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I am a physicist, novelist, and father.

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Is there a term for the science fiction trope where a character lists two historical things and a future thing?
Aug 26, 2018
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What does Gandalf the White mean by his strange speech about Boromir?
May 21, 2022
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Why couldn't the dwarves beat/kill the Balrog?
May 15, 2023
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A story where a small child takes on the pain of the world
Feb 11, 2019
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Is there an identifiable origin for the association of minotaurs with battle axes?
May 29, 2018
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What did Darth Vader mean by “There’ll be no one to stop us this time.” Who had “stopped” Vader—or the Empire—previously?
Jan 10, 2017
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Gruesome animated barbarian show from 2006 (like an animated Conan the Barbarian)
Oct 8, 2018
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Why couldn't Scotty beam Spock out of the radiation chamber in Wrath of Khan?
Dec 31, 2018
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Why are energy weapons seen as more acceptable in children's shows than guns that fire bullets?
Feb 18, 2019
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What's the origin of the trope that dragons used to be common but aren't any more?
Oct 14, 2019

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RIP, Ennio Morricone
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RIP Douglas Rain, the voice of HAL 9000
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Diana Rigg who played Olenna Tyrell on Game of Thrones has passed away at the age of 82
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RIP Kirk Douglas
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Are stories that only appear to contain fantastical elements on topic?

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Writing a recommendation letter for a student I reported for academic dishonesty
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How to deal with an author who worked on an analysis that never made it into the paper?
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Final report rejected, institution asked to return funding and prosecute my supervisor
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Is it fair for a professor to grade us on the possession of past papers?
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How do people peer-review many papers?