@Sargent

Science presenter, robotics researcher, fiction writer, and video host. Co-editor of @SmallWondersSFF. @sargent@wandering.shop

 Huntsville, AL
stephen.granades.com/
Joined July 2007
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My newsletter is returning! Science + gaming + storytelling. Monday’s is about superconductivity and how this current round of speculation is so well tuned to be a social-media-mediated story. Come sign up! buttondown.email/theinfodump

The Info Dump

The Info Dump lives in the intersection of science and storytelling. From how our reaction to T. rex having lips reveals what we tell ourselves about science, to what made people on Twitter and...

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A reminder to folks that you should look up @granades.com on Bluesky if you want to know what I’m up to.
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Eee so excited to be in this cohort! I can’t wait to read the other stories.
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If you haven’t played my game “Professor of Magical Studies,” now’s a great time because it’s 33% off, along with all other magical school games from @choiceofgames ! choiceofgames.com/2024/09/al…

All our magical school games are on sale!

We are proud to announce that all our games with magical school settings are on sale this week for up to 33% off! Save the world with pattern magic in Professor of Magical Studies, navigate an unde…

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With the contract signed, I’m excited to say that I’ll have a story coming out in @diabolicalplots, about a rat king who abdicates and discovers solidarity with the working rat.
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Lost in a maze of twisty IF, all alike? Don't worry, you only need to find your way out of 5 games in order to be a judge in this year's labyrinthine IFComp.
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Warm your hands and heart today with "Fox-Fires" by Emmie Christie. "It’s the time of year when they / Twirl down from their trees, / Hatched from their leaves, / All soft heat / And trembling" smallwondersmag.com/piece/fo…

Fox-Fires - Small Wonders

In the autumn, we trek / Into the Red Grove / Where the little fox-fires grow.

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💐🌼Dragon Con 🌹🌺@DragonCon2 Sep 2024
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I’m very happy that this story is out!! Witness: children handling things both better and worse than adults do
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Day twenty seven of @DragonCon and I’m ready for the Late Show!
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How mean am I? I scheduled our “What Wine Pairs With My Science?” panel with @tattoosandbones, @drrubidium, @studentofwhim, Rae Pendergrass, and Topher Hunter at @DragonCon for 11:30 am.
Trevor Valle, Raychelle Burks, Ryan Consell, Rae Pendergrass, and Topher Hunter on the “What Wine Pairs With My Science?” panel at Dragon Con.

ALT Trevor Valle, Raychelle Burks, Ryan Consell, Rae Pendergrass, and Topher Hunter on the “What Wine Pairs With My Science?” panel at Dragon Con.

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Behold, my schedule! graphic design is my passion. If you're at the con, why not stop by and watch me be ridiculous?
Where to see Stephen Granade at Dragon Con: Learn About Artificial Intelligence in Under an Hour Friday 7:00 pm – Hilton 209-211 The Science of the Three Body Problem Saturday 11:30 am – Marriott M301 Helldivers: Science Needs YOU to Fight the Terminids and Automatons! Saturday 4:00 pm – Hilton Crystal Ballroom The Art of Science Advising Saturday 5:30 am – Hilton 209-211 Solve for X Saturday 10:00 pm – Hilton Grand East We’re Gonna Talk About the Year in AI Sunday 11:30 am – Hilton Grand West Science vs Movies Saturday 10:00 pm – Hilton Grand West

ALT Where to see Stephen Granade at Dragon Con: Learn About Artificial Intelligence in Under an Hour Friday 7:00 pm – Hilton 209-211 The Science of the Three Body Problem Saturday 11:30 am – Marriott M301 Helldivers: Science Needs YOU to Fight the Terminids and Automatons! Saturday 4:00 pm – Hilton Crystal Ballroom The Art of Science Advising Saturday 5:30 am – Hilton 209-211 Solve for X Saturday 10:00 pm – Hilton Grand East We’re Gonna Talk About the Year in AI Sunday 11:30 am – Hilton Grand West Science vs Movies Saturday 10:00 pm – Hilton Grand West

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All I’m saying is, when it comes to serious, measured scicomm, science talks at SFF conventions are prime shitposting opportunities.
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prepping a talk for Dragon Con and I regret nothing
Title slide from my “Learn About Artificial Intelligence in an Hour” talk with the “Is this a pigeon?” meme, except it has the text “IS THIS LOSS” altered to fit the format of the loss.jpg meme.

ALT Title slide from my “Learn About Artificial Intelligence in an Hour” talk with the “Is this a pigeon?” meme, except it has the text “IS THIS LOSS” altered to fit the format of the loss.jpg meme.

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prepping a talk for Dragon Con and I regret nothing
Title slide from my “Learn About Artificial Intelligence in an Hour” talk with the “Is this a pigeon?” meme, except it has the text “IS THIS LOSS” altered to fit the format of the loss.jpg meme.

ALT Title slide from my “Learn About Artificial Intelligence in an Hour” talk with the “Is this a pigeon?” meme, except it has the text “IS THIS LOSS” altered to fit the format of the loss.jpg meme.

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I got my print copy of Inclusive Future Magazine with “Sliders Aren’t For Gender”, my Gamergate-inspired story about uploaded humans wrestling with gender, and the zine looks incredible. I’m still not over having things I wrote in literal print.
Inclusive Future Magazine cover showing a bald person with a prosthetic arm, a person in a futuristic looking wheelchair, another in a trench coat, and a fourth with a skateboard and a fit I love.

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Pages from Inclusive Future Magazine with the story “Sliders Aren’t for Gender”.

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It's such a pain when you get your new timelines all set up neatly, and then some pesky mortal comes in like a cat with yarn and causes a tangly paradox. Today, Kurt Pankau gives us: 12 Foolproof Ways to Solve the Grandfather Paradox. smallwondersmag.com/piece/so…

12 Foolproof Ways to Solve the Grandfather Paradox - Small Wonders

Congratulations, demi-god, on your new post as a Timeline Curator.

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Take a peek at what's on the other side of the mirror today, with our reprint by @Hudakwrites, "Mirorred" "She approaches the mirror; I’m there to meet her. We study each other through identical brown eyes." smallwondersmag.com/piece/mi…

Mirrored - Small Wonders

She approaches the mirror; I’m there to meet her. We study each other through identical brown eyes.

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"Abstain from Spinning, Beauty" by @DyaniSabin is a great modern take on Sleeping Beauty. This poem is powerful and pulls no punches. Content warning for sexual violence: "If you had known / what a spindle was, before, you would have used caution." smallwondersmag.com/piece/ab…

Abstain from Spinning, beauty. - Small Wonders

Talia I am afraid to sleep. Talia I will not forget— / the spindle enchanted this body my body your body / lives of constant vigilance

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If you read and loved "Dream the Sea" by Clara Ward in our issue 8, may we recommend the book "Be the Sea" by the same author? And if you haven't read the flash story yet, here's your chance! smallwondersmag.com/piece/dr… atthisarts.com/product/be-th…

Dream the Sea - Small Wonders

Kai leans their bare abdomen into the rush of water and forms their front leg bristles into a basket. They strain food particles from the flow before cramming them into their mouth. Squelchy.

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Going to #Glasgow2024? Here’s where you’ll find me! Friday I’ll talk about commercial companies’ effects on space exploration (online) and do a dramatic reading of research. Sunday I’m moderating a discussion of flash fiction. I’ll be around the entire weekend — say hi!
Stephen’s Glasgow Worldcon schedule: * “For All Mankind…?”, about commercial companies and space exploration, on Friday at 5:30pm * Dramatic Readings of Improbable Research on Friday at 7:00pm * Flash Fiction: The Art of Storytelling in Under 1,000 Words, Sunday at 4:00 pm

ALT Stephen’s Glasgow Worldcon schedule: * “For All Mankind…?”, about commercial companies and space exploration, on Friday at 5:30pm * Dramatic Readings of Improbable Research on Friday at 7:00pm * Flash Fiction: The Art of Storytelling in Under 1,000 Words, Sunday at 4:00 pm

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Please do share this among your networks and on platforms where we don't hang out! We want to spread the word far and wide and (hopefully!) see applications from many different folks! On that note: don't self reject for this, either. If you're interested, apply!
Small Wonders Magazine@SmallwondersSFF30 Jul 2024
We're looking for more first readers! This is a great way to hone your writing skills, learn about editorial process, & figure out what YOU like and look for in stories. Interested? Fill out the form to let us know a little bit about you: airtable.com/applzdlHLTpefTm…
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