davidbrin

davidbrin, 4 days ago to random

Alas, only on Amazon, not Kobo etc. But the kindle of THE UPLIFT WAR is today only $2.99.

http://www.davidbrin.com/upliftwar.html

davidbrin, 9 days ago to random

There has not been a Supreme Court like this one since the 1850s, when Roger Taney's monstrous panel supported and expanded the Fugitive Slave Act, leading to violent slave-catcher raids that radicalized abused Northerners into electing Lincoln.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/30/politics/john-roberts-ethics-alito-flag-supreme-court-durbin/index.html

davidbrin, 11 days ago to random

Alas, four years after I published it, to help in the 2020 election, there's not a single chapter or page of my book about political tactics that is obsolete. Roughly 100 proposed methods that would likely be useful right now, at this critical time.

http://www.davidbrin.com/polemicaljudo.html

davidbrin, 12 days ago to random

GLORY SEASON re-issued with a fine new cover! And today (only) you can get the e-version for $1.99 at Barnes & Noble and Kobo etc. One of my best characters, Maia prevails over dangers and challenges on a world unlike any you ever encountered!

https://www.davidbrin.com/gloryseason.html

davidbrin, 13 days ago to random

This weekend's brief posting is about science! Great stuff going on.

https://davidbrin.blogspot.com/2024/05/updates-science-robotics.html

davidbrin, 15 days ago to random

From the sublime to...the huh? Does putting Neosporin in your nose help fend off covid? Surprisingly, there’s preliminary evidence that it does.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/could-putting-neosporin-in-your-nose-fend-off-covid/

davidbrin, 16 days ago to random

J. Roberts's top job for his masters: protect gerrymandering. A Dem win will let Hakeem Jeffries pass (and Biden sign) a renewed Voting Rights Act. They hope flakes on our side will scamper to the next Nader-Stein Kremlin agent. Or a Reichstag fire.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-rules-gop-south-carolina-redistricting-case-rcna127946

davidbrin, 19 days ago to random

Donation #104 today, completing gallon #13. It's not for everyone. But if you feel okay about it, well, it does some good. And I think it vitalizes the donor! (I use my local blood bank, not Red Cross, but it amounts to the same thing.)
www.redcrossblood.org

davidbrin, 20 days ago to random

Never underestimate Peter Diamandis! XPrize is world-changing. His Abundance book +blog are tonics vs modern gloom fetishes. Peter’s latest prediction- we’ll grow complete replacement organs by 2030! (I deem it quite plausible.)
https://www.diamandis.com/blog/3-approaches-to-organ-abundance?

davidbrin, 23 days ago to random

“Natural iron fertilization of the Southern Ocean by windblown dust has been suggested to enhance biological productivity and modulate the climate.” This needs carefully graduated experimentation NOW.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07366-4

davidbrin, 23 days ago to random

Today only, the e-book of Heaven's Reach is just $1.99 on Kobo and other fine sources.
http://www.davidbrin.com/heavensreach.html

davidbrin, 24 days ago to random

The Space Show audio podcast oft features my friend Joe Carroll, the most innovative and agile independent space engineer I know, who pioneered the use of tethers and long cables in orbit and has insights into problems like space debris, space power etc.
https://www.thespaceshow.com/guest/joe-carroll

davidbrin, 27 days ago to random

So far no big news of "EMP-level" damage from solar storm. See the massive flare that hurled the vast ion storm our way! (As described in SUNDIVER, BTW.) At minimum this will threaten low-orbit satellites eg Starlink & test lots of circuit breakers.
https://www.ndtv.com/science/nasa-shares-photos-of-massive-explosions-on-sun-that-unleashed-solar-flares-5643851