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Amoeba’s Lorica: Satellight

Posted on October 7, 2024 by Amoeba

The scientist sat in the living room of his cabin in the north woods, alone in the darkness. Alone, that is, except for the backstage murmuration of things done and things not done, of sins that required atonement and tasks … Continue reading →

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Amoeba’s Lorica: SETIback

Posted on July 22, 2023 by Amoeba

A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away … maybe. (No, not that galaxy.) Avaan Fundebinder strode purposefully onto the auditorium stage of the Galactic Center to Search for ExtraTelemanny Intelligence (GC-SETI), to a storm of applause from … Continue reading →

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Amoeba’s Lorica: Vox Populi, Vox Dei

Posted on May 28, 2023 by Amoeba

The spending caps at the center of the debt limit agreement target federal programs such as education, scientific research …   – News item In the late afternoon of an early summer’s day in eastern Massachusetts, Chuck, aged 14, wandered along … Continue reading →

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