Georgia on My Mind and other places by Charles Sheffield

Some of the stories were fun and interesting but others were weak. The title story was quite good, 3/5 stars.

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One Man's Universe by Charles Sheffield

Eight chronicles and a long "hard science" commentary about one of Sheffield's alter ego characters, told from the perspective of his girlfriend, the swashbuckling spaceship captain.  A little too dated now and some of the tropes are hackneyed. 3/5 stars, meh.

Dachbodenfund Krimi Hoerspiel

A murder mystery where all the characters are eBay buyers & sellers (except the detective) and the story line plays out in the form of an eBay auction.  Fun B-story plot line.  5/5 stars.

Two Parsecs from the Goldilocks Zone by Peter Watts

I like this author and enjoyed this story.  I found a great collection of podcasts and award winning science fiction stories here. The stories are great.  This one was 5/5 stars.  Some of the podcasts and interviews are not so great.

The bride of Frankenstein by Mike Resnick

Fun, clever, 4/5 stars.

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Salvation by Peter F Hamilton

Fantastic story!  I really enjoyed everything except the abrupt ending of the last scene. The  book did not really end.  Ordering the second one now. 5/5 stars! Among the top three books I have read in 2018.

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Dawn by Yoshi Tanaka

Not good, 2/5 stars. Disappointing.

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Das Einwandfreie Alibi DRF Hoerspiel

Fun but predictable murder mystery with great acting, 4/5 stars.

Phallicide by Charles Sheffield

This interesting story was quite good, examining the feelings and perceptions of people inside of a cult religion while also exploring the complexities of neurobiological medications.  4/5 stars.

AI beats doctors at heart disease diagnosis

AI Beats doctors at predicting heart disease deaths.

These "simple" tasks of diagnosis in medicine are the "easy," low hanging fruit.  AI will disrupt medicine and health care more profoundly this year.

The Lady Vanishes by Charles Sheffield

Great story, very tightly-scripted.  4/5 stars.

Das Brilliante Armband

Fun radio drama with a great twist, a bit dated.  3/5 stars.

Cold as Ice by Charles Sheffield

Fun story with interesting characters, 4/5 stars.

Viral by Piers Platt

Unoriginal, uninspiring, underwhelming, bad science, but good story, interesting psych and sociology. 3/5 stars.

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