Sidney Perkowitz

Recovering scientist now a happy science writer, blogger, speaker. Author, Hollywood Science, Digital People, Empire of Light, Universal Foam, Slow Light, more.

[Sidney Perkowitz @physp]

If Only 19th-Century America Had Listened to a Woman Scientist https://t.co/lgpEw1tECZ via @NautilusMag

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How does ancient technology compare to modern tech? Read my piece on Nautilus (https://t.co/BxdMzI5d4w) and find out .

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My review of "Bad Blood," the gripping story of how Silicon Valley start-up Theranos reached a $9 billion valuation with phony blood-testing technology. Los Angeles Review of Books @lareviewofbooks
https://t.co/RKlTaMZDdo

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Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein," now 200 years old, still has plenty of meaning for today's science-in-society.
https://t.co/3g2vibP4n5

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Time is a mystery but we know a few things about it. My essay just published in the special "time" issue of Physics World (https://t.co/YGedJ2A4UA) shows what it means in science and in our own experience.
https://t.co/JIjGf8DOzM

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Tonight, April 30 10 pm EST, debut of James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction six-part series on the American Movie Channel, where I and others in and out of Hollywood talk about the great sci-fi themes.
https://t.co/ridHA5EmkW

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Here's my latest post about military AI, at Nautilus online:
https://t.co/Ftmh4MeDQQ

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Come see me and my co-editor Eddy Von Mueller speak about our new book celebrating the 200th birthday of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein."
Wednesday, January 31 • 7PM
at Barnes & Noble at Emory University
1390 Oxford Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30307

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Be kind to your robot and (maybe) it will be kind to you? Here's my take on the subject.
https://t.co/MYA2YhcGvP

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Quantum curious but quantum theory makes no sense? These quantum films I review will show that you're not alone. https://t.co/WHYhd7AHUZ

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@labo_cine I couldn't have said it better!

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My Frankenstein book comes out 2/2/18 for the 200th b'day of Mary Shelley's story. Contributors include Mel Brooks ("Young Frankenstein").

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@deborahAgarwood Great angle, soft focus photography and "soft" genetics to enhance people. I hope you're well. All's good here.

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Read my piece about genetic engineering, eugenics, and extreme anti-immigration as per Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa).
https://t.co/KtSWbO4vqw

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My comments on "Hidden Figures," the inspirational movie that makes math cool for all, before Oscar night. https://t.co/Ac11CdM6iG

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@XCsci @physp @aeonmag

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Are computer algorithms the future of policing? Here are my thoughts on that, just out in Aeon– https://t.co/q5ruj5smx9 via @aeonmag

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Relive those Star Trek moments! Read my piece in "Nature" for Star Trek's 50th anniversary this month.
https://t.co/vSnFpTGS5K

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Wow, Prox Centauri Earth-like planet "only" 4+ light years away, but 80,000 years travel time with current tech. Faster spacecraft needed!

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The blackest black ever? Techies and artists love it! My piece "Paint it Nanoblack," https://t.co/7KufIzrECw (https://t.co/YGedJ2A4UA),