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Uncanny Valley Digest: Stanisław Lem’s “Let Us Save The Universe”
Last night’s Stanisław Lem discussion was a joyride in a cosmic salvage craft! (In Polish, the “ł” is pronounced as a soft “wa,” between “L” and “W” on the English speaking palate.) Lem’s most well-traveled character, Ijon Tichy, delivers a … Continue reading →
Uncanny Valley Digest: Cordwainer Smith Redux
Our Cordwainer Smith discussion twanged like a rubber rock band! We’ve read Cordwainer Smith before, but wanted to drill down a little deeper. For good background information, below is a link to a 2018 piece in Johns Hopkins Magazine on … Continue reading →
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Tagged cordwainer smith, creativity, david gill, meg schoerke, nowell valeri, review, sci fi authors, science fiction, science fiction writers, shelldive, social matter, suhail rafidi, uniqueness
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Uncanny Valley Digest: PKD’s Man In The High Castle
Our Phil Dick discussion taught me the difference between a raven and a writing desk. I learned some things about The Man In The High Castle that refreshed and corrected my perspective on this novel’s place in Dick’s canon. I … Continue reading →
Posted in Authors and Writing, Bar Code Scanner Land, Book Reviews, Books, Science Fiction, Sociey and Culture, summer reading, uncanny valley
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Tagged book, david gill, mass culture, meg schoerke, nowell valeri, philip k. dick, review, san francisco, sci fi authors, sci fi books, science fiction, science fiction writers, shelldive, summer reading, uncanny valley
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