More Scientists Do Science in Space (Ed Reads Sci-fi, vol. XI)

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‘The Great Gray Plague’ by Raymond F. Jones There is no enemy so hard to fight as a dull gray fog. It's not solid enough to beat, too indefinite to kill, and too omnipresent to escape. ‘The World Mover’ by George O. Smith  George O. Smith collided worlds of the multiverse in this classic tale. ‘The Avenger’ by Stuart Fleming Karson was creating a superman to fight the weird super-monsters who had invaded Earth. But he was forgetting one tiny thing—like calls to like. ‘Self Portrait’ by Bernard Wolfe In the credo of this inspiringly selfless cyberneticist, nothing was too good for his colleagues in science. Much too good for them! ‘Bramble Bush’ by Alan E. Nourse There was a man in our town, and he was wondrous wise; He jumped into a bramble bush and scratched out both his eyes. And when he saw what he had done, with all his might and main He jumped into another bush and scratched them in again. MOTHER GOOSE ‘The Laboratorians’ by Edward Peattie Playing "Napoleon" can get to be a habit, especially when a man is devoted to pure science. Which was Dr. Whitemarsh's devotion—until Dr. Sally Chester came along! ‘Growing Up on Big Muddy’ by Charles V de Vet Well, naturally Kaiser would transmit baby talk messages to his mother ship! He was— ‘John Holder’s Weapon’ by Robert Moore Williams Holder hated his Communist captors so much he wished them out of existence. Impossible, of course—and yet they vanished before his eyes.... ‘World Atavism' by Edmond Hamilton If you ridicule and embarrass scientists who make new discoveries and theories, you might regret the results. 'The Rogue Waveform' by R. W. Stockheker A wrestler lives his life monetising hate. (How novel!) Then he discovers a scientist who can cure you of being a jerk... 'The Immortals' by David Duncan Ye olde sci-fi predicts Large Language Models with terrifying moral implications. Just don't get lost in them... 'Total Recall' by Larry Sternig Buried under layers of horror in the old scientist's brain was the only thing that could save the System—and Roger Kay had exactly half an hour to dig it out! (Summary by Reader and Sources)