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Destroying the world (almost)

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Science to serve the plot

We comment on a science-fiction novel in progress.

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Username and password

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Online registration

Why do we have to have an account for everything we do online?

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What is your name?

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Power and placeholders

We point out a difference between mathematics and magic.

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The narrative imperative

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Telling the story

We notice that novel-writing and movie-making are different from Physics and History.

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Names for numbers

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Changing designations

Our astronomer wonders about Thor’s Helmet, the Heart and Soul, and other things.

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Professional writing

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and professional reading

Some writing is not what we’d expect.

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Students return (II)

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Unintended consequences

We find, again, that the message we thought we sent is not always what was received.

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Students return

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Two come back

Our tutor and our astronomer meet with former students.

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Putting pen to paper (III)

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Too easy

Why do some easy things never actually get done?

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The danger of the best

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Unexpected effects of good reading

Some books don’t seem quite as good as we remember.

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