Activity for Midwinter Sun‭

Type	On...	Excerpt	Status	Date
Question	—	Stars as lifeforms "“ is it possible? I'm currently enamored with the idea of having a species of living, sapient stars (called "astrae") as the firstborn children of the gods in my space fantasy setting. Magic exists in this setting, so it's perfectly possible that I could just handwave it and say that astrae exist because magic or they... (more)	—	almost 8 years ago
Question	—	Where would fauns/satyrs fit on a taxonomic tree? Somewhat related to this. I've already decided that both orcs and humans are subspecies of homo sapiens (homo sapiens praepotens and homo sapiens perpessio, respectively, because both species are abundant and it would be rude to call one of them the "real" homo sapiens). I have fauns/satyr type being... (more)	—	over 8 years ago
Question	—	Would an AI have a remotely human outlook? One of the older stories I found buried in my documents is about, and from the point of view of, the AI that starts the Singularity. It (well, he calls himself a "he" eventually, but I'm not even sure if that's realistic) starts off with genius/savant-level intelligence but childlike innocence, grows... (more)	—	over 8 years ago
Question	—	What is the maximum speed for a humanoid species (and how do I modify biology to get them there)? I have a bipedal, primate species that I want to be able to move quickly for short periods of time. In other words, rather than possessing the "perseverance" of humans, I want this species to work in quick bursts - perhaps an ambush-type predator that works in groups. While still maintaining a roug... (more)	—	over 8 years ago
Question	—	Stabilizing the Temperature On a Planet With a (Very) Long Day Let's say my terrestrial planet has a stable circumbinary orbit around two suns similar to the Kepler-47 system, in the habitable zone, with an orbit similar to Kepler-47c. The challenge here is that I'm trying to set it up similarly to Venus, with a retrograde rotation (probably from an ancient cata... (more)	—	over 8 years ago
Question	—	Seasons/Months on a Habitable Gas Giant Moon My moon is the basis for a fantasy setting, but I just can't bring myself to abandon science and say "a wizard did it." I want to make the months and seasons realistic, and I want to find a way to make this, or something like this, work. I'm hopeless in math, so I'd like to enlist some help here. T... (more)	—	over 8 years ago