A piece on space exploration, the space race, Outer Space Treaty, Moon Treaty, Cosmo-Skymed, Copernicus space system, Orion space programme: https://scflynn.com/space-exploration/
Month: August 2014
Interrogation Techniques, Brain Washing, Torture
A piece on interrogation techniques, brain washing, torture, CIA, Army Field Manual, Guantanamo Bay: https://scflynn.com/interrogation-techniques/
Life Extension, Cryonics, SENS, Life Expectancy
A piece on life extension, Ayurveda, life expectancy, cryonics, ageing, longevity, SENS: https://scflynn.com/life-extension/
Mind Uploading, Brain Simulation, Blue Brain Project, Transhumanism
A piece on mind uploading, brain simulation, Blue Brain Project, Thomas Nagel, transhumanism, IBM, philosophy of mind, strong AI: https://scflynn.com/mind-uploading/
Translations of Italian Poetry
A small archive of translations of Italian poetry, including Pasolini, Ungaretti, Saba, Carducci, G. Rossetti, Cavalcanti, Corazzini, Pascoli: https://scflynn.com/translations-of-italian-poetry/ Previously published in Modern Poetry in Translation and Acumen.
Poem: From the Notebooks of Poet J XIX – XXII
XIX. TRUST ME I sat for hours creating a poem in my head It was so complete, so perfect that I didn’t need to write it down XX. MULTI-PURPOSE POEM [Written in black marker pen on a kitchen sponge] When a sad poem is required, immerse in water, read and… Continue reading Poem: From the Notebooks of Poet J XIX – XXII
Poem: From the Notebooks of Poet J XV – XVIII
XV. CLOSE-UP A plain black page might say nothing, or it might be a close-up of a fraction of the first letter of the book that tells you everything XVI. FOCAL POINT [Written on the middle pages of a blank exercise book] How small the things that occupy us … Continue reading Poem: From the Notebooks of Poet J XV – XVIII
