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Need Smaller Astronauts? Five Dubious SF Solutions to the Problem of Astronaut Mass

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An artist's concept of the Apollo 15 Command and Service Modules, showing two crewmembers performing a new-to-Apollo extravehicular activity.
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Science Fiction

Need Smaller Astronauts? Five Dubious SF Solutions to the Problem of Astronaut Mass

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Comment number: 47
Photo of a multi-colored beach ball floating in a pool
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8 SFF Books to Make Summer Last All Year

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Illustration of a woman seated on rocks; a large dragon rests at her side with its head on her lap.
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romantasy

But Do They F*** The Dragon? An Oral History of Dragon Romance

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This artist's concept shows a black hole with an accretion disk -- a flat structure of material orbiting the black hole -- and a jet of hot gas, called plasma.
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Five Books

Five Books Whose Physics Broke My Head Open

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Black and white photo taken during an ESP card experiment.
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Five Works of SF Inspired by Pseudoscience

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Illustration of a gowned, long-haired woman emerging from the sea; faces appear among the waves.
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selkies

Sea Songs and Tragic Romances: 13 Selkie Stories

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Photograph of multiple stacks of paperback books
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Fantasy

10 Iconic Fantasy Novels Ripe for Rediscovery

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Science Fiction

Five SF Stories Featuring Externally Mandated Body Modifications

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Science Fiction

Five SF Stories Built Around the Dubious Concept of Psionics

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Comment number: 107
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Mark as Read

What Does a Dragon Look Like?

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Star Trek Original Series Spock Mindmelds with Kirk
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Science Fiction

Two Is Better Than One: Mindmelding in Space

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SFF Bestiary

The Ultimate Fantasy Beast: The Dragon

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“A profound love between two people involves, after all, the power and chance of doing profound hurt.”

Ursula K. Le Guin, The Left Hand Of Darkness

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