Any organism needs some memories to function in the present. However, many memories are distractions from present awareness. The first person singular pronoun is essential to memory.

Tuesday, 27 January 2015. I mentioned this anthology here. If any time travelers see the archived show, then they will also see whether they appear on the show. The Mammoth Book of Time Travel SF. Monday, 11 August 2014. I have recently discussed time travel a lot on the Poul Anderson Appreciation blog.

If done without her knowledge, a total invasion of privacy. Also voyeuristic and distasteful? Has anyone used precisely this idea in an sf story or novel? It would seem to have considerable potential. If the mental transfers were conducted with the knowledge and consent of the subject, then they would be a way for people to share experiences and to deepen understanding.

Meanwhile, acting collectively to change society is a matter of urgency. But we do this with others who agree that it is necessary. We do not argue with those who meditate that they should instead be changing society or vice versa. And it can take decades to realize this. But life was not designed for our convenience. Saturday, 26 July 2014. Stages Of Psychological And Social Development. A small surplus unequally distributed. A large surplus unequally distributed.

Poul Anderson wrote many works about interstellar travel and three novels about intergalactic travel. James Blish wrote a tetralogy whose volumes are successively interplanetary, interstellar, intergalactic and inter-cosmic. Blish is comparable to Anderson but with a much smaller output. This tells us something about police, defense and galactic structures. The Acolyte Cluster is in the thirteenth condensation of th.

Monday, 30 March 2015. In the book, the Section exists and is so named before Zalachenko. The book is able to present much more information about the history and operations of the Section. The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets Nest.

A short while ago, this blog developed an extended food. Grilled meats on wooden platters;. Hands appeared to fill it, add cream and sugar.

Saturday, 7 February 2015. The Friend of all the World. Wednesday, 14 January 2015.

Sunday, 28 June 2015. Sensory Deprivation, by Sean M Brooks. I also want to examine the question of whether sensory deprivation can be used as a legitimate intelligence method or has to be rejected as torture, and thus unethical to use. And, speaking personally, I have wondered what it m.