Activity for H3R3T1K‭

Type	On...	Excerpt	Status	Date
Question	—	Can hydroponics and aquaponics replace traditional agriculture on the village level where soil is eroded? I'm working on a post-apocalyptic desert scenario in the near future where people live in small, loosely connected communities that trade with each other on a small scale and might have agreements regarding infrastructure use and maintenance and energy production such as establishing a smart grid. Th... (more)	—	about 7 years ago
Question	—	Is a habitable desert planet with large fossil fuel deposits possible? I'm working on a sci-fi Western scenario on a habitable desert planet along the lines of Tatooine from Star Wars and Arrakis from Dune. For it to be habitable there has to be water below the surface of course and there has to be at least some precipitation to make a sustainable use of underground wa... (more)	—	about 7 years ago
Question	—	How to explain why a human society's state of technology on another planet might be locked? I've become interested in sci-fi / science-fantasy / weird Westerns. Building upon what I asked here I would like to be more specific and ask if there's scientifically sound ways to explain why a human society's (as in a colony) state of technology might be locked to say 1870s North America. Backgr... (more)	—	about 7 years ago
Question	—	Why Colonize a Planet Without the Continued Benefit of Modern Technology? I'm new to science-fiction and I'm intrigued by the consequences of "Plan B" in the popular movie Interstellar. "Plan B" means transporting a supposedly sustainable population to a habitable planet outside of our solar system because the Earth can no longer sustain life and no other options are viabl... (more)	—	about 7 years ago