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Economie circulaire, sciences et science fiction, en direct des Utopiales 2022.

Sunday, November 6, 2022 / En Français, Sustainable development / Leave a Comment

Le week-end dernier avait lieu à Nantes le rendez-vous incontournable des passionnés de sciences et des férus de science-fiction : les Utopiales. Cette édition 2022 était particulièrement marquée par les thématiques des nombreuses limites et transitions auxquelles nos sociétés font face. La dernière conférence à laquelle j’ai assisté dimanche était particulièrement fascinante : « Remplaçons la ligne …

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The Revelation Space cycle by Alastair Reynolds

Saturday, November 28, 2009 / Culture and Art / 2 Comments

Earlier this year I read three sci-fi books I strongly recommend you if you are interested by the genre. The five books making this cycle were written by Alastair Reynolds, a UK scientist who dedicated himself to writing space operas. Back to 2007 I read Chasm City the second opus of the cycle which can …

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Japan to invest $21 billion in space-based solar

Friday, September 4, 2009 / Energy / Leave a Comment

I like creative ideas and I love everything related to space. Needless to say I am also a strong supporter of solar energies. Yet, I find that investing 14,7 billion euros in space-based solar is preposterous. All this money will be invested to see if it is feasible to have one GW of power by …

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Blue Mars, by Kim Stanley Robinson

Sunday, March 15, 2009 / Culture and Art / 2 Comments

I finished in January the last part of the Kim Stanley Robinson’s Mars Trilogy. After two months I still keep thinking about this book and its great plot, fantastic characters and awesome story telling. If my favorite book for 2007 was Collapse, there is no doubt  that the Mars Trilogy will be the books I …

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Green Mars, by Kim Stanley Robinson

Sunday, October 12, 2008 / Culture and Art / Leave a Comment

Last month I finished Green Mars, the second part of the Mars Trilogy by famous US sci-fi writer Kim Stanley Robinson. After the first book, this one is even better and longer. I always liked the science fiction genre as well as sciences – both social and hard ones – and truly loved this book …

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Red Mars, by Kim Stanley Robinson

Tuesday, July 1, 2008 / Culture and Art / 3 Comments

Last month I finished a fantastic science fiction book I had been reading for three months. As it is the first part of a trilogy, I think I will stay on the Red planet for a long time. Kim Stanley Robinson is a sheer genius and if you like sci-fi, I strongly recommend you reading …

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