Massimo Marino's Blog: The Ramblings and the Rumblings, page 22
April 27, 2014
Guide For Down-And-Dirty Hairy-Knuckled Sci-Fi Writers
§ Author Massimo Marino - ... A scientist envisioning Science Fiction
This lexicon was compiled by Mr Lewis Shiner and Mr Bruce Sterling from the work of many writers and critics over many years of genre history, and it contains buzzwords, notions and critical terms of direct use to Science Fiction workshop organized by SFWA. Part One: Words and Sentences Brenda Starr dialogue Long sections of […]
April 24, 2014
The Indie Writer Manifesto
§ Author Massimo Marino - ... A scientist envisioning Science Fiction
Mark Coker — from Smashwords — have suggested these points as drivers for Indie writers. I agree with them. I hold these truths to be self-evident: I am an indie author I have experienced the pleasure and satisfaction that comes from self-publishing I have a right to publish My creative control is important to me. […]
April 23, 2014
Daimones Speaks Spanish
§ Author Massimo Marino - ... A scientist envisioning Science Fiction
Una invasión letal y silenciosa deja a los supervivientes aturdidos, recelosos y deshechos. Un primer contacto y un Apocalípsis cuyas raíces cuentan con millones de años de antigüedad. Dan Amenta se levanta una mañana para descubrir que el mundo ha cambiado. La muerte se propaga por todo el planeta. Sin embargo, Dan y su familia […]
April 22, 2014
ALICE in Wonderland – CERN Ready for New Physics to Come
§ Author Massimo Marino - ... A scientist envisioning Science Fiction
PHYSICS AT 13 TeV ALICE’s wonderland materialises where the lead-lead ultrarelativistic collisions happen in the LHC. With a jump of over one order of magnitude in collision energy from the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) and using state-of-the-art detectors, the experiment studies the quark-gluon plasma, a state of matter that existed during the Universe’s infancy, […]
April 19, 2014
Time Travel and Wormholes
§ Author Massimo Marino - ... A scientist envisioning Science Fiction
According to Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity, which explains how gravity operates in the universe, real-life time travel isn’t just a vague fantasy. Traveling forward in time is an uncontroversial possibility. In fact, physicists send particles forward in time in accelerators… all the time. That’s not to say the technology for sending humans 100 years into […]
April 16, 2014
Getting Personal … with Tom King
§ Author Massimo Marino - ... A scientist envisioning Science Fiction
Today we welcome sf author Tom King. Tom had three careers in his life: as a print journalist/editor, a federal archaeologist and a science fiction writer. Been married three times. Tom says: “Have three grown kids who are more ‘normal’ in society than I am. Have a couple of college degrees. And I love to spend […]
April 15, 2014
Antimatter Is Everyday Matter at CERN
§ Author Massimo Marino - ... A scientist envisioning Science Fiction
This year, CERN has succeeded for the first time in producing a beam of antihydrogen atoms. In a paper published in Nature Communications, scientists report the unambiguous detection of 80 antihydrogen atoms 2.7 metres downstream of their production, where the perturbing influence of the magnetic fields used initially to produce the antiatoms is small. This result […]
April 10, 2014
Getting Personal … with Karynne Summars
§ Author Massimo Marino - ... A scientist envisioning Science Fiction
Today we have the pleasure to have on stage Karynne Summars, the author of the contemporary erotic thriller Desperate Pursuit in Venice, was born and raised in Berlin, Germany. She currently lives in New York and Marbella, Spain. Before focusing on her creative talents she worked as an international corporate finance professional in New York. Certain […]
April 6, 2014
Getting Personal … with Linda Fulton
§ Author Massimo Marino - ... A scientist envisioning Science Fiction
Today we’re getting personal with Linda Fulton. Linda writes paranormal romance under the pen name L. W. Browning, where W. stands for Walker. No relationship with the Ranger (we all know that “Love makes the world go round.”) L. Walker writes mostly humorous short stories about her adventures. Being blessed with a funny life, she […]
April 1, 2014
5 Common Misconceptions About Busking
§ Author Massimo Marino - ... A scientist envisioning Science Fiction
By Heather Jacks: Myths about busking have been floating around for years. And sadly, we believe many of them just because they sound like they could be true. Busking, which is performing on street corners—(or in public spaces in exchange for tips/passing the hat), is an age old tradition that has been with us since […]
