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  1. trump maga emails

    Bible salesman Donald Trump kindly included a warning about the stimulating book he's peddling: wear gloves before opening.

    Okay, well, he didn't actually mention the gloves, but Trump's online bible FAQ did bizarrely ask, as pointed out by Stephen Colbert, "What if my bible has sticky pages?" — Read the rest

    The post Trump bible's FAQ warns readers of its unsavory content (video) appeared first on Boing Boing.

  2. TL;DR: If you need to catch up fast before book club starts their new season, this Headway Premium subscription offers the gift of learning in 15-minute booksummaries, on sale for $59.99.

    Spring is…not here. If you're in the northern parts, you know that groundhog lead us astray, so it looks like we've got a little bit more time in the house. — Read the rest

    The post Unlock a World of Knowledge in 15-Minute Book Summaries with Headway Premium appeared first on Boing Boing.

  3. dinosaur fossil on rough stone formation

    Thousands of years before the Jurassic Park movies inspired a legion of creative fans, early humans were paying homage to dinosaurs. According to Gizmodo, a team of researchers have identified petroglyphs next to fossilized dino tracks in Brazil, that seem to imitate or comment on the ancient footprints.Read the rest

    The post Ancient humans were dino fans appeared first on Boing Boing.

  4. earth planet

    Space tourism has an audience limited by income, but there's a new proposal in the works that could help countless earthbound humans. Wired's Grace Browne reports that a company called BioOrbit has plans to manufacture cancer-fighting immunotherapy drugs in zero gravity.Read the rest

    The post Plans to make cutting-edge cancer drugs in space appeared first on Boing Boing.

  5. Sperm whales are the seventh largest animals in the world and are considered apex predators. The greatest dangers to these toothed whales are usually man-made, such as fishing nets, boat strikes, and oil spills.  Orcas, however, have been known to punch against their weight and will sometimes attack sperm whales.  — Read the rest

    The post Sperm whales unleash poop tornado to fend off orcas appeared first on Boing Boing.

 

Somtow Sucharitkul - The Throne of Madness

 

Somtow Sucharitul – Starship & Haiku

 

Lavie Tidhar - Central Station

 

Iain Sinclair - Radon Daughters

 

Peter Watts – Maelstrom


Andy Weir - The Martian

 

Doris Lessing - Shikasta

 

Doris Lessing – The Sirian Experiments

 

Liz Williams - Empire of Bones

 

Charles Stross - The Atrocity Archives

 

Thomas Pynchon - Slow Learner

 

Thomas Pynchon – Gravity’s Rainbow

 

Peter Watts - Blindsight

 

Tricia Sullivan – Occupy Me

 

S.P. Somtow – I Wake from a Dream of a Drowned Star City

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