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Eras of Cain Navigation Chart & Sci-fi Soothsayers Invitation

Your landing page for this biweekly serial experiment of ScifIRL with sciencey collab

Jan 19 •

|Sci-Fi|: Eras of Cain Ch 5 |Sci-IRL|: Experience a Rocket Launch

Fic: Eve illegally launches out of the universe and Cain learns she’s a clone. Science IRL: Video from astronauts’ perspectives from Shuttle to Dragon

Mar 29 •

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|Sci-Fi|: Eras of Cain Ch 4 |Sci-IRL|: Astronaut Destinations 2024-2030

Fic: Cain and Trin flee the murder scene and wrestle cop bots. Science IRL Article: space travel plans in LEO and Lunar

Mar 15 •

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|Sci-Fi|: Eras of Cain Ch 1 |Sci-IRL|: How You Could be an Astronaut

Feb 2 • Rachel LaDue and Ann Drew

|Sci-Fi|: Eras of Cain Ch 5 |Sci-IRL|: Experience a Rocket Launch

Mar 29 • Rachel LaDue and Ann Drew

|Sci-Fi|: Eras of Cain Ch 2 |Sci-IRL|: Why We Should Go To Space

Feb 16 • Rachel LaDue and Ann Drew

|Sci|: Daily Habits—Your Shield in the Aging Rebellion |Fi|: A Singular Panda Ch 4

Dec 15, 2023 • Rachel LaDue

|Sci-Fi|: Eras of Cain Ch 4 |Sci-IRL|: Astronaut Destinations 2024-2030

Mar 15 • Rachel LaDue and Ann Drew

|Sci|: Your Future in Agelessness |Fi|: A Singular Panda Chapter 6

Jan 12 • Rachel LaDue

|Sci-Fi|: Eras of Cain Ch 3 |Sci-IRL|: Rockets of Today and Tomorrow

Fic: Cain murders someone in an alley. Science IRL Article: play ‘Where’s Waldo’ to find the few crew-rated rockets in the crowd

Mar 1 •

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|Sci-Fi|: Eras of Cain Ch 2 |Sci-IRL|: Why We Should Go To Space

Fic: Cain Descends Into Unexpected Slums. Science IRL Article: 3 Ways Space Benefits Humans

Feb 16 •

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|Sci-Fi|: Eras of Cain Ch 1 |Sci-IRL|: How You Could be an Astronaut

Fic: Maybe-malfunctioning, maybe-murderous cyborg runs away from home. Science IRL Article: New paths to space.

Feb 2 •

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Eras of Cain Sneak Peeks—Premieres Feb 2nd

Introducing Cain Our maybe-murderous, maybe-malfunctioning cyborg. Look forward to more gorgeous art for the whole Sci-fi serial story, brought …

Jan 20 •

|Sci|: Your Future in Agelessness |Fi|: A Singular Panda Chapter 6

Science IRL: Your healthspan care & unintended social consequences+ Fic: Our heroine chooses between the uncomfortable comfort zone of a natural death…

Jan 12 •

|Sci|: Your Weapon in the Aging Rebellion |Fi|: A Singular Panda Ch. 5

Science IRL: Longevity Treatments & Genetic Arts-and-Crafts + Fic: Timely Advice from an Alien chatbot

Dec 29, 2023 •

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|Sci|: Daily Habits—Your Shield in the Aging Rebellion |Fi|: A Singular Panda Ch 4

Science IRL: Everyday aging antidotes + Fic: Our heroine's aging trance snaps, causing a lovers' quarrel--all because of a long-dead alien.

Dec 15, 2023 •

ScifIRL needs your help on the 2024 Syllabus

Thank you so much for being with me on this journey so far! You groovy nerds are now a community of ~50 readers and you’re everything this scifi…

Dec 8, 2023 •

|Sci|: Meet the Revolutionaries Fighting Aging |Fi|: A Singular Panda Ch 3

Science IRL: How graveyards help us defy death + Fic: An LLM chatbot trained on an alien’s journals mentors our Anti-Aging revolutionary CEO from beyond…

Dec 1, 2023 •

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