Futurismic » Loving The Alien http://futurismic.com Presenting the fact and fiction of tomorrow since 2001 Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:33:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Why I’m looking forward to 2012 http://futurismic.com/2009/04/08/why-im-looking-forward-to-2012/ http://futurismic.com/2009/04/08/why-im-looking-forward-to-2012/#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2009 15:00:35 +0000 Mac Tonnies http://futurismic.com/?p=6902 Follow Futurismic on Twitter for more nuggets of near-future fun and weirdness!

]]> Mac Tonnies - Loving the AlienIf you thought we were all done with millennial panics and numerically significant dates for another thousand years or so, think again. Mac Tonnies looks a short way ahead to December 2012, the much-touted end of the Fifth Sun of the Mayan calendar, and wonders whether we’re doomed as a species to perpetually rebuild such temporal milestones. (more…)

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]]> http://futurismic.com/2009/04/08/why-im-looking-forward-to-2012/feed/ 6 Seeking Solace in the Abyss http://futurismic.com/2009/03/11/seeking-solace-in-the-abyss/ http://futurismic.com/2009/03/11/seeking-solace-in-the-abyss/#comments Wed, 11 Mar 2009 15:00:30 +0000 Mac Tonnies http://futurismic.com/?p=6457 Follow Futurismic on Twitter for more nuggets of near-future fun and weirdness!

]]> Mac Tonnies - Loving the AlienMac’s back, and he’s been thinking bleak thoughts about a post-climate-change planet. How much of a part does our certainty of apocalypse play in ensuring it comes to pass – and can an agnostic approach to our ultimate fate help us prevent it happening? (more…)

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]]> http://futurismic.com/2009/03/11/seeking-solace-in-the-abyss/feed/ 0 UFOs and Science Fiction http://futurismic.com/2008/11/19/ufos-and-science-fiction/ http://futurismic.com/2008/11/19/ufos-and-science-fiction/#comments Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:00:47 +0000 Mac Tonnies http://futurismic.com/?p=4791 Follow Futurismic on Twitter for more nuggets of near-future fun and weirdness!

]]> Mac Tonnies - Loving the AlienLoving the Alien returns after a brief hiatus, and Mac Tonnies takes the time to wonder why literary science fiction has never embraced the UFO as a conceptual alpha or omega point. (more…)

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]]> Mac Tonnies - Loving the AlienMac Tonnies assures me that this is a true story; I’ve worked with him for a while now, and I’m inclined to believe him… though I suspect the truth in question may be more symbolic than literal. But you should make up your own mind after you read about Mac’s real-life alien encounter in this month’s Loving The Alien column. (more…)

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]]> Mac Tonnies - Loving the AlienIf you were wondering why Mac Tonnies’ latest Loving The Alien column is a little late, here’s the answer — it turns out he’s been lurking in Second Life. What might the fluid nature of identity in the metaverse mean for our posthuman successors? (more…)

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