Wel­come, sci-fi enthu­si­asts and aspir­ing world-builders! As a hard sci­ence fic­tion writer, I’ve always believed that the heart of an inter­est­ing sto­ry lies in blend­ing imag­i­na­tion with sci­en­tif­ic pre­ci­sion. When craft­ing the uni­vers­es of my sto­ries, I turn to real-world sci­ence to ground my spec­u­la­tion, espe­cial­ly for one of the genre’s biggest ques­tions: What about […]