“A good science fiction story should be able to predict not the automobile but the traffic jam.”
Frederik pohl
Ever wondered how science fiction authors create such intricate worlds set in a future they could not possibly know? Me too. For me, the trick is to read about current advancements in science and explore how they might create a “traffic jam” in the future. Explore these science advancements with me in the following Science Fiction Suppositions! If you want to be alerted to new posts, subscribe and receive a copy of my exclusive novella!
- Blood, Sweat, and…Potato Starch?
Hey Crew! Welcome to the mission brief! We are headed back to Mars and we are carrying some very special cargo…potatoes! There is a settlement on the far side of Mars in need of potato starch for their StarCrete. Did you say Potatoes? Yes, potatoes. You may not know this, but potato starch is an… Read more: Blood, Sweat, and…Potato Starch? - Running the Moon Wall
Horizontal Running on Moon Walls May Prevent Bone Density Loss in Space I know, I know! We just got finished with out first mission back and we are already on another layover. But I promise this will be worth it! With my plan to take on longer, deep space missions, we will be out of… Read more: Running the Moon Wall - It’s Getting Holo Up in Here!
Disney HoloTiles have the ability to revolutionize virtual reality a la Star Trek Holo Deck! - AI goes MAD?
What is MAD? MAD, or Model Autophagy Disorder, is the term created by the scientists at Rice and Stanford University for the erosion of output from AI models trained on AI generated content. These scientists considered the proliferation of AI-generated content, both text and art, on the internet and realized that could create a scenario… Read more: AI goes MAD? - Artificial Muscle
Ever wish you were stronger? Add artificial muscle on top of your own, an emerging technology with many interesting sci-fi implications.