- JET Online: Minds and Machines Special Issue
- How we will terraform Mars
- Riot shields that suffocate protesters with low frequency sounds
- Deciphering dolphin language
- Shrilk: cheap, biodegradable plastic alternative from arthropod cuticle
Five for the Future 12-8-11
- Anti-Star Trek: A Theory of Posterity
- Life began with a planetary mega-organism
- Metal as light as air
- "Boneless," squid-inspired, walking soft robots
- Diamond planets may not be life's best friend
Catching Up
There's a slew of things we haven't had a chance to post to the blog lately, so here's a small drop of info to catch up:
- Issue #4 of The Eye fanzine recently came out. This issue features an adventure hook (Dust to Dust) by Marc Huete and a collection of articles focusing on neo-avians and other uplifts.
- Kindalas posted an updated version of his excellent EP character spreadsheet (v .93).
- These slip cases for the limited edition versions of the French translation of Eclipse Phase by Black Book editions look pretty sweet, eh? (And did we mention the French translation of the EP Quick-Start Rules? Also sweet!)
Five for the Future 11-16-11
- Cooking in space
- 12 reasons we haven't found extraterrestrials
- Keeping AIs in a box (video link)
- Nine substances than induce fear, anxiety, and dread
- Inside the mind of an octopus
The Stars Our Destination Available Now!
The Stars Our Destination is now available on DriveThruRPG! This Scum Swarn Setting is 18 pages, in both portrait and landscape-oriented PDFs, and priced at only $5.
Written by Eclipse Phase co-creator Brian Cross, The Stars Our Destination details a prominent scum swarm in the Eclipse Phase setting. Gamemasters will find a useful nomadic setting complete with ship descriptions, NPCs, and plot hooks. Players will find a handy background for their scum characters as well as more details and information on how this faction lives and operates.
