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Anathem by Neal Stephenson:
Science Fiction Inventions, Technology and Ideas
Fascinating novel by Stephenson details the lives of scientist monastics; centuries of scholastic arguments by nerd avouts take place against a background of the rise and fall of civilizations. Vast clocks set the pace for the intervals at which the avouts interact with the rest of the world. Until something unexpected happens. Select
an invention:
Allswell An organic compound found (or placed) in food that calms and mellows those who partake of it.
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Blithe A plant engineered to produce a substance that brought out compliant behavior in those who consumed it.
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Science
Fiction
in the News
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(8/15/2025)
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re: Fritz Leiber
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Smartwatch Powered By Slime Mold
re: Philip K. Dick
(7/11/2025)
Unmanned Boats Attack At Sea
re: Ray Naylor
(7/9/2025)
Carpentopod Walking Table
re: Terry Pratchett
(7/7/2025)
Iron Drone Raider Counter-UAV Operations
re: Robert Sheckley
(7/5/2025)
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re: Robert Heinlein
(7/3/2025)
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re: Frank Stockton
(7/1/2025)
Robots Repair And Modify Themselves
re: Harry Harrison
(6/29/2025)
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re: Philip K Dick
(6/27/2025)
Robot Janitors Get To Work
re: Philip K. Dick
(6/25/2025)
Robots Learn To Install Charged Batteries Into Themselves
re: Not known.
(6/23/2025)
Robot Rabbits Entice Pythons
re: JW Groves
(6/21/2025)
LLM 'Cognitive Core' Now Evolving
re: Philip K. Dick
(6/19/2025)
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