Blog Post – Page 29 – Toby Weston

Astronomers to Check Interstellar Body for Signs of Alien Technology

It’s not only eccentric Science Fiction authors who dare to speculate on the nature of this 400-meter cigar-shaped interstellar visitor which passed within the orbit of Mercury then grazed Earth, at 15Million miles; before exiting the solar system to destinations unknown…

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/dec/11/astronomers-to-check-interstellar-body-for-signs-of-alien-technology

“The body is now about twice as far from Earth as the sun, but from that distance the Green Bank telescope can still detect transmissions as weak as those produced by a mobile phone. Loeb said that while he did not expect Green Bank to detect an alien transmission, it was worth checking.”

Green Bank telescope

Artist Impression

Actual Spacecraft

Perhaps they were just buzzing us and will now come round to line-up for a strafing run…

Origin: Stories on Creativity

Thanks to Bryan for inviting me onto his show.
It was great to talk about Science Fiction, the world in general, and being an author in 2017.
Check out our fun wide-ranging conversation.

Swarming Assassins

Truly terrifying!

The Terminators—when they come—will not be chromium plated, strutting androids, they will be disposable, mass-produced plastic crap…

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/nov/13/ban-on-killer-robots-urgently-needed-say-scientists

“The short, disturbing film is the latest attempt by campaigners and concerned scientists to highlight the dangers of developing autonomous weapons that can find, track and fire on targets without human supervision. They warn that a preemptive ban on the technology is urgently needed to prevent terrible new weapons of mass destruction.”

“The technology illustrated in the film is simply an integration of existing capabilities. It is not science fiction. In fact, it is easier to achieve than self-driving cars, which require far higher standards of performance…”