Space – you’re going to need teamwork up there, under some of the most dangerous circumstances humans have ever been exposed to. So best to train before you go and iron out the creases somewhere not quite so risky…like underwater. The NEEMO project is a NASA training program that puts potential astronauts under the ocean to practice a variety of tasks similar to those they would have to use on the moon, or another planet such as Mars.
“Collapse”
by Jared Diamond
Beloved by environmentally aware bloggers everywhere, “Collapse” is all that: a thoughtful consideration of what leads societies to collapse and others to succeed.
“Nature Noir”
by Jordan Fisher Smith
At times heavy-handed, it’s still a lyrical portrait of the relationship of man to nature in a park existing in the shadow of a theoretical dam.
“The Atrocity Archives”
by Charles Stross
Really two novellas joined by a common character, a funny send up of beauracracy, with magic.
Hugo Chavez Siempre y Siempre
If the Venezuelan opposition follows through on threats to boycott the upcoming elections, Hugo Chavez has suggested he’ll ask the people if they want him to remain in office until 2031. International observers believe Venezuelan elections are free and fair — so what if Chavez is elected for the next 25 years? Can you really call a society that locks in a leader for that long democratic?