Monthly Archives: March 2019

Strange Science: Sea Level Rise

While our story this week takes a tongue-in-cheek look at the causes of sea level rise, the reality of sea level rise is a significant problem that scientists are trying to determine how to predict, counteract, and maybe even stop. … Continue reading

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That Man Behind the Curtain: February 2019

February we Kickstarted our new anthology. It was the most tense campaign we’ve ever had, where we weren’t sure we’d fund even on the last day. But we did it, and met a stretch goal, and it was a relief. … Continue reading

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Collaborations, Non-Fiction, and More from MSJ Alum

Our MSJ alum have been up to all sorts of interesting projects recently! Curtis C. Chen is part of a team of four authors writing Ninth Step Station, a serial story with weekly episodes about police detectives in a future Tokyo. … Continue reading

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Mad Scientist Journal Spring 2019 Quarterly Now Available!

Inexplicable archaeological discoveries, fascinating scientific logs of experiments gone awry, and alternative solutions to a variety of problems. These are but some of the strange tales to be found in this book. Mad Scientist Journal: Spring 2019 collects thirteen tales … Continue reading

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The Earth is Sinking!

An essay by Imahl Whett, Institute for Aqua-tektonics, as provided by E. B. Fischadler Art by Justine McGreevy Try as we might, we can’t seem to avoid the frequent news stories or lectures by former politicians claiming to be climate … Continue reading

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Strange Science: Listening to Earthquake Data

Seismologists have an overabundance of seismic data and not enough time to sift through it all. In order to make their lives a little easier, seismologists at Northwestern University have launched a program called “Earthquake Detective.” Through this program, they’re … Continue reading

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Send Us Your Imaginary Acquaintance Stories!

If you haven’t already submitted your stories of imaginary acquaintances for consideration for I Didn’t Break the Lamp: Historical Accounts of Imaginary Acquaintances, time is running out! Our submission period ends at midnight Pacific time on Sunday, March 31st, which is … Continue reading

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Review of The Travelling Triple-C Incorporeal Circus

The Traveling Triple-C Incorporeal Circus (Atthis Arts, LLC, 2019) by Alanna McFall is the story of a road trip unlike any other road trip you’ve ever experienced. As two ghosts and a mute woman who can communicate with ghosts travel … Continue reading

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Teens with Big Ideas on Climate Change

The Regeneron Science Talent Search is an opportunity for high school students to present their original scientific research and win awards based on that research. Winners of the annual competition were announced last week, and included a mathematical model to … Continue reading

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Handling the Contents of Consciousness

A case study by Goire Zatla, as provided by Soramimi Hanarejima Art by Ariel Alian Wilson Keeping this secret from you has become so taxing that I have to use the venom of sleep bugs to tame the eagerness to … Continue reading

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