Destinies Vol. 3, No. 1, Winter 1981

Contents: • Welcome (Destinies, Winter 1981) • [Destinies Essays] • essay by Jim Baen [as by Baen] • Shall We Take a Little Walk? • novelette by Gregory Benford • Humans as Machines: The Ideas of Edward O. Wilson • essay by Robert Silverberg • A Letter from God • short story by Ian Watson • Minds, Machines, and Evolution • essay by James P. Hogan • Tears for Emily • novelette by Kevin O'Donnell, Jr. • On Books (Destinies, Winter 1981) • essay by Norman Spinrad •   Review: Titan by John Varley • review by Norman Spinrad •   Review: Wizard by John Varley • review by Norman Spinrad •   Review: The Barbie Murders by John Varley • review by Norman Spinrad •   Review: Wild Seed by Octavia E. Butler • review by Norman Spinrad •   Review: Golden Vanity by Rachel Pollack • review by Norman Spinrad •   Review: The Hell Candidate by Thomas Luke • review by Norman Spinrad • "Dear Editor ..." • short story by James Randi • Crystal-Gazing for Fun and Profit • [On Predicting the Future] • essay by Frederik Pohl • The Final Days • (1981) • short story by David Langford • A Death in Realtime • short story by Richard S. McEnroe [as by Richard Sean McEnroe] • Take Me to Your Teacher • essay by Elizabeth Anne Hull • Dreams Come True • short story by Eric Vinicoff • Nuclear Survival, Part 3: Power - And Potties! - to the People • [Nuclear Survival • 3] • essay by Dean Ing • Understanding Ein • essay by James E. Gunn [as by James Gunn] • Travellers • novella by David Drake