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Born 17 July 1971, Cory Doctorow (with customised PowerBook), is seen here interviewing Charlie Stross at Ploktacon 3 in May 2004: "Charlie, what the fuck's a Singularity?"

Cocktail Party Physics

candid camera
Shortly after our wedding last fall, I was in Seattle for a conference, and naturally made time to ..

demon spawn
There's an obscure science fiction short story by William Morrison (a.k.a., Joseph Samachson ), cal..

manga from the master
Science fiction author Roger Zelazny was a huge fan of the Japanese artist and printmaker Katsushik..

if you could see what i hear
For every major Hollywood hit film that smashes box office records, there's a thousand modest littl..

Scitech/ Scifi Digest

I,Robot's renegade NS-5 Sonny now available to invade your personal space
Any real fan of Isaac Asimov was probably disappointed with Will Smith's take on I,Robot , but that..

SHIFT: What if cellphones cause cancer?
The concern that there may be a connection between cellphones and cancer has been around for years ..

Russian energy company GazProm's new tower goes green
It seems that every new tower proposal these days makes claims about how green friendly the design ..

The Digg treehouse: no robots allowed (not even made-up ones)
The mysterious "Techno News" is reporting that a Nagasaki man was arrested on June 28th for pulling..

Excalibur talking compass keeps you pointed towards civilization
With portable GPS devices selling for peanuts these days, you might wonder why anyone would want an..

The Force will be with your Nintendo DS lightsaber stylus always… or until you lose it
That picture up there is probably about the actual size of the upcoming lightsaber stylus for the N..

MX-1 mini chopper is perfect for annoying your family
Tiny radio controlled aircraft are all the rage these days, but they're one of those toys that can ..

Sony to roll out astonishing new FED display next year
As if we didn’t already have enough acronyms and TV types to decipher, Sony now tells us to get r..

Fourth of July preview: DVICE behind the scenes at huge fireworks extravaganza
Check out this photo. Guess what these are. Yes, it’s a very special series of tubes. But they're..

Theory of Relativity Passes Another Test
Einstein's theory of General Relativity has been around for 93 years, and it just keeps hangin..