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I Didn’t Break the Lamp: Featuring America Jones (interior artist)

As we’ve done with several of our previous anthology, I Didn’t Break the Lamp will include several pieces of interior art. Today, we’re featuring one of our interior artists, America Jones! We’ve been working with America ever since we met them … Continue reading

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Strange Science: Theoretical Physics Proven

Much of science is coming up with theories and then setting out to prove them. Sometimes, the proof takes a while to collect, like in the case of Walter Henneberger. In 1968, he theorized that “an electron could be freed … Continue reading

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I Didn’t Break the Lamp Cover Artist: Luke Spooner

Our cover artist for I Didn’t Break the Lamp: Historical Accounts of Imaginary Acquaintances is Luke Spooner, aka ‘Carrion House’, who has been working with us from early in the history of Mad Scientist Journal. This will actually be his second anthology … Continue reading

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Awesome Finds: Indigenous Futurisms in Moonshot Series

We recently learned about the Moonshot indigenous comics collection, which already has two volumes, with a third one coming this summer! Focused on indigenous futurisms, the third volume will feature 15 stories by indigenous North American artists and authors. The … Continue reading

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The Kickstarter for I Didn’t Break the Lamp!

Our Kickstarter for I Didn’t Break the Lamp: Historical Accounts of Imaginary Acquaintances  has launched and is off to a phenomenal start! We’re super happy to see so much enthusiasm for this anthology, and we very much look forward to seeing … Continue reading

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Strange Science: Plants Listen to Animals

It’s long been believed that plants don’t hear and are also silent. But scientists at Tel Aviv University believe they’ve found evidence that plants can hear and create sound. In the first case, plants listen for the sounds of pollinators … Continue reading

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I Didn’t Break the Lamp Kickstarter Launches Tomorrow!

Tomorrow is the big day when we launch our Kickstarter for I Didn’t Break the Lamp: Historical Accounts of Imaginary Acquaintances! Be sure to check it out as early as you can tomorrow so you can get in on the sweet … Continue reading

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Mad Scientist Alum on the Bram Stoker Preliminary List!

The 2018 Bram Stoker Awards Preliminary Ballot has been announced, and three MSJ alum are on it! Gwendolyn Kiste has been nominated for Superior Achievement in a First Novel for her The Rust Maidens (Journalstone, 2018). L. Chan and Steve Toase … Continue reading

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Strange Science: Sonic Attack Followup

Back in June, we talked about an incident in 2016 when U.S. diplomats in Cuba claimed to have been attacked with some sort of sonic weapon. However, after analyzing the audio recording of the attack, scientists now suggest that the … Continue reading

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Knitting and Science

Ask any knitter about the stretch of a knitted piece, and they can tell you a bit about physics, even if they don’t identify what they’re doing as science. This article at Physics World talks about how one physicist accepted … Continue reading

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