science fiction
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Six novels take a serious look at alien communication: Part 1, Embassytown (REVISED)
In this series of posts, I will discuss six novels of alien communication I find convincing and satisfying: Embassytown, China Miéville, 2011 Miéville’s take on communicating with an alien species is complex and stunningly detailed, not least because Miéville himself… Continue reading
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Ready to communicate with an alien? SF shows us how it’s done
Communicating human to alien–a lot of SF makes it sound like a snap, when of course it couldn’t possibly be. Here’s an article that explains a little about xenolinguistics. Here’s another. Those communications from NASA on the Pioneer plaque and… Continue reading
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Latest Hugo Flap–and Dragon Con
Oh, those Hugos! Here is a great rundown on the most recent Hugos dustup, from a wonderful blogger. Read this blog! I dove deep beyond the post about the Hugos into her post about the 2024 winners of the Dragon… Continue reading
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