The Last Question
Speaking of short stories, one of my favorites is by Isaac Asimov called The Last Question. it is a pretty interesting read where mankind keeps asking the computer about the meaning of life, etc and t...
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Could Horseclans Ever Work as an HBO-Style Series?
I've wondered this for years. Horseclans has everything modern fantasy audiences seem to love: massive battles, political intrigue, unforgettable heroes and villains, giant hunting cats, telepaths, Wi...
Could AI Ever Become a Real Psychohistorian?
One of the ideas that keeps coming back to me is whether we're getting closer to Hari Seldon's psychohistory. Today's AI can already analyze enormous amounts of data, identify patterns, and even make...
The Mule
One of the biggest "wait... what?" moments for me in the *Foundation* series was when the Mule showed up. Up until then, it felt like Hari Seldon had everything figured out. Every crisis happened pre...
The Not For Hire
One of my favorite parts of the *Riverworld* books was Samuel Clemens trying to build the **Not For Hire**. The guy wakes up in a world where nobody has factories, hardly any metal exists, and everybo...
Re: The small ideas in sci-fi can be the ones that stick
Forward could be strangely sharp about the kind of person who thinks engineering muscle can solve half the world's problems. Randy Hunter has that restless, sell-the-future confidence, though Forward...
The small ideas in sci-fi can be the ones that stick
I keep thinking about how the best science fiction is not always the book with the biggest empire or the strangest machine. Sometimes the part that stays with me is a small social idea. A custom, a l...
Randy Hunter and Elon Musk: An Interesting Parallel
One thing that struck me while rereading *Timemaster* is how much Randy Hunter reminds me of Elon Musk—not because they're identical, but because they share the same relentless drive to solve problems...
The Kzinti: Science Fiction's Greatest Warriors
I've been going back through the Man-Kzin Wars books lately, and they still hold up. If you're already a fan of Larry Niven's Known Space universe, they're definitely worth reading. The Kzinti make g...
Hashtags are here!!
Without further ado, Rootbadger now has hashtags. You type a hashtag like #RootBadger, and it will form into a link upon submission. You can then follow hashtags as well. It will be very useful when...