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Author Archives: Alex R. Howe
Movie Review: The Marvels
Well, Marvel is back, and this time, it’s specifically The Marvels, starring Captain Marvel (whose movie I reviewed in 2019), Ms. Marvel (aka Kamala Khan, whose story premiered on Disney Plus last year) and Professor Marvel Monica Rambeau (Carol’s adoptive … Continue reading
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Tagged Captain Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, MCU, The Marvels
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The Itokawa Cycler – Ride an Asteroid to Mars
In 1985, astronaut Buzz Aldrin proposed his Aldrin cycler as a better way to get to and from Mars. It’s a very fun idea, but I thought there was room for improvement. I looked through the database and found an … Continue reading
Posted in Space exploration, Video
Tagged Asteroids, Buzz Aldrin, mars
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My Entry in #SoME3: Negative Mass Part 4: Life, the Universe, and Everything(-ish)
This is it–the grand finale of my “Negative Mass” video series! See how negative mass would work with “real” atoms, molecules, and even planets. Made for the 3rd annual Summer of Math Exposition video contest.
Posted in Physics, Video
Tagged #SoME3, Negative Mass, Summer of Math Exposition
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New Video: Negative Mass Part 3
In case you missed it on my other platforms, I finally made a new video in my “Negative Mass” series. Part 4 coming soon for the Summer of Math Exposition contest.
Movie Review: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man has always had a complicated history, even by comic book standards. Marvel has at several times run multiple Spider-Man comics series simultaneously, and due to the vagaries of the film industry, that has carried over into the movies. But … Continue reading
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Tagged Spider-Man, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Spider-Verse
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S2E25: Lisa Yaszek Interview
In the series finale, I interview Dr. Lisa Yaszek, a sci-fi historian from Georgia Tech, about where we can expect science fiction to go in the future. Dr. Yaszek’s recommendations:Wormwood Trilogy by Tade ThompsonThe Matrix Sunspot Jungle, ed. Bill Campbell … Continue reading
Posted in A Reader's History of Science Fiction, Interviews
Tagged Lisa Yaszek, Sunspot Jungle, Tade Thompson, The Matrix, Wormwood Trilogy
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Movie Review: Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3
Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 is (obviously) the latest movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and one of the more highly anticipated ones, up there with No Way Home and Wakanda Forever. We left the Guardians on something of … Continue reading
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Tagged Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3, Marvel Cinematic Universe, MCU
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S2E24: Catch-Up Episode #9: Classics Lightning Round
Okay, not exactly all classics and not exactly lightning either, but in this episode, I discuss four books that I wanted to talk about in Season 1, but never got around to. Book recommendation: Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes Other … Continue reading
Posted in A Reader's History of Science Fiction
Tagged Battlefield Earth, Flowers for Algernon, Helliconia, The Road
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S2E23: Space Opera
In this episode, I discuss the precise nature of space opera, its origins, and its path through the history of sci-fi up to the current resurgence it’s had in recent years. Book recommendation: The Long Way to a Small, Angry … Continue reading
Posted in A Reader's History of Science Fiction
Tagged Becky Chambers, Space Opera, The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet
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Episode 23 Delayed
I’m having computer problems which resulted in me not being able to record today, so I’m postponing Season 2, Episode 23 by one week to April 24. Episode 24 will probably go up on May 1 as scheduled, but that … Continue reading
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Science Meets Fiction 