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People are used to seeing "fake physics" in science fiction - concepts like faster-than-light travel, antigravity, and time travel to name a few. The fiction label ought to be a giveaway, but some SF writers - especially those with a background in professional science - are so adept at "technobabble" that it can be difficult to work out what is fake and what is real. To confuse matters further, Isaac Asimov's 1948 piece about the fictitious time-traveling substance thiotimoline was written, not as a short story, but in the form of a spoof research paper.

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Buy the book on Amazon : https://amzn.to/4n7NZq7Robert Kiyosaki ― author of the #1 Personal Finance book of all time ― has built a legacy around simplifying complex and often-confusing subjects like money and investing. He continues to challenge conventional wisdom and asks the questions that will help readers sift through today's information overload to uncover ways to assess what's real… and what isn't. And use truth and facts as a foundation for taking control of their financial lives. In this new book―that will be released, by chapter, online to invite reader feedback and questions...

‘Góngora fake’ es un pódcast de 10 episodios que explora la verdadera dimensión del poeta Luis de Góngora, rescatándolo de un secuestro histórico, plagado de falsedades y tópicos que se expanden por el universo digital y mediático sin freno. Con guion de Joaquín Roses y Amelia de Paz, cada episodio está dedicado a desmontar un bulo en torno a don Luis, desde el rigor académico, en un ejercicio de divulgación fidedigna sobre el poeta universal.‘Góngora fake’ es un pódcast de la Cátedra Góngora, con el patrocinio de la Universidad de Córdoba y el Ayuntamiento de ...

The Book Club is Fake but the Talk is REAL! The F.A.B. Podcast serves cocktails while also serving up stories with a side dish of humor, a sprinkle of sarcasm, and an occasional expletive as garnish. Every hump day, tune in as Moni and Kat playfully and thoughtfully explore compelling books and topics as they relate to the human experience, filtered through the lens as black women in the midwest. Let each episode illustrate the power of storytelling and how it connects us all. This podcast is a reason for them to connect as friends, as individuals, and with their listeners. It’s like therapy...

Telling the story from the beginning of my book "fake love" available on Amazon. Love... the word is so simple, but it cannot be described so easily. People fall in love with madness and desires 💗 but many people ended up with a pain that's inexpressible. Never thought I will go through that pain because my love was genuine. I have gone through such a critical stage of life that I am going to express in this book. I fell in love, fell victim to betrayal and fell in love again. Link: https://amzn.in/d/6vXRtRG

Alternative Stories and Fake Realities is the anthology podcast of the spoken-word audio production company Alternative Stories. Working with poets, novelists and dramatists we tell stories and share the work of writers including radio plays, short fiction, book excerpts and writer interviews. We also explore the things that inspire writers including folklore and mythology as well as sharing content from other podcasts produced by Alternative Stories. With almost 150 podcasts to choose from we hope there'll be something here to enjoy if you're into literature, books and the spoken arts....

Bunk traces the history of the hoax as a peculiarly American phenomenon, examining what motivates hucksters and makes the rest of us so gullible. Disturbingly, Young finds that fakery is woven from stereotype and suspicion, race being the most insidious American hoax of all. He chronicles how Barnum came to fame by displaying figures like Joice Heth, a black woman whom he pretended was the 161-year-old nursemaid to George Washington.