How realistic is the planetary orbit in Netflix’s ‘3 Body Problem’? A physics professor explains

The answer lies at the heart of theoretical physics. Note: The following article contains spoilers about the Netflix series 3 Body Problem.I first encountered the three-body problem 60 years ago, in a short story called “Placet is a Crazy Place” by American science fiction writer Frederic Brown. Continue reading at 'Fast Company'

[ Fast Company | 2024-04-27 12:00:00 UTC ]
News tagged with: #planetary orbit #answer lies #theoretical physics #crazy place #science fiction

Other Publishing stories related to: 'How realistic is the planetary orbit in Netflix’s ‘3 Body Problem’? A physics professor explains'


3 Ambitious Debut Novels Out This Week

These new debuts—an exploration of power and technology, an odyssey through an imagined metropolis, and a clever murder mystery—announce the arrival of three fiction writers to watch. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-10-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #fiction writers


‘The potential to undermine democracy’: European publishing trade bodies call for action on generative AI

Three organisations argue that more transparency is needed after research found AI models have been trained using pirated works by authors such as Zadie Smith and Stephen KingThree major European publishing trade bodies have urged the EU to “act now” on transparency over artificial intelligence... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2023-10-19 13:53:46 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #generative ai #zadie smith #artificial intelligence #book chain #largest book #european publishing


3 Nerdy New Books on How Things Get Made

Ever wonder how a dictionary, a NASA telescope, or a handcrafted wooden globe gets made? These new books will tell you. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-10-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |


Star Trek: Prodigy finds a new home on Netflix

Star Trek: Prodigy has found a new streaming home with Netflix, after being both canceled by Paramount+ and completely deleted from the platform back in June. Not only will Netflix air the previously-released 20-episode first season later this year, but it’s also putting... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2023-10-11 18:30:15 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #animated series #motion picture #long held #busy week #lower decks #book series


Spotify CEO Daniel Ek explains the company’s new audiobook subscription plan

Ek blames Apple for holding back his company’s first foray into audiobooks and confirms his company is in talks with Google about in-app purchases. Spotify is doubling down on audiobooks: Paying subscribers of the music service will now have access to up to 15 hours of audiobook listening as... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2023-10-03 16:30:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #in-app purchases #paying subscribers #music service #audiobook listening #audiobook


Video: 'Elon Musk' biographer explains the book's complicated motivations

Author Walter Isaacson joined the L.A. Times Book Club to discuss the stories and controversy behind his bestselling "Elon Musk" biography. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2023-10-02 18:53:46 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #elon musk #times book


With the popularity of One Piece, has Netflix hit the winning formula for live-action anime adaptations?

Netflix’s live-action adaptation of Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece, the enormously successful Japanese manga and anime franchise, brings the series to a truly global audience. Continue reading at The Conversation

[ The Conversation | 2023-09-14 20:04:49 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #netflix hit #winning formula #live-action adaptation #eiichiro oda #global audience #manga


Claire Keegan: ‘I can’t explain my work. I just write stories’

The much-acclaimed Irish author of Small Things Like These on her quietly devastating new story and why George Saunders wouldn’t read it aloud for a podcastClaire Keegan’s five books to date run to just 700 pages and some 140,000 words. “I love to see prose being written economically,” she tells... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2023-09-02 17:00:10 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #decade ago #creative writing #things happen #devastating effect #stay quiet #irish author


A Reading List of Realistic Portraits of Mothers and Daughters in Literature

When reading about mothers and daughters, we might feel grateful we didn’t have to endure such conflict and trauma. We might long for what we, ourselves, never had. But then again, we might feel seen. More often, literature reflects troubling, toxic, or estranged mother-daughter relationships... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2023-09-01 09:35:26 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #feel grateful


Jewish creators are a fundamental part of comic book history, from Superman to Maus – expert explains

The history of comics is closely tied to the involvement of Jewish creators, who have had an enormous impact on the medium over the last 90 years. Continue reading at The Conversation

[ The Conversation | 2023-08-30 15:27:34 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #expert explains #comic book


Nielsen opens big data for trading without MRC accreditation or explaining some of its figures

Nielsen’s big data trading rollout comes prior to MRC audit meetings and without Nielsen detailing findings that could drastically impact ratings for some Spanish-language networks and other programming. Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2023-08-28 09:30:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #nielsen


Is ‘War Games’ Homeworld 3’s secret weapon?

If one thing kept me coming back (and back) to Homeworld, it was skirmish mode. Setting up a quick (“quick”) battle against the CPU would often rob me of a whole weekend while at college. Homeworld 3 sees a new mode arrive on the second sequel, a roguelike-inspired multiplayer co-op called War... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2023-08-25 15:30:05 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #takes place #narrative focus #front lines #short stories


Netflix's 'Scott Pilgrim Takes Off' teaser hits all the right notes

Netflix is getting the band back together with Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, an anime adaptation of the Scott Pilgrim graphic novel series. The company has dropped the first teaser for the eight-episode show, which centers around the titular character and his attempt to win a battle of the bands... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2023-08-16 14:23:55 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #bryan lee #executive producer #graphic novel


Keith Waldrop, Professor and Award-Winning Poet, Dies at 90

He won the National Book Award for poetry in 2009, having first been nominated 40 years earlier. He taught at Brown University for four decades. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2023-08-12 19:10:36 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #award-winning poet #brown university #national book award


Actions of bystanders — including kids — saved 3-year-old from drowning in B.C. lake, police say

Chris Pearson told CBC News he was on his boat in the East Kootenay with his friend Jason when their kids came running over to tell them a little girl was floating in the waters of Wasa Lake. Continue reading at CBC

[ CBC | 2023-07-26 23:27:15 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #pearson


Twitter’s rebrand to X could worsen its legal and financial problems

Twitter’s rebrand to X is well underway. The name and iconic bird logo have been (mostly) stripped from the company’s San Francisco headquarters, and an “X” has replaced the blue bird atop twitter.com. Elon Musk has said the change is about more than just the name. He wants to turn the service... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2023-07-25 23:39:14 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #digital media


PW Picks: Books of the Week, July 3, 2023

Our favorite books coming out this week include new titles from Mark Billingham, Charlotte Mendelson, Carin Berger, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-06-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #mark billingham #charlotte mendelson


This Week's Bestsellers: July 3, 2023

It Ends with Us' author Colleen Hoover invites readers to her Book Bonanza. Plus NBA point god Chris Paul scores with 'Sixty-One,' and Riley Sager is 'The Only One Left.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #book bonanza #riley sager


Book Deals: Week of July 3, 2023

Tradd Street series author Karen White sells two standalone novels to Park Row, Berkley buys a New Orleans–set horror debut, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #book deals #standalone novels #park row #berkley buys


The Morning After: All the cool things Netflix showed off over the weekend

Tudum, Netflix’s in-house mix of Comic Con and shareholder presentation, took place this weekend. The company used the moment to tease plenty of forthcoming projects, including its live-action remakes of One Piece and Avatar: The Last Airbender. It also showed off its adaptation of the Pulitzer... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2023-06-19 11:15:23 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with: #developing software #continue operating #comic con