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Writing: Input Wanted Building a Generation Ship: The SFV Exodus
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How to get away with killing your great grandfather with time travel
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Turning oxygen into fluorine in our atmosphere
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The real 2020 as a 1980s science fiction story?
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Closing the writing loop, again with thanks
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How would one publish a non-mathematical theory?
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Effects of a rapidly developing, unknown nearby civilization
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Open Titanium Case w/ Steel Pins: Advice Needed
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Will tissue engineering make humanoid fabrication possible?
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Can Flying Ships Defy Inertia and Make Instant 90-Degree Turns?
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Superman-Inspired Skinsuit: Capable of 4,000mph & 500Gees
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Is it possible to move a black hole?
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SF code cracking vs real mathematics
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Causing periodic storm events on a fictional planet
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Gravitational wave source triangulation
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My inspirational epic -- Enjoy, correct and criticize to your heart's content
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Projection Maps for Alien World Navigation
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Can Humans Metabolize Alien Life Forms on a Colonized Ocean World?
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All-Sky Catalogue: Exploring Stars & Planets in 22nd Century
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Radioactivity-Warmed "Rogue" Planet
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Can a humanoid alien race have combustible blood?
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Creating Humanoid Alien Sci-Fi: Oxygen Trade-Offs
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How Would Universal Responsibility Affect Global Outcomes in 2020?
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Exploring the Potential of Space as Propulsion in SciFi
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What's Worth Fighting For And The Logical Conclusion Of All Conflict
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Can Science Fiction Inspire Real Astrophysical Discoveries?
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How Would Earth Handle Alien Money?
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What Is Logical To Trade Across Interstellar Distances?
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Scifi Starship Energy Harnessed Seems Massive
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How Long Would Scifi Space Travel Really Take?
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