Learning from the masters – Isaac Asimov’s “Caves of Steel” #amwriting
30 Oct 2013

Learning from the masters – Isaac Asimov’s “Caves of Steel” #amwriting

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I’m in the process of re-reading Isaac Asimov’s first robot novel – The Caves of Steel. In a nutshell, this book is a murder mystery, a police procedural set in the distant future. Humanity has expanded to fifty worlds, but … Continued

Humans are such fragile entities
27 Oct 2012

Humans are such fragile entities

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The more I read about the strangeness of our universe, the more I wonder if we, humanity, will ever colonise other planets. There’s not much chance we’ll settle on a diamond planet and I have to wonder how we’d go … Continued