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Wil McCarthy
Science Fact
The explanation of complex, unfamiliar ideas is never easy.
However, proper science fiction requires not only requires a constant stream
of this, but requires it to fit within the framework of a fast-moving storyline.
And to be entertaning in its own right, yes. After years of this
demanding practice, Wil McCarthy found on a variety of topics that the
straight science, sans fiction, was a much easier way to turn a
buck. Which suits his lazy ass just fine.
General Science
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"Science Forum: Mars" (With Geoffrey A. Landis): SF Age, Nov '97
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"1997: The Year in Wha...?": Nebula Awards 33, Harcourt Brace &
Compamy, 1999
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Contributing Editor for WIRED magazine - click
here for index of articles
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McCarthy's own economic indicator: the Fortune
Cookie Index
Nanotechnology/Programmable Matter
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"Science Forum: Nanotechnology" (With Geoffrey A. Landis): SF Age, September
1997
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"Programmable Matter: A Retrospective": NATURE,
05 October 2000
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"The Heart
of the (Programmable) Matter": Science Fiction Weekly, March 2001
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"Nanotechnology: Abuses Of, and Alternatives To": SFWA Bulletin, Fall
2001
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"Ultimate
Alchemy": WIRED, October 2001
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"Beyond the Periodic Table": Analog, February 2002
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HACKING MATTER: Basic Books, February 2003
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"The
New Alchemy": IEEE Spectrum, April 2003 (with Stephen Cass)
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"Programmable Matter": AARP Radio, 31 Dec 2003. For some reason, this material was misattributed to a book reviewer for THE FUTURIST.
Computers & Robotics
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"Bracing for GenX Computer Nostalgia": ComputorEdge, May '96
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"The Mark IV Standardized Robotic System", AUVSI 1999
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"Semiautonomous Materials Handling with an Automated Skytrak Forklift",
AUVSI 2001
Science Book Reviews
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"Deep Science Background in Two Easy Volumes": SFWA Bulletin, Summer
'96
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"Deep Science Background, Part II": SFWA Bulletin, Fall '97
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"The Encyclopedia Britannica DVD": SFWA Bulletin, Spring '02
Advice for Writers
Interviews