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the fatberg of melbourne
In early September, Fatberg Fever gripped Melbourne, after the announcement of a Fatberg discovered by Yarra Valley Water in February. Fatbergs are a serious problem, and one about which Stephanie, as...
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tips for time travelling on the cheap
Tips for Time Travelling on the Cheap Don’t travel through time. Notable travellers through time who ruined it for someone and definitely don’t deserve that power: Marty McFly and Doc Brown Doctor Who...
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prepping for our well-powered dystopia
Last week Elon Musk, probably secretly a cyborg and/or Iron Man (ETA have just been told his secret identity is ElonMan), revealed Tesla’s new battery storage system, the PowerWall. In brief, in...
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Imagining Australia’s Climate Change Dystopia (a science fiction essay)
It’s been over a year since the last Climate Change Dystopia Australia notes, and science has progressed and so has the books being published. So following on from Continuum, at which I spoke at length...
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science fiction saves the future
Stephanie was invited to speak at the Speculative Fiction Festival at the New South Wales’ Writers’ Centre last week. It was curated by Cat Sparks, and it was excellent! The blurb for Steph’s panel:...
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hello and welcome to spring (not spring)
Here we are, solidly a “week” into “Spring.” In Melbourne, this means there’s nothing different to last month; it’s max 13C, there’s winds and rain, and this afternoon the possibility of hail. So now...
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things you should do now that summer has landed heavily upon the nation
Things you should do now that summer has landed its heavy, clammy flipper upon the land. Includes actual advice and actual rants (on brand). Modern Houses and You Design of houses in Australia has...
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decolonising our weather: what is actually going on
Previously on decolonising our weather: hello and welcome to spring (not spring), a look at seasons defined by Traditional Owners in Perth (Nyoongar) and over East (Kulin and Wurundjeri). This week on...
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the gentrification of everything
Rose water: not just for brown people. Yes, that’s right, white people are still “discovering” our shit and claiming it as revolutionary. Quinoa. Goji berries. (Yoga. Jesus.) Like, share our stuff,...
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No Award goes to the movies: Hidden Figures
Hidden Figures tells the story of how African-American women helped put the United States in space. Margot Lee Shetterly’s book was optioned for film before it had even been published, so clearly I’m...
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