Frederik Pohl, a legend of science fiction, turns 90 today. Here's what I wrote on his blog:

Happy ninetieth birthday, Fred. It couldn’t happen to a nicer guy. Thanks for all the books and stories; thanks for your part in building the now-sprawling edifice we call science fiction.

Keep telling stories!


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NPR's Morning Edition this morning featured a story about growing meat without growing animals. Not only did they refer to Alexis Carrel, but they interviewed Frederik Pohl about The Space Merchants/Gravy Planet.
Though the idea of growing animal parts in a lab rather than on a farm has been around for a century, it has never seemed like a good ( Read more... )