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Title and link to blog against a chessboard background.

New blog! In today's #CosmicStories, we look at the #ScienceandSF of Snowball Effects - exponential growth phenomena with unfortunate consequences. Featuring work by Heinlein, MacLean,Harrison, Keeler, Red Dwarf and a surprising amount of #StarTrek!

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#Astrophotography #CosmicStories #StargazingCommunity #LandscapePhotography #PhotographyIsArt

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Title and link to blog, with background image of a mysterious planet.

It's a new #scienceandSF blog day! Today in #CosmicStories I'm looking at the history of Planet X - outer solar system planets in #astronomy and #sciencefiction. Featuriong stories from Campbell, Cooper, Hasse, Baxter, Space Patrol and others.

www.warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstorie...

Comments welcome.

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New blog! Today in #CosmicStories we're looking at sonic weaponry and devices in #scienceandSF and their impact in "The Walls of Jericho". Featuring Rudyard Kipling, Transformers, WH40K, Star Trek and many others, as well as a certain Doctor's famous screwdriver.

www.warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstorie...

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The wizard's words YouTube video by RedSJ - Topic

🪄 My ambient whispers reveal hidden cosmic stories—pause and listen to what speaks to you. Save & share your favorite line. Watch now ⬇️ youtu.be/h71lOuggxYQ 😌🌌✨🪐 #CosmicStories #AmbientPause #MeditativeWhisper

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Strange New Worlds

Exploring the science behind depictions of Exoplanets in the Star Trek universe.

https://www.warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstories/strange_new_worlds/

Strange New Worlds Exploring the science behind depictions of Exoplanets in the Star Trek universe. https://www.warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstories/strange_new_worlds/

Today in the #CosmicStories blog, we take a look at the #ScienceandSF of #Exoplanets through the lens of a case study: #StarTrek and its spin offs. Featuring #astronomy, #ScienceFiction, desert worlds, water planets, giants, and lots of Star Trek. Comments welcome!

www.warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstorie...

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Title and address of blog, with image of a technomage from television series Crusade

New blog! Today in #CosmicStories, we take a look at Clarke's Third Law: technologies indistinguishable from magic in #ScienceandSF. Featuring Arthur C Clarke, Roger Zelazny, Jack Vance, Babylon 5, Tolkien and others.

Comments always welcome!

www.warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstorie...

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Some journeys cross galaxies. Others awaken something within us.

If you’re craving sci-fi that blends wonder, heart, and consciousness, this one might be calling you.

Join the adventure: a.co/d/dNn3blz

#SciFi #SpeculativeFiction #CosmicStories #HighVibration #Consciousness #IndieBooks

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Title and link to blog, with image of a binary sunset in background.

New blog post! With Christmas looming, today in #CosmicStories, I'm taking a look at the #ScienceandSF of Holiday Worlds. Including work by Smith, Hast, Russ, Asimov, Doctor Who, Star Trek and others.

www.warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstories/out_of_this/

Comments welcome!

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New blog! Today in #CosmicStories I'm going to take a deep dive. I'm considering Doctor Who serial "Robot" as a case study of representations of robot intelligence, science and scientists in the 1970s.

www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie... (correct link!)

#DoctorWho #ScienceandSF #AI

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Image from 1974 BBC serial "Robot", in television series Doctor Who. With title and address of blog.

Image from 1974 BBC serial "Robot", in television series Doctor Who. With title and address of blog.

New blog! Today in #CosmicStories I'm going to take a deep dive. I'm considering Doctor Who serial "Robot" as a case study of representations of robot intelligence, science and scientists in the 1970s.

https;//www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStories/doctor_whos_robot/

#DoctorWho #ScienceandSF #AI

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Title and link to blog with background image of building from television series Eureka.

New blog! Today in #CosmicStories, I'm looking at the #ScienceandSF of think tanks and scientific hothouses i.e. intensive science research centres. Featuring Eureka, Doctor Who, Star Trek and work by Asimov, Higgins, Smith and others

www.warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstorie...

Comments always welcome

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Title and link to blog, with a background image from The Man from UNCLE.

Title and link to blog, with a background image from The Man from UNCLE.

New #CosmicStories blog post! Today, we're looking at #SpyFi - the glorious overlap between espionage, #ScienceandSF and what it tells us about how science is perceived. Featuring The Man from UNCLE. The Avengers, James Bond and others.

www.warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstorie...

Comments always welcome!

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📸 Stay tuned for photos that captured the magic.

#FrankfurtBookFair2025 #RachelKorman #DancingThroughTheCosmos #CitiOfBooks #BookSigning #AuthorEvent #LiteraryMagic #PoeticVoices #ReadersAndDreamers #CosmicStories #MeetTheAuthor #FIBF2025 #BookLoversUnite #InspirationThroughWords #BooksThatShine

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Picture of an Earth-like and Saturn-like world with title and address of blog.

It's a new #CosmicStories #ScienceandSF blog day! I'm returning to home ground of #astronomy with a look at Habitable Exomoons. Featuring Star Trek, Star Wars, Avatar and works by Asimov and Chambers amongst others.

www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...

Comments welcome!

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Image of vast cityscape, with title and link to blog.

New blog! Today in #CosmicStories, I'm looking at narratives of Earth's overpopulation in #ScienceandSF. Featuring Hershey, Harrison, Silverberg, Soylent Green, Logan's Run and others.

www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...

Comments always welcome!

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Title and link to blog with image of living ship Moya from television series Farscape.

New #ScienceandSF blog post! Today in #CosmicStories, I'm taking a look at Living Starships - featuring Star Trek, Babylon 5, Farscape and works by Justina Robson, Kameron Hurley and others.

www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...

Comments always welcome.

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Title and address of blog.

New blog post! Today in #CosmicStories I look at humanity on trial in #scienceandSF. Featuring Williamson, Haldeman, Clifton, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Stranger on Venus and #StarTrek: The Next Generation amongst others.

www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...

Comments always welcome.

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Title and link of blog with AI generated image of planet in front of sun.

New blog! Today in #CosmicStories I'm taking a look at the #ScienceandSF of the intramercurial planet Vulcan. Featuring stories from Rocklynne, Brackett, Cummings, Vincent and others. Comments always welcome.

www.warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstorie...

#ScienceFiction #Astronomy

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Title and address of blog.

Background image of billowing clouds. Title and address of blog.

New blog! Today in #CosmicStories, I'm taking a look at the #ScienceandSF of oxygen... the deadliest gas. Featuring examples from Clarke, Thomas, Chain, Follett, Rocklynne and others.

Comments always welcome!

www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...

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Title and address of blog with spacetime diagram in the background.

New blog day! Today in #CosmicStories I look at small time shifts in #ScienceandSF - are they really a recipe for invisibility? Including examples from Aldiss, Bayley, Rusch and others. Comments always welcome.

www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStories/one_step_out/

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Image of a human talking to an alien with the blog title and web address.

New post day! Today in #CosmicStories, I take a look at the #ScienceandSF of Language and Linguistics, featuring works by Elgin, Vance, Delany, Sheckley and Masson amongst others, as well as Star Trek, Arrival and more.

Comments always welcome.

www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...

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Finally read @Tiylaya's #CosmicStories about museums.
warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/research...

The section about the crossover of space history and science fiction in today's museums reminded me of the New Mexico Museum of […]

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Image of man in personal shield with blog title and link.

New blog day! Today in #CosmicStories I'm taking a look at the protections and perils of personal shields in science and SF, including examples from Asimov, Anderson, Stargate Atlantis, Smith and others. Comments always welcome!

www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...

#scienceandSF

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www.warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstories/scarlet_skies

AI-generated view of a planet under a red dwarf sun, with title and link to blog. www.warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstories/scarlet_skies

New blog post! Today in my #CosmicStories #ScienceandSF blog, I'm returning to #Astronomy and looking at red dwarf stars and their planets in science and science fiction. Including works by Blish, Chambers, Asimov, Latham, Steele and others.

www.warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstorie...

Comments welcome!

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Image of a futuristic museum with title and link to blog.

New blog! Today in #CosmicStories I take a look at the #scienceandSF of museums - how the guardians of the past relate to the literature of the future. Featuring Morris, Wells, Doctor Who, @kristinerusch.bsky.social, Bates and others.

warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstorie...

Comments always welcome!

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https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/research/astro/people/stanway/sciencefiction/cosmicstories/better_together

Detail from illustration for Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance, showing two people embracing, together with address of blog: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/physics/research/astro/people/stanway/sciencefiction/cosmicstories/better_together

New blog post day! Today I'm looking at symbiosis in science and science fiction. Featuring Star Trek, Stargate, Varley, Liu, Aldiss and others. Comments always welcome

warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstorie...

Happy Easter to those who celebrate!

#CosmicStories #ScienceandSF

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Title of and link to blog: www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStories/the_noble_science

Man looking up at planet. Detail from cover illustration for The Dispossessed by Ursula K Le Guin. Title of and link to blog: www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStories/the_noble_science

New blog day! Today, in #CosmicStories, I thought I'd stay close to home and focus on representations of academic research physicists in #ScienceandSF. Including works by Asimov, Le Guin, Liu, Benford, Renmore and others. Comments welcome!

www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStories/the_noble_science

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Blog title and URL, with a background image from the film GalaxyQuest.

It's a new blog post day! Today in #CosmicStories, I'm taking a look at actor/role confusion in science and SF, featuring Smith, Keith, Jurasik, Stargate, Captain Zoom and others... including of course GalaxyQuest. Comments always welcome.

www.warwick.ac.uk/cosmicstories/expecting_someone_different

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Image of Sergeant Osgood from Doctor Who with the blog title and a link to the blog entry.

It's a new #CosmicStories #ScienceandSF blog day! This time I'm looking at the crucial role of technicians in both #Science and #ScienceFiction. Featuring Red Dwarf, Star Trek, Doctor Who and novels by Murray Leinster and others. Comments always welcome!

www.warwick.ac.uk/CosmicStorie...

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