It's been a busy week of writing, work, a little cycling, and, of course, web browsing. Enjoy the fruits of my labor (or, the labor of others, I should say).
A Fleet of 1500 Cloud-Seeding Ships Could Stop Global Warming, Say Scientists
Using a fleet of 1500 wind-powered ships that cruise the oceans autonomously, spraying massive plumes of salt water into the air, we could reverse the effects of global warming within years.
How To Cook Children: A Grisly Recipe Book by Martin Howard and Colin Stimpson
What a yummy title, especially if you're a witch by the name of Esmelia Sniff who draws children to her gingerbread house as a means to cook her favourite delicacy with her favourite ingredient.
A Beam of Gamma Radiation Aimed Precisely at Earth
A few months ago, astronomers began studying the brightest explosion ever observed: A massive gamma radiation burst that shot out of a star as it was collapsing into a black hole.
See the Submerged Ruins of Cleopatra's Palace in Egypt's Underwater Museum
In a few years, you may be able to see Alexandria the way it once was — deep beneath the sea. The areas of classical Alexandria that contained the ancient world's biggest library along with Cleopatra's palace have sunk beneath the waves, but now it looks as if the United Nations may step in and help Egypt show off these structures in a unique underwater museum.
Robert J. Sawyer: UFOs and SF
It's not that UFOs are taboo per se, it's just that (perhaps paradoxically) they're not considered part of science fiction. Rightly or wrongly, most SF readers and editors have decided that whatever UFOs have been reported have nothing to do with extraterrestrial life.
Passion and the Razor's Edge of Rejection
A writer contacted Jessica Faust with a situation where the writer’s agent “suggested she remove a chapter in the novel, and while the author was concerned, she did it anyway (and made some revisions). Now editors are rejecting the book and the author is feeling that removing this chapter was part of the problem.