Author Archive
I’m Plotting… (Splintegrate & other updates)
Lizard Lair updates on work-in-progress Splintegrate, some useful craft tools and sites, and a stellar bookstore.
Video Lizard, With Meeple
I plan to do some podcasting and vlogging. Pet mice will provide a good learning project. Oddly, this ties in with tribbles and Richard Nixon in 1956. Read this post to see why!
Canada, FTW!
“Canadian, Please!” – Check this music video and get the scoop on why we all wanna be Canadian. Two claws up from the lizard for this one!
Future Science: the Lazy Man’s Snow Shovel
Announcing Future Science, an occasional feature reviewing forward-looking science from the past. Today’s offering: a remote-controlled snow shovel from 1953.
Strange Maps
Just found Strange Maps, an odd and delightful repository of weird and whimsical cartographical excesses. Plus, there are dinosaurs! AND science fiction! The mind boggles…
Gene Therapy Part I: HIV, the New Silver Bullet
In a ground-breaking experiment, French scientists have stripped HIV of its bad traits and used it to deliver apparently lasting and reliable gene therapy. Where do we go from here?
Welcome to Open Salon Readers!
Welcome to new readers from Open Salon, where New York Under Water just got made an Editor’s Pick.
UK government’s global warming map
The Long View blog has a short interesting blurb on an interactive global warming map put out by the UK government. Follow links, take a look.
New York Under Water, pt 3: Global Warming in Science Fiction
Sea level changes from global warning will innundate coastlines and have a large impact on society and economies. This post looks at what science fiction has to say about such scenarios. Part 3 of a 3-part series.
New York Under Water, pt 2: What Does a 2-Meter Sea Rise Look Like?
A 2-meter rise in sea level will submerge important parts of New York, and much other coastal territory besides. This post looks at the magnitude of change that might accompany a rise in sea levels. Part 2 of a 3-part series.
