Weekend Reads - RAW 170811

This week we find out why the new Star Trek Discovery Klingons are bald, check out the dismal future of interstellar travel and how natural gas is related to jellyfish blooms plus more. So when you have so time to relax this weekend, grab your favourite beverage and have a read of the following articles.

Designers Explain Why ‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Klingons Are Bald
	The third Star Trek: Discovery panel at Star Trek Las Vegas was focused on creature designs for the show, namely the Klingons and Saru, and featured Neville Page and Glenn Hetrick, who may be recognizable to fans of SyFy’s Face Off.
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The Dismal Future of Interstellar Travel
	I have been an avid science fiction reader all my life, but as an astronomer for over half my life, the essential paradox of my fantasy world can no longer be maintained. Basically, science tells us that traveling fast enough to make interstellar travel possible requires more money than society will ever be able to invest in the attempt.
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A jellyfish population surge in the Adriatic Sea can be traced back to a natural gas boom
	One of the eeriest mysteries of the sea is the sudden surge in jellyfish over the last few decades. Consider the tale of the moon jellyfish. Since the first big moon jellyfish bloom was recorded in the Adriatic in 1910, moon jelly populations seemed to follow a predictable cycle.
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With JK Rowling Reclaiming the Title of Highest-Paid Author, Where Do Indies Fit In?
	JK Rowling will need to reserve a particularly large vault at Gringotts bank after a bumper year for the Harry Potter novelist magicked her back to the No 1 spot on Forbes’ list of the world’s richest authors, almost a decade after she last topped it.
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On eBooks Being a Dead Format
	The most that an industry can do is to provide what the market wants. If it can't or won't then it will be supplanted by another industry that will.
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10 Things Only Hardcore Bookworms Do
	You probably know more than one and, if you're reading this, there's a staggering probability that you are one. I'm talking about bookworms. You can also call them book fans, book people, book freaks, book lovers, etc.
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