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more about #mikebrotherton FrankenPC: What's even stranger is the possibility of neutron life on a white dwarf star. (read Dragon Egg) more » cletar: As an archaeologist, I would like to point out that physicists might know a lot about accretion disks, but they know jackity-poo about how civilizatio... more » reddingofish: Trantor in the Foundation novels is near the center of the galaxy. more » Brian Fowler: Is it so wrong that I want this to be correct, or at least close? more » KingKongBlues: I am currently reading Gregory Benford's science fiction novel "Furious Gulf" and he has incorporated this idea in his story. more » dougdirac: I'm morally opposed to the use of the term "near-floater." more » nbsp: What you'll find is that civilisations developing nearer the center of the (a) galaxy is the norm, and we're the abberation. You'll have civilisation... more » cletar: No, because there's too much radiation. Did you people even LOOK at Beowulf Shaeffer's report? If it's too dangerous for a guy shielded by a General P... more » madjeweler: Lois McMaster Bujold posited a very sensible societal way of integrating cloning technology ethically and responsibly. There were also examples of cri... more » Jamal Dominic Barr: We're all adults and remain in charge of our thinking facilities right--- at least I bloody well hope so. But even if you're not, you can think, corr... more » Sproing: Why is that sheep not looking up? Is it because it's electric? more » Daveinva: The reality is, scientists are usually very bad ethicists (and vice versa). Ethics without science is religious superstition-- science without ethics ... more » -
#megaengineering
The Wild Center Of Our Galaxy Could Support A Mega-Civilization
Could a super-advanced civilization live inside the acretion disk, the super-dense area around the black hole at the center of a galaxy? Author Mike Brotherton has played with this idea, and a couple of scientific papers say it's possible. More » -
#scienceandsciencefiction
Science Could Stand To Learn From Science Fiction
Science fiction often gets basic science wrong, but it still has a lot to teach scientists about the implications of their work, says science educator and SF author Mike Brotherton. More »
