The Afterword

Tag: science-fiction

  • Juice

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    Peter
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    Which book’s world would be the absolute worst to live in? The worst fictional world I can imagine is the one Tim Winton describes in his novel Juice. Winton imagines a future in which climate change has made much of the world almost uninhabitable. Extreme heat makes being outdoors dangerous. People shelter underground for much…

  • Colonising Mars

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    Peter
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    Do you think humans will ever colonize Mars?What would life there actually look like? With the listing of SpaceX on the stock exchange, the idea of humans living on Mars feels a little closer. Not close, exactly. I do not expect to see a million people living in a Martian colony in my lifetime. But…