Subtle Sparks
GunnarScience essays - biology and literature, technology and philosophy, dancing across disciplines in pursuit of ideas
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 211 | Founded | 4 years ago | Last Issue | 7 days ago |
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To Be Young Forever
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If you’re looking for full-blown biological immortality, check out my latest Clarkesworld Magazine...
Books and Biology: Octavia Butler and the Green Hydra
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Previously in Books and Biology:
- Kafka and the Tiger
The hydra
As the second of his twe...
Sex, Sperm, and the End of Cloning
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Little swimmers
Most IVF clinics recommend somewhere between 2 and 7 days of abstinence for the sperm delivery man. Thi...
Books and Biology: Kafka and the Tiger
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This is the start of a new series, ‘Books and Biology’, in which I will combine two passions that have curled around...
Nature's Pharmacy
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Orangutan medicine man
Here is a story: It’s June 22nd, 2022. On a grainy screen, we see a solitary male, la...
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Biologist by training, storyteller by obsession. I write at the crossroads of science, culture, and imagination and try to end up somewhere weird and wonderful. When not writing, I'm reading, doing cartwheels, or juggling too many ideas.
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