This book provides a unique and innovative perspective on the controversial phenomenon of ‘stem cell tourism’. A growing number of patients are embarking on stem cell treatments that are clinically unproven and yet available in clinics and hospitals around the world. The authors offer a cutting-edge multi-dimensional perspective on this complex and rapidly changing phenomenon, including an analysis of the experiences of those who have undertaken or have contemplated undertaking a stem cell...

A veritable cornucopia of silliness and misinformation, Jokes in Space will give you the latest on abandoned warehouses, dead Tribbles, interstellar disasters, Internet get-rich scams, and tips to sell your planet in today’s competitive marketplace.Jokes in Space was performed before a live audience, and the listener is assured that no plots were used or harmed during the making of this production.

A full-cast comedy production from the Great Northern Audio TheatreDavid Ossman of the Firesign Theatre returns one last time to the live, raucous stage to play Cyber Bob, who leaves his position as cart-wrangler at the Mart to lead a digital expedition into the digital glade in search of the beautiful yet elusive Digital Nymph.There’s a history between the two, and they aren’t playing … well, they are playing games. And when the Nymph asks if Cyber Bob wants to “t...

Espectros is a compilation of original scholarly studies that presents the first volume-length exploration of the spectral in literature, film, and photography of Latin America, Spain, and the Latino diaspora. In recent decades, scholarship in deconstructionist "hauntology," trauma studies, affect in image theory, and a renewed interest in the Gothic genre, has given rise to a Spectral Studies approach to the study of narrative. Haunting, the spectral, and the effects of the unseen, carry ...

A full-cast comedy production from the Great Northern Audio TheatreA stolen dream-driven dirigible, an evil steam-powered spider, and a Styrofoam grail all have the fair dream mistress Princess Doyle à la Carte and the decidedly bubbly Count Pierre d’Orc on the run beyond the overtaxed capacity of their Heisenberg Hyperextended Reversal Dream Drive.Steampunk and other steam-like stuff take a bath in this Brian Price and Jerry Stearns satire. Thwack That Dirigible f...

A full-cast comedy production recorded live at Convergence in Bloomington, MinnesotaVillains on Parade, starring Chuck McCann, Wally Wingert, and the rest of our usual troupe, features an evil sorceress, bumbling henchmen, the annual Storming of the Castle, the Plunderers Day Parade, the Lost Orc Commentaries, and other extreme silliness. The bad guys have their say, and the pros take the stage and bring down the castle.Additional pieces include a closeup of the Pl...

A full-cast comedy production from the Great Northern Audio TheatreLinda Kim Shelmerdine discovered her considerable powers during her hormonal years (the Sun was having similar problems then). But she read the superheroes’ guide books, and her years in 4-H helped too.Now fifty-nine, SpaceGirl is somewhat disillusioned with the way superheroism is viewed these days, both by the public and by other superheroes. But she takes her job seriously and enjoys the occasional vacati...