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Benjamin Kuttner

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in Wellington, New Zealand
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My life experiences, family sports, and a love of science and history.

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Benjamin (or Ben) lives in a little town an hour from Auckland, New Zealand with his wife and two daughters. As a child he lived feral in the canopy of Jurassic era trees with spectacular bird life. Well not quite, but he did spend a good deal of time climbing trees in the native forest on his parents’ property (where his daughters are now busy constructing a tree house). Sometimes in tandem with climbing, from a young age, Ben also developed a love of reading voraciously such wonderful writers as: C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, Ursula K. LeGuin, Margaret Mahy (who kindly wrote back to his fan mail), Roald Dahl, and many others.
Ben also has a deep affinity with science fiction, his grandfather was a chemical engineer and also a World War Two v
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Reverse Engineering an Alien Relic: A Monumental Challenge

Reverse engineering an alien relic would not be an easy matter. In fact, it could literally take decades or even hundreds of years. Here are some potential types of relics and the scientific challenges we might face in reverse-engineering them:

Advanced Propulsion Device

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What it could be: A component of a spacecraft, like an engine capable of faster-than-light (FTL) travel, antigravity, or wormhole

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Great sci-fi novella of a self-aware android

Loved this fast-paced story of a self-aware android, Murderbot! The found-family vibes and science exploration setting make it a thrilling, heartfelt read. Highly recommend!
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“Sometimes you wake up. Sometimes the fall kills you. And sometimes, when you fall, you fly.”
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“Because the tiger is you, boychik, the most frightening thing of all. When you turn and face yourself, then you can become whatever you want!”
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