science fiction

  1. Linda

    Periodic table of fictional metals

    I love science fiction - reading, watching, living O.O. LOL When I heard about this table of elements, I had to share. I recall the torture of learning the table in chemistry class, but I might have enjoyed this one. It is interactive and includes Adamanatine ("Paradise Lost"), Ur (Thor's...
  2. Lorna Wilson

    LIT UP Soma, Spice and Substance D: A History of Drugs in Science Fiction

    An interesting article.. As long as we’ve been telling stories, we’ve been telling stories about drugs. At 4,000 years old, the Epic of Gilgamesh is generally considered the oldest known work of literature. And ultimately, it’s about drugs: the end of the tale fixates on a desperate, insecure...