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Callisto, May 7th, 2100 C.E. The voice of BETTY, GaMEWayS’ main computer, jolted Dr. Rachel Simmons awake. Of course, BETTY wasn’t the AI’s official name. But Rachel had long ago reprogrammed its vocal profile to mimic her late mother’s voice. “WAKE UP, RACHEL. IT’S 7:30 A.M., CALLISTO TIME.” She groaned.Continue Reading

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Introduction Callisto, one of Jupiter’s largest moons, has always fascinated me. As a child, I read a comic published in weekly episodes in the Italian magazine Corriere dei Piccoli (translation: “The Children’s Mail”). The story was about Gianni Bibò, a bizarre, overweight, middle-aged, bespectacled astronaut who, together with his rinky-dinkContinue Reading