Clarke Awards - a deafening absence of controversy

Posted by Paul Raven @ 09-05-2007 in Science Fiction

Well, I’ve not actively been a part of the science fiction community for very long, but I’ve been around long enough to know that there’s usually a huge uproar of controversy and bitching after the winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award is announced.

This year? Nothing. Nada. Silencio.

Does this mean everyone’s happy with the choice of M. John Harrison’s Nova Swing?* Or are the discontented just holding fire until they have some really ripe and fermented blog bile to launch?

[* You'll hear no complaints from me, that's for sure.]

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European IQ rankings…Germans come in top

Posted by Paul Raven @ 27-03-2006 in Uncategorized

According to a recent study, the Germans have the highest average IQ in Europe. Continue reading “European IQ rankings…Germans come in top”

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