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Incident on Simpac III : a scientific novel
A few hundred years into the future, a wave of space colonization follows a disastrous earlier attempt to inhabit nearby extrasolar planets. It is guided by a new computational method based on massive data-driven socio-cultural and socio-epidemiological modeling and using novel biological computers, fed with data on Earth's history of successes and failures. Yet, in the newly settled Simpac system, some unexpected and worrying anomalies begin cropping up, making an urgent expedition to the system necessary: is it the underlying data, the computations, or is some unknown entity tampering with the space colonization program? A race against time ensues as the lives of four strangers begin to converge. While grounded in the social systems aspect, the author posits that the future is likely to be characterized by more biology-based tools than most contemporary science fiction - which most often relies entirely on non-biological hardware in terms of advanced technologies - predicts. The result is an entertaining and skillful blend of thriller and SF, complemented by a nontechnical appendix describing the underlying science. About the Author: Doug Brugge holds a PhD in Biology from Harvard University and an MS in Industrial Hygiene from the Harvard School of Public Health. He is currently a Professor at the Department of Public Health and Community Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine. He has secondary appointments in Civil and Environmental Engineering and at the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Active Citizenship and Public Service. Most of his work employs a community-based participatory research approach with a deep commitment to translating research into concrete policies and practices. He is the author of Particles in the Air: The Deadliest Pollutant is One You Breathe Every Day (Springer 2018). \"A taut, brilliantly crafted thriller! Brugge reminds us that the fabric of every society contains the pull threads for its unraveling.\" -Len Boswell, author, A Grave Misunderstanding.
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Engineering Territory: Space and Colonies in Silicon Valley
Although space colonization appears to belong to the world of science fiction, private corporations owned by Silicon Valley billionaires—and supported by the US state—have spent billions making it a reality. Analyses of space colonialism have sometimes viewed these projects as distinct from earthly histories of colonialism, instead locating them within traditions of libertarianism, neoliberalism, or techno-utopianism. By reconstructing technology elites’ political visions for celestial settlements within the literature on colonial-era corporations and property, this study argues that the idea of outer space as an empty frontier relies on the same logic of territorialization that was used to justify terrestrial colonialism and indigenous dispossession. It further traces how the idea of “engineering territory” has inspired wider Silicon Valley political exit projects such as cyberspace, seasteading, and network states, which, rather than creating spaces of anarchical freedom, are attempting to recreate the territorial state in new spaces.
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No way
\"XO, the greedy and ultimately murderous corporate architects of humanity's first Mars base, made a costly mistake...they left Frank Kittredge alive. And now XO will do anything to keep their secrets safe. If there's one thing in Frank's favor, it's this, he's always been prepared to go to the extreme to get the job done. That's how he ended up on Mars in the first place. It just might be his ticket back. In this sequel to the terrifying sci-fi thriller, One Way, returning home from Mars may Mean striking a deal with the very people who abandoned him\"--Page 4 of cover.
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Leaving Planet Earth
Old Earth has nothing left for us, and so it is time for a new beginning. Cross galaxies, traverse light years and find yourself in a world where you can be the centre of your own universe. Welcome to New Earth. Never look back. Vela, the revered and celebrated architect of this new society, has recently been avoiding her public duties in favour of visiting the Old Earth Museum and the company of its Security Guard. As the final migrants arrive, she is becoming increasingly obsessed by her memories, and questions are growing about her sanity. Leaving Planet Earth is a site-responsive promenade production on an epic scale. Tracing the story of humanity's first migration into space, it asks fundamental questions about our connection to this planet. Should we leave this world, and if so, who will endure and at what cost?
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Space, Architecture, and Science Fiction: An Architectural Interpretation of Space Colonization
Expanding its living zone and territories has been a source of motivation for mankind since the beginning of its existence. Most scientific work throughout history has been for learning new things and revealing the unknown for human beings. The idea of living in outer space—a prominent phenomenon—has been an inspiration not only for many science-fiction works, but also for scientific efforts to design space colonies, an emerging trend in the last few decades. These ideas, having first occurred as fantasies unrelated with reality, became more realistic over time with the aid of improvements in science and technology. Indeed, today there are theoretical models generating possibilities of building an actual station for a colony in space. No matter if in the far or remote future, space colonization appears to be an inevitable step in the evolution of mankind. In this article, the questions to be considered about building space colonies are interpreted based on scientific work and contemporary science fiction products from an architectural point of view. When a space colony is considered in terms of shape, it is necessary to compose an axial formation spinning around a central axis. The most appropriate versions of this formation are the sphere, cylinder, and torus. Realistic and scientific space colony designs executed in past have all been based on these shapes. But living in outer space brings up a number of different issues and questions besides shape. Some of these important questions include: gravity, atmosphere, cosmic radiation, energy, sustainability, and positioning. There are also humanistic issues such as the psychological and social needs of colonists. In addition, from an architectural perspective, space colonization must be interpreted in different categories such as regional planning, transportation, infrastructure, civil architecture, and individualization. Space colonization offers an important alternative living habitat for humanity; however, the number of studies on this subject has to increase and include contributions from different disciplines that provide alternative perspectives and approaches. In this regard, it is important to compose an architectural interpretation of space colonization, as it provides a possibility of intercepting a new way of thinking about this important subject.
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'You don't know that country': Mapping space in Randolph Stow's 'To the Islands'
At some point in 1959, stationed in the Trobriand Islands as a Cadet Patrol Officer, Randolph Stow drew a mud-map in the back of his diary, coloured with red and green pastel. Titled 'Forrest River Mission from Memory,' it shows the layout of the Mission near Wyndham in the Kimberley, where he had been based for most of 1957-the space which served as the setting for his Miles Franklin-winning novel To the Islands (1958). The image is out of place within the journal, which is entitled 'Notes and Texts,' one of three which records aspects of Biga- Kiriwina language from the Trobriands. In 'Notes and Texts,' Stow collects word lists and jottings as well as manuscript versions of two short stories (which Ellen Smith discussed so beautifully in the ASAL ECR 2019 keynote and in her 2019 NLA Fellowship Presentation on a related topic). The same journal also includes a map of Kiriwina Island with similar language detail, drawn within the front cover. The Forrest River map is both counterpart and an odd after- note, hidden away behind the back cover, shifting the journal into another space and time.
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Darkship Revenge
\"After winning the civil war in Eden, Athena returns to her calling, collecting powerpods with her husband Kit. Now weeks away from Earth, she goes into labor. To make matters worse, a strange ship attacks Athena and Kit's Cathouse and kidnaps Athena's husband. That ship is called Je Reviens. It's a named steeped in history and not the good kind of history. Hot on Kit's trail, Athena discovers that you shouldn't name a ship Je Reviens unless you intend it to return. The genetically modified Mules are back, and they have a plan to prevent themselves from being exiled ever again. And if the Mules win, the best thing humanity can hope for is slavery. The worst is death. While a bio-engineered plague wreaks havoc on the forces of liberty, Athena must risk herself, her husband, and her child for the survival of humanity. The Mules may be about to find out what revenge truly is: one angry mother\"--Publisher description.
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Finches of Mars
Colonists on Mars fight to prevent their own extinction in \"a suspenseful genre-bending combination of straight SF and mystery\" ( Booklist , starred review).Doomed by overpopulation, irreversible environmental degradation, and never-ending war, Earth has become a fetid swamp.For many, Mars represents humankind's last hope.
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