Friday Features
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What does science tell us about how stars affect their planets? Read more.
7–10 minutes -
When your favorite words become a problem Read more.
4–7 minutes -
Telling the same story from different angles Read more.
6–9 minutes -
How Apple TV+ adapted one of my favorite novels and learned to laugh at sci-fi Read more.
4–6 minutes -
How the modern sci-fi writer can faithfully depict space colonies: the inverted, artificial worlds future humans may call home Read more.
5–7 minutes -
A look at all the people who read a story before it hits the shelves Read more.
7–10 minutes -
Learning when to step away from a project, and try something else Read more.
2–3 minutes -
How Apple TV+ turned Isaac Asimov’s crowning masterpiece into the next great sci-fi epic Read more.
6–8 minutes -
How the modern sci-fi writer can deal with the apparent radio silence of our galaxy Read more.
10–14 minutes -
Why having a critique group is crucial for the editing process of an emerging writer Read more.
2–3 minutes
Methods
- Weekly field observations along fixed routes.
- Short interviews using a consistent guide.
- Sensor readings checked at the start of each session.
- Cleaning decisions documented as a changelog.
- Processing: normalized timestamps; flagged gaps; spot-checked outliers.
- Limits: some missing intervals during battery replacement.
Data & Ethics
Data
Upon request, sensitive locations have been removed from the public files. License: CC BY 4.0 for shared materials.
Ethics
Consent protocols used where applicable.
Contact
fieldnoteslab@ucc.ie