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Day: June 22, 2017

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A World from Dust: How the Periodic Table Shaped Life

A World from Dust: How the Periodic Table Shaped Life by Ben McFarland

A World from Dust: How the Periodic Table Shaped Life (2016), by Ben McFarland, can at times be a difficult read, but despite that, and regardless of some writing/structural issues, it’s an often engaging and always confidently informative exploration of how life was driven down certain paths by the implacable requirements of chemistry.

McFarland’s perspective contrasts directly, as he describes on several occasions, with Stephen J. Gould’s pronouncement that if the “tape of life” were rerun from the beginning,


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June 22nd, 2017. ´s rating: | | SFF Reviews | 1 comment |

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Miranda: An absolutely charming fish-out-of-water tale

Miranda directed by Ken Annakin

Back in the early ’60s, when I was a very young lad, there were two television programs that held a great fascination for my young mind. One was the part live/part animated kiddie show Diver Dan, which featured the undersea adventures of the titular hero, and showcased one very beautiful blonde mermaid, called Miss Minerva. The other program was one that I have a feeling not too many remember, for the simple reason that it only lasted 13 episodes in the fall of ’63. That show was simply called Glynis,


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June 22nd, 2017. | | SFF Reviews | 3 comments |

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