The Embedding opens in a research institute where Chris Sole is teaching a
strange form of language whose grammar can be “self-embedded” by computers to
create an artificially complex means of communication that opens up the vast
potential of...
"Slow Birds," by Ian Watson tells the story of a strangely idyllic world which is plagues by mysterious invaders. Dubbed "slow birds," because the cylindrical objects fly at the rate of only a few feet per minute, the artefacts are a complete...