Monthly Archives: May 2014

Goonan Quotes

Posted on 4 May 2014 by Mark R. Kelly

Like the meaty interview with Joan Slonczewski a couple months ago, Locus Magazine’s May interview with Kathleen Ann Goonan, of which I posted excerpts this afternoon, has several passages of particular interest to my theme here. About science fiction: At … Continue reading →

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Another Revised Ten Commandments

Posted on 4 May 2014 by Mark R. Kelly

I’ve been collecting these. This is is from Facebook today. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152110608613553&set=a.32904403552.30927.597123552&type=1

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Amateur Astronomy and Cultural Mythology

Posted on 3 May 2014 by Mark R. Kelly

Since my post the other day about the my trigger to amateur astronomy in my youth, a grade-school textbook called A Dipper Full of Stars, I picked up the copy of that book I bought for a few dollars over … Continue reading →

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Cosmos and My Amateur Astronomy

Posted on 1 May 2014 by Mark R. Kelly

I liked last Sunday’s episode of Cosmos for a couple reasons. The second reason is what the bulk of the show explored: the process of scientific data collection and analysis, the way simple classification can give way to insight about … Continue reading →

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