Tag: economics

Worldcon 2009: Charlie Stross and Paul Krugman talk Science Fiction and economics

Jesse Willis

I’ve been listening to StarShipSofa‘s Sofanauts reports on Worldcon 2009 so I knew Paul Krugman and Charles Stross were at the convention. But, what I didn’t know was that they had had a public conversation there. Here it is |MP3|… Read moreWorldcon 2009: Charlie Stross and Paul Krugman talk Science Fiction and economics

Story Speiler: Accidental Death and All The World A Grave

Jesse Willis

Here are another two excellent unabridged audiobook short story offerings from Roy Turnbull… The first, Accidental Death by Peter Baily, is definitely Science Fiction. It’s about an ill-fated expedition to an alien planet with some friendly, though dangerous, tennis-playing aliens…. Read moreStory Speiler: <B>Accidental Death</B> and <B>All The World A Grave</B>

Spider Robinson reads The Persistence Of Vision by John Varley

Jesse Willis

John Varley’s Hugo and Nebula award winning 1978 novella The Persistence Of Vision is the latest unabridged story to be recorded by Spider Robinson for his Spider On The Web podcast. Wow! Could your life get any more thrilling than… Read moreSpider Robinson reads The Persistence Of Vision by John Varley

Review of METAtropolis

Scott D.

METAtropolis By Jay Lake, Tobias Buckell, Elizabeth Bear, John Scalzi, and Karl Shroeder Read by Michael Hogan, Scott Brick, Kandyse McClure, Alessandro Juliani, and Stefan Rudnicki Audible Download – 9 hours – [UNABRIDGED] Publisher: Audible Frontiers Published: 2008 Themes: /… Read moreReview of <b>METAtropolis</b>