“Maybe there are only two sexes: men and mothers.” Alice Sheldon, writing as James Tiptree Jr. to Joanna Russ
Dreamers of a Better Future, Unite!
by Athena AndreadisViews of space travel have grown increasingly pessimistic in the last decade.
The String Cuts Deeper than the Blade
by Athena AndreadisWhen I was a child, among the highlights of my life were my visits to the tiny neoclassical building where my father’s stepmother (the only grandparent I ever got to know) was spending her autumnal years. At the center of its courtyard was a dried fountain where I launched a thousand imaginary ships. The house was an Aladdin’s cave of nooks and crannies, doors with panels of etched glass, clouded mirrors, boxes that held feather boas and yellowing photographs. Its guardian was a cat as fastidious and dignified as my grandmother.
It’s All in Your Head
by Athena AndreadisI recently encountered something perhaps as frightening as mortality: chronic pain.
To Each His Own Gliese 581c
by Athena AndreadisThe recent indirect discovery of a planet orbiting red dwarf Gliese 581 raised strong ripples of interest and speculation. The smallest exoplanet yet discovered, it has been called earth-like based on three attributes: its calculated radius is one and a half times that of earth; its orbit appears to be inside its star’s habitable zone (by definition, the region where water can remain liquid); and its conjectured temperature falls within terrestrial norms.
New Fellow: Athena Andreadis Ph.D.
The IEET is delighted to announce the appointment of a new fellow, Athena Andreadis Ph.D.. Athena will be writing on science and science fiction topics for the IEET.
Athena is an Associate Professor of Cell Biology at the Shriver Center for Mental Retardation at University of Massachusetts Medical School, and the author of To Seek Out New Life: The Biology of Star Trek. She studies the gene regulatory mechanism known as alternative splicing. Athena writes on science and science fiction for The Harvard Review among other publications, and at the site Starship Reckless which she founded.
Genetic Engineering and Space Exploration
by Athena AndreadisGenetic engineering has advantages that outweigh those of terraforming by a wide margin, in my opinion.
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