We already live a very long time for mammals, getting three times as many heartbeats as a mouse or elephant. It never seems enough though, does it?

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She had called in the debt that parents owe a child for bringing her, unasked,...

She had called in the debt that parents owe a child for bringing her, unasked,...

It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the...

It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's more true that power attracts the...

I would normally never set out to write a trilogy.

I would normally never set out to write a trilogy.

When it comes to privacy and accountability, people always demand the former for themselves and...

When it comes to privacy and accountability, people always demand the former for themselves and...

When it comes to privacy and accountability, people always demand the former for themselves and...

When it comes to privacy and accountability, people always demand the former for themselves and...

One of the rules I try to follow is that normal people are going to...

One of the rules I try to follow is that normal people are going to...

Predicting has a spotty record in science fiction. I've had some failures. On the other...

Predicting has a spotty record in science fiction. I've had some failures. On the other...

My education and background thoroughly inform my writing.

My education and background thoroughly inform my writing.

But honestly, if you do a rigorous survey of my work, I'll bet you'll find...

But honestly, if you do a rigorous survey of my work, I'll bet you'll find...

Above all, TRIBES is fun, and even kind of sexy... in that every round features...

Above all, TRIBES is fun, and even kind of sexy... in that every round features...

The worst mistake of first contact, made throughout history by individuals on both sides of...

The worst mistake of first contact, made throughout history by individuals on both sides of...

Self-righteous people can talk themselves into forgetting they are part of a civilization. They can...

Self-righteous people can talk themselves into forgetting they are part of a civilization. They can...

There's no doubt that scientific training helps many authors to write better science fiction. And...

There's no doubt that scientific training helps many authors to write better science fiction. And...

Only a knowledgeable, empowered and vocal citizenry can perform well in democracy.

Only a knowledgeable, empowered and vocal citizenry can perform well in democracy.

Why must conversions always come so late? Why do people always apologize to corpses?

Why must conversions always come so late? Why do people always apologize to corpses?

But it is a delightful challenge to try to depict interesting aliens.

But it is a delightful challenge to try to depict interesting aliens.

Change is the principal feature of our age and literature should explore how people deal...

Change is the principal feature of our age and literature should explore how people deal...

Fortunately, human beings are remarkably diverse models to work from.

Fortunately, human beings are remarkably diverse models to work from.

When I begin a book, I inevitably discover many things along the way, about the...

When I begin a book, I inevitably discover many things along the way, about the...

My first duty to write a gripping yarn. Second is to convey credible characters who...

My first duty to write a gripping yarn. Second is to convey credible characters who...