If you’re looking for darker sci-fi, Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey has been good so far, and tends toward “hard” sci-fi. You could also try any of several books by Margaret Atwood - The Handmaid’s Tale is a pretty grim dystopic novel that’s also well-written, although science doesn’t really pop up so much in…

Surely the difference is not more substantial than building up large downtown areas, which we do with no particular concern to how it will affect local weather?

His non-Cosmere (YA) series that starts with Steelheart is also fun, and might be an interesting counterpoint to the Marvel/DC craze.

He’s improved over time. Earlier books, as mentioned, have really interesting worldbuilding, but his characterization and dialogue are not as sharp as his newer works. They’re not anything approaching bad, but looking back, he hadn’t quite found his groove.

Found one!

It’s only funny when there’s some semblance of humor attached to the insult. Now, if you’d used a robot joke, or some kind of commentary about secrecy, or . . . just go watch Kate McKinnon do it. She’s amazing.

There’s a difference in her saying “These are potential obstacles to overcome, based on the current legal situation” and her being the “bad guy” in an Ayn Rand novel. Regulations, for all their flaws, exist because when they didn’t, things got really difficult and painful sometimes. I read the article as pointing out…

Are there not a number of scientific studies indicating that cows and other ruminants produce large amounts of greenhouse gases? And I think I recall seeing something about the relative carbon footprint of beef versus other kinds of meat, although I’m not sure if that’s just the cow farts or if it implicates the…

We can probably deal with hitting the corner of a counter with our hip or side, but I doubt either of us wants to bump something like that with our eye.