Some new research shows that babies may be having conscious thoughts an memories as early as five months old. I wonder, though, what kind of memories those would be. Our experience with life and the way we interpret things we see is colored so much by our past experiences, that it's hard to imagine how we would see …
On the distractions of video games.
Though I have been doing better in recent years, sometimes I get sucked into a game and waste several dozen hours building a civilization or digging a hole or flying through space. After one of these sessions, I always end up feeling a bit guilty. What more productive things could I have done with …
SN 1006 thoughts
Over one thousand years ago, in AD 1006, a supernova lit up the night sky brighter than Venus, and visible during the day for weeks. Today, a new image taken by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory gives us a deliciously detailed look at this ancient explosion. Looking at this picture, I wonder what surrounding worlds must …
Vote for me!
My story is up! For the next 24 hours or so my story is up for elimination or moving on, and I need your vote!http://dailysciencefiction.com/Follow the above link and look on the right side of the page for the poll. I have to make it to the next round so I can face off with …
Done.
Well, I did it. I completed a first draft of a novella, sitting at about 28.5k words. Holy crap am I glad to be done with that I started around the beginning of the year and have not allowed myself to write--or even think about--anything else. Now I am finally free. I did this to …
Jonas David 