sci-fi – M. H. JOHNSEN

Horror, at long last.

Posted on May 20, 2019May 20, 2019 by MHJohnsen

Every year since 2016, I’ve written a small piece for the Journal of Imaginary Research: a mock-science abstract plus a fake author biography and an illustration. In the latest edition, I wrote ... Read More

Science/fiction: 10%?

Posted on November 13, 2018April 21, 2019 by MHJohnsen

“It is estimated that most human beings only use 10% of their brain’s capacity,” says Morgan Freeman’s character from a lectern in Lucy. It is a widely-believed myth, oft repea... Read More

Science/fiction: Brain stimulation

Posted on October 23, 2018April 21, 2019 by MHJohnsen

I am a neuroscientist and physiologist, which means I get to look at a lot of brains and try to figure out how they work. As I am also a writer, I thought I would do a few posts on my particular brand... Read More

The Name of the Place? Babylon 5.

Posted on March 1, 2018April 21, 2019 by MHJohnsen

A lovely appreciation post for Babylon 5 over at First Draft. B5 was always my first sci-fi love for a multitude of reasons: Ivanova, the politics, the battles, Ivanova, the heart at its core, the con... Read More