Speculative Science – Suzanne Warr

Unbelievable Hubble Pics

21AprilSuzanneSpeculative Science, The Human Condition

They always say that truth is stranger than fiction, and these pics demonstrate that well.Â If an author came up with these galaxies,Â plenty of critiques would deride them as impractical and way over the top. Two favorites of mine are The Sombrero, And Starry Night, because it’s impossible to look at these galaxies without hearing

Linked Up

24JuneSuzanneSpeculative Science, Writing

See if you can find the common thread: More of the big guys still undiscovered in the ocean, but little chance of the Loch Ness turning up, or so they say. A report on ten new species, though a little long on propaganda and a little short on information about the individual species.Â Eight and

Sightseeing From Space

26MarchSuzanneHome in the Rookery, Speculative Science

WhileÂ I was packing for our spring break trip to Mammoth Caves, in Kentucky, I stumbled across this blurb about the new Lynx.Â Perhaps after we climb out of the depths of the earth and shake off the dust, we’ll plan our next trip–in the opposite direction.

My First Comet

2NovemberSuzanneFolklore and Myth, Speculative Science

Tonight we put on our jackets and went shivering out into the cold toÂ peer at the sky and glimpse our first comet.Â Of course, even with binoculars, it still looked more like a tiny splat of pea soup than a comet, or maybe a place where someone had smudged the erasor of their pencil across

Orange Armor

8OctoberSuzanneSpeculative Science

AÂ sometime board rat and engineer, Richard PalmerÂ has come up with a protective substance, called “d3o”,Â of intelligent molecules that minimize impact.Â It reportedly goes from jello-like to tough-guy whenever hit by a direct force.Â And it can be a fashion statement, too!

Japanese Atlantis

25SeptemberSuzanneSpeculative Science, Writing

An ancient sunken city of the coast of Japan, deep beneath theÂ waves…I think I just found the setting for my next story aboutÂ Captain Tung, Independent Recovery Contractor.

Ripply Pictures and Sunny Robots

10SeptemberSuzanne2 CommentsSpeculative Science

Reading about the HypoSurface Walls reminded me of watching an interactive, animated, 3D movie, in Disney World.Â Â A screenÂ that can move and stretch would take the ‘make it real’ factorÂ up a notch or two.Â Especially if they combined it withÂ a screen that went all the way around the viewer. These receptionist robots look like giant Lego

Secret Messages and Coral Castle

9AugustSuzanne2 CommentsSpeculative Science, The Human Condition

I put out an antenae for weirdness tonight and came up with a couple of oddities. This article on the secret eye of your cell phone I picked up at LiveScience.com.Â The fashion application of this puts me in mind of the Disco Light shirts I mentioned on a previous blog. I part of my

Perfumed Stink

17JulySuzanneSpeculative Science, The Human Condition

Next time your laundry is overflowing with the stinky sock smell and company shows up, just tell them you have a new orchid in your collection.Â Maybe they’ll find a flower that smells like spoiled leftovers soon!

Sniffing Out the Scent of Story

12JulySuzanneSpeculative Science, Writing

Science News has an articleÂ about restoring scent toÂ individuals who have little or no sense of smell.Â The research is fascinating in its own right, but it’s also got me thinking about how individuals learn that one of their senses isn’t working as it should. For example, it’s not uncommon for childrenÂ who need glasses to be

Suzanne Warr

Narrative designer, game designer, author

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