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Loridian's Laboratory

About the Substack

Loridian's Laboratory is a place where stories and anthropology collide to challenge how you see the world. Curiosity and experimentation thrive here. Nothing is inevitable. Everything is up for deconstruction. And the possible is always worth exploring.

Free Subscription Benefits

  • You're welcome in the Lab. Essays, podcast updates, and behind the scenes insights. No paywall on curiosity.

Paid Subcription Benefits

  • Early ATSF access before YouTube, full fiction archive, and Anthropological Office Hours.
  • Priority AAAW questions, annotated ATSF reading lists, and first look at scripts and outlines.
  • 50% off all worldbuilding and anthropology courses. Shape the Mother Empire essays as they develop.

Paid Subscription Plans

  • $70 a year
  • $7 a month

About Michael Kilman

Anthropologist and speculative fiction author exploring power, culture, and social transformation. Essays, stories, and social science communication across writing, podcasting, and YouTube.

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