Category: Science
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Spirit Tree: A Story of Isolation, Resilience, and the Hidden Strength Within
Discover the deeper meaning behind *Spirit Tree*, a poetic science fiction novella exploring disability, neurodiversity, resilience, and belonging through the journey of a solitary tree. Learn how isolation, adaptation, and consciousness become powerful allegories for human difference, revealing that our greatest struggles can become our greatest gifts.
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Fractured Worlds: What Science Fiction Can Teach Us About Our Deepest Divisions
Discover the philosophy behind Fractured World, where the conflict between the Holdfasts and the Weave mirrors today’s debates over technology, ecology, and Indigenous knowledge. Explore Arthur Koestler’s holon, Ken Wilber’s Integral Theory, systems thinking, and practical ways to bridge ideological divides. Learn why humanity’s greatest challenges may require integrating complementary perspectives rather than choosing between…
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Preview: The Spiritual Engineers
The Spiritual Engineers is a sweeping science-fiction epic about the evolution of consciousness, ethics, and responsibility on a cosmic scale
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Thalassara: the Underwater City and the Stairway to Heaven
Above a broken world, one last city floats — a fragile dream of peace. But to save it, she must descend into the ruins… and confront the truth no one dares to remember.
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Mermaid Planet: Lirael’s Last Song
Humanity’s quest for a new home leads them to Tethys, an ocean world inhabited by mystical mermaids whose songs hold the secrets of harmony with nature
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Colossus: The Monster 200 ft. Waves of Thalassa
Colossus. If you’re a surfer the name will terrify you. Although it is a fictional surf break on a fictional planet in my book Songs of Thalassa, it is the giant of all monster breaks. The largest wave in the galaxy. Cortes Bank and Nazaré all in one.
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Do Plants Have Souls?
We perceive the world through five senses– sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch. That is our universe. But maybe it’s more than that. Snakes see heat, dogs smell fear, elephants hear clouds and manatees feel tides. Since perceptions create our world, perhaps there’s another universe we don’t see because we can’t. Enter the world of…
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Did Rey Skywalker ride a monster 260 foot wave on Kef Bir, the Ocean Moon of Endor?
When I first saw the giant waves in the latest Star Wars movie, Rise of Skywalker, it took my breath away. Massive, huge and slow-moving they appeared as menacing grey-green monsters creating a terrifying barrier to the ruins of the second Death Star and the key to Rey’s search for Emperor Palpatine. Real or fantasy?…
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Launch of Songs of Thalassa
It’s finally here! After blogging for seven years about marine biology, surfing, and science I have pulled it all together in my new book, Songs of Thalassa. The book is based on extensive scientific research, including astronomy, marine biology, surfing, and ocean science, all set in the reaches of deep space. The plot follows the…
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Aim For The Moon: The Space Program That Inspired a Generation of Scientists
My career, and my broad interests in science, were inspired by America’s race to the moon. Between 1961 and 1972, I grew up watching the space missions of Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo. The astronauts were my heroes and I loved the technology. As a kid, those were magical times and they taught me to believe…
