approves “Bionic Eye”

Posted on June 22, 2013 by nashedron

The TL/DR Synopsis Synopsis: Uploading human consciousness into artificial bodies is a science fiction trope, but medical research is making an artificial human body increasingly possible. Includes links to (a) product page for bionic eye, (b) abstract of paper on … Continue reading →

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Crowdfunding and Stargazing

Posted on June 21, 2013 by nashedron

____________________ The TL/DR Synopsis Planetary Resources meets $1 million Kickstarter fundraising goal for publicly accessible space telescope. Now trying for $2 million. Post includes links to (a) Kickstarter page, and (b) news item. Page also includes (c) ebedded video of … Continue reading →

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The Non-Fiction of Synthetic Persons

Posted on June 16, 2013 by nashedron

____________________ The TL/DR Synopsis Uploading human consciousness is a science fiction trope, but also an area of real research. Post includes links to (a) full text of a classic uploading story from 1955, (b) multiple scientific papers from 2012. ____________________ … Continue reading →

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