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Ole Doc Methuselah at 80: Space Medicine and the Humanitarian Frontier

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Eighty years after his debut, Ole Doc Methuselah offers a surprising lens on space medicine, medical ethics, and humanity's future beyond Earth.
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Place, Horror, and Comedy That Kills: Why Your Story Can Only Happen Here

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Author Dorothy de Kok explores why irreplaceable settings are the secret to blending body horror and dark comedy in her award-winning story “Thickly.”
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How the Writers of the Future Volume 42 Audiobook Came to Life

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Go behind the scenes of the Writers of the Future Volume 42 audiobook with producer Stefan Rudnicki, acclaimed narrators, and Orson Scott Card as they discuss bringing fifteen science fiction and fantasy stories to life.
Time Travel Sci-Fi and the Ozymandias View

Time Travel, Sci-Fi and the Ozymandias View

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Shaun Stevenson explores time travel, extinction, and the “Ozymandias View” behind his Writers of the Future Volume 42 story “The Triceratops Effect.”
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The Invaders Plan Book Review: When Perfection Meets a Broken System

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A deep dive into L. Ron Hubbard’s Mission Earth Vol 1: The Invaders Plan. Explore the conflict between Jettero Heller’s competence and a corrupt galactic system.
Exploring Digital Personhood and the Ethics of Cyberpunk Existence

Exploring Digital Personhood and the Ethics of Cyberpunk Existence

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A long tradition of technological dystopia in science fiction gives us plenty of reasons to be wary as we enter a real-life era of cyberpunk existence.
A Man of Many Names

A Man of Many Names: The Pen Names of L. Ron Hubbard

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During the golden age of pulp magazines, L. Ron Hubbard published stories under a remarkable range of pseudonyms. Discover the fascinating pen names behind his prolific pulp fiction career.
When Is a Dragon Just a Dragon

When Is a Dragon Just a Dragon?

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What do dragons really represent in fantasy? From Smaug to a dragon in the Bronx Zoo, explore meaning, power, and captivity in modern dragon stories.
Earth Practices Seen From Alien Eyes

Weird and Bizarre Earth Practices as Seen through Alien Eyes

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Through alien eyes, L. Ron Hubbard’s Mission Earth satirizes drugs, media, the UN and the CIA—revealing how strange modern Earth practices appear when viewed by outsiders.
Sci-Fi's Greatest Couples

Science Fiction’s Greatest Couples: Why Two Stars Burn Brighter Than One

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Discover science fiction’s greatest couples—iconic pairs whose partnerships shape worlds, empires, and destinies, backed by science and stellar storytelling.