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Non-Fiction

In scientific archives the world over, ghosts of time and space lurk. Collected by long-dead naturalists, each specimen is a window into the moment of its creation – and the centuries of science that followed. In a dispatch from the entomological archives, A’liya Spinner tells us how the preservation of bee specimens allows us to embrace the temporal expanse… - The Long Now

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For the next entry in our Losses series, A'liya Spinner takes us into an NSF-funded project threatened by government cuts. - Contingent Magazine​

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“This is my body, the vessel of my spirit, and I make its meaning.

Thank you.” - Anonymous comment

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“Your heart is a campfire on the prehistoric plains, longing to be surrounded and tended by your chosen clan.” A’liya Spinner on the lessons of love and bravery she learned from her pet mice. - Catapult

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A’liya Spinner shares his story of how things got better – from struggling with her identity, to finding the one thing that mattered most: queer community to lean on and learn from. - It Gets Better

Articles for The Starset Society

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Connecting the human brain to an artificial system

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How technology has the potential to revolutionize the world’s diet.

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From the International Space Station to a Martian Gateway.

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A natural wonder informing modern genetic miracles.

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Learning to respect our everyday garbage.

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Can we survive in the most inhospitable habitat of all?

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Growth modified organisms may be the solution, not the problem.

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New technologies could redefine human reproduction.

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Space-time waves are propelling warp drive from fiction to fact.

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The danger of uncertain solutions to ecological crises.

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The next generation of miners will have their eyes on the stars.

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What could "life after death" really look like?

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A dormant field with big potential.

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Will homes ever become “print-on-demand”?

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Is there anybody out there?

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Can cities rise to the challenge of global eco-consciousness?

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Can humans really survive in isolation?

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Soon, massive construction projects may take place below the surface.

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Discovery and conservation of the world’s greatest resource.

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