Author Archives: Mad Scientist Journal

Apophenia or Apotheosis

An essay by Dr. Erick Loadston, as provided by Adam WykesArt by America Jones To you, dear readers, the significance of these findings cannot be overstated. Their implication(s) relate to the whole of human experience after humans first spoke. But … Continue reading

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Mad Scientist Cabaret!

Dawn and I recently discovered that there is a MAD SCIENTIST CABARET that will be starting close to Halloween. We won’t be able to go, but we encourage anyone who is near Seattle to check it out! We’ve seen at least … Continue reading

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Novichok-452

An essay by Dr Stanley Goodman, as provided by Judith Field Art by Luke Spooner When I was sure all the rats were dead, I showed them to Roger. “Brilliant, Francesca! Brilliant! Takes chemical warfare to a new level. That’s … Continue reading

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Jump Juice

An essay by Andrew Fowke PhD, as told to Maureen Bowden Art by Leigh Legler My laboratory assistant, Goodison Button, known as Goody, may have been an imbecile, but without him I would never have discovered teleportation fluid: Jump Juice, as … Continue reading

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Now available: Autumn 2015!

If you would like to read stories before they appear on the site, and you want exclusive content not available on the site, then you want to check out our new quarterly: Mad Scientist Journal: Autumn 2015! It has everything … Continue reading

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Mad Scientists to the Dark Tower Went

Available for pre-order is Hides the Dark Tower, a collection of speculative fiction tales revolving around the theme of towers. Among the authors in this collection are MSJ alumni Anatoly Belilovsky and Kelda Crich, plus MSJ co-editor Jeremy Zimmerman. Click here … Continue reading

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Public Announcements

A message from Calvin Madison, Press Secretary, Nagasaki Planetation Provided by Christopher J. Teuton Art by Ariel Alian Wilson With Phase One of our new Residential Improvement Program completed, we at Nagasaki Planetation feel as if it is necessary to remind you, the public, of a … Continue reading

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Special Call for Classifieds

From now until October 23rd, we will be accepting submissions for our fictional classified ads. The idea behind these is that they are classified ads from the world of mad science, which appear exclusively in our quarterlies. For submission details, … Continue reading

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Mad Scientist has Gadget Problems

MSJ alum Steve Ruskin has a new story available in the anthology Temporally Out of Order from Zombies Need Brains, LLC. Edited by Joshua Palmatier and Patrica Bray, this anthology collects stories about gadgets that are malfunctioning on a temporal level. … Continue reading

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An Urgent Appeal to the Physics Community

An essay by Terry Fied, Department of Physics, Manhattan Institute of Theoreticians Related to this journal by E. B. Fischadler Art by Dawn Vogel To the Editor: Recently, I became aware of a new and disturbing trend: the courts are … Continue reading

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