Category: Science of Stories
World Building 2: Articles by Torn MacAlester
Worldbuilding 1: Articles by Torn MacAlester
World Building for Science FictionImage by Snapwire on pexels I wanted to share some insight into the world building process that I am using in my science fiction stories. First […]
The Drake Equation: An Article by Torn MacAlester
Civilization and Power
It’s All About PowerPart 3 of World Building for Science fiction: This is the definition of the Kardashev Scale. Since it is a measure of the power generated by a civilization, […]
An Exercise in World Building
World Building for Science FictionImage by Snapwire on pexels I wanted to share some insight into the world building process that I am using in my science fiction stories. First […]
A Paradox: A Description of the Fermi Paradox by Torn MacAlester
It Starts With A ParadoxPart 2 of World Building for Science Fiction Part 2—It Starts With A Paradox by Torn MacAlester Photo by Rakicevic Nenad from Pexels The […]
Worlds of Science Fiction
I’ve been studying the science behind the worlds of science fiction with the intention of using it for world building. I’ve written a series of articles introducing these science concepts. […]
The Third Data Point
This summer, we will witness the beginning of a new era in spaceflight with the launch of the Artemis 1 unmanned mission to space. Like Apollo the Artemis program will […]
The Farthest Star
@chucksastrophotography Farthest star ever seen. #stars #learnontiktok #universe #cosmos #nasa #hubblespacetelescope ♬ original sound — Chuck Ayoub It is fantastic that the farthest star detected is so far away: 12.9 […]