@AlienNextDoor

Nina is a Canadian Ecologist / Limnologist, SF and Eco-fiction Author & Teacher. Find her stuff on Amazon, her blog The Alien Next Door & a bookstore near you.

 Nova Scotia, Canada
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Joined March 2009
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Nina Munteanu identified as a leading voice in eco-scifi-fiction #ecofiction #scifi #fiction #leadingvoice #NinaMunteanu themeaningofwater.com/2025/0…

Nina Munteanu Identified as a Leading Voice in Eco-SciFi Fiction

Inventor/author Kyo Hwang Cho recently identified Nina Munteanu, Kim Stanley Robinson, Jeff VanderMeer, and Richard Powers as Leading Voices in Eco-Science Fiction in an article on the LinkedIn Sky…

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Why reading and writing eco-fiction will save the world... #reading #writing #ecofiction #clifi #solarpunk themeaningofwater.com/2023/0…

Why Writing and Reading Eco-Fiction Will Save the World—From CliFi to Solarpunk

Fence and post to a wetland in the rain, ON (photo by Nina Munteanu) The Universe is made of stories, not atoms—Muriel Rukeyser Canadian writer Mary Woodbury tells us that: “Fiction exploring …

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After crashing land on the hostile jungle planet of Mega, rebel-scientist Izumi, widower and hermit, boldly sets out against orders on a hunch that may ultimately save her fellow survivors—but may also risk all... #shortstory #sf #space themeaningofwater.com/2018/0…

Fingal’s Cave by Nina Munteanu

After she and fellow colonists crash land on the hostile jungle planet of Mega, rebel-scientist Izumi, widower and hermit, boldly sets out against orders on a hunch that may ultimately save her fel…

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Canadian speculative authors list the scariest movie they've seen ... did you catch my choice? ... #Halloween #scarymovies #horror #films timothysjohnston.com/canadia…

Canadian Writers of Speculative Fiction Tell Us About their Favourite Scary Movies

Canadian Writers of Speculative Fiction Tell Us About their Favourite Scary Movies I put the call out to Canadian writers of Speculative Fiction: What is your favourite horror film? Do you remember…

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Driving the Dempster ... Story research for my eco-thriller Thalweg #Dempster #TheNorth #FortMcPherson #Inuvik #Tuk #Thalweg ninamunteanu.me/2026/10/25/d…

Driving the Dempster Highway—Fort McPherson, Inuvik, Tuk … ’Thalweg’

Dempster Highway, north of Fort McPherson, NWT (photo by NIna Munteanu) . In my upcoming eco-fiction novel Thalweg, Gwich’in limnologist Bobby-Jo makes her way back home to Fort McPherson, NWT, aft…

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During my morning walk in the rain, I saw this lovely Fly Agaric pair in Elgin Park ... the one was huge, as large as my outstretched hand... #FlyAgaric #Amanita #mushrooms
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When tools get the better of us: we are giving away our capacity to problem solve and be creative and imaginative... #AI #genAI #ChatGPT #cognition #cognitivesurender ninamunteanu.me/2026/10/18/c…

Cognitive Surrender of Humans to the Machine

A recent MIT study reports that reliance on AI is causing mass ‘cognitive surrender.’ The study revealed that pervasive artificial intelligence usage is fundamentally eroding active learning …

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The wonders of Camosun Bog #bogs #nature #NaturePhotography #environment #ecology themeaningofwater.com/2023/0…

The Wonders of Camosun Bog, Vancouver

Anne and her two Labrador retrievers explore Camosun Bog’s own Labradors (as in tea), BC (photo by Nina Munteanu) Every summer I travel back to the Vancouver area in British Columbia to visit…

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The common cattail ... More than common ... #foraging #cattails #Typha #nature #beauty themeaningofwater.com/2026/0…

The Common Cattail (Typha latifolia)—Foraging

Boardwalk through beaver pond marsh of cattails, Elgin Park, BC (photo by Nina Munteanu) . While marshes are usually avoided by many of us as mosquito-ridden, impossible to walk in places, who does…

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Saw all these ducks in a single walk in Elgin Marsh ... #ducks #marsh #nature #environment (images by Cornell, Wikipedia, Ducks Unlimited, Maryland Zoo, Boreal Songbird)
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WOOHOO! The latest newsletter of Inanna Publications features my upcoming eco-fiction thriller Thalweg! Coming in May 2027! #books #ecofiction #InannaPublications #newreleases #Thalweg
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I and my novel "A Diary in the Age of Water" feature in an article called "Seeking Solace" on that whole 51st state thing... #books #jingoism #novels #ecofiction #dystopian this.org/2026/10/19/seeking-…
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When curiosity saves the cat... #cats #curiosity ninamunteanu.me/2025/01/26/w…

When Curiosity Saves (the Cat)

The texture of the world, its filigree and scrollwork, means that there is a possibility for beauty hereAnnie Dillard, Pilgrim at Tinker Creek Something parents often say to get their kids to behav…

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When the permafrost is gone ... #AgeOfWater #Thalweg #climatechange #climatefiction themeaningofwater.com/2017/0…

When the Permafrost Is Gone…

In my upcoming near-future novel “A Diary in the Age of Water”, a Gwich’in colleague of the main character discovers that her entire community, shilakut, perished in a sudden flood in Fort McPherso…

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The Polywater Equation ... an eco-horror #shortstory about when water turns to jelly... #polywater metastellar.com/fiction/the-…

The Polywater Equation

“The Polywater Equation” follows a retired limnologist’s choice to break convention and follow her heart after a series of serious water mishaps (incidents of water turning to ‘jelly’) …

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Is love the God particle?... Review of "Interstellar" #filmreview #reviews #Interstellar #godparticle ninamunteanu.me/2023/09/10/i…

Movie Review: “Interstellar”–Is Love the God Particle?

Cooper investigates an alien ice planet . Critical reception for Christopher Nolan’s science fiction blockbuster movie Interstellar was widely mixed. Reviews ranged from being dazzled and awe…

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When we surrender to the 'machine' ... #genAI #AritificialIntelligence #AI #cognition ninamunteanu.me/2026/10/18/c…

Cognitive Surrender of Humans to the Machine

A recent MIT study reports that reliance on AI is causing mass ‘cognitive surrender.’ The study revealed that pervasive artificial intelligence usage is fundamentally eroding active learning …

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The last polar epishelf lake in Canada is gone ... #climatechange #epishelf #lakes #limnology #ecology themeaningofwater.com/2026/1…

The Last Polar Epishelf Lake in Canada is Gone

Ice break up, Ellesmere Island (photo by University of Alberta) . “Canada’s only remaining epishelf lake—made up of freshwater floating on saltwater—is gone, along with the unique ecosystem it supp…

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WOOT! I found my book "Gaia's Revolution" selling at Magers & Quinn Booksellers in Minneapolis. The store is on Hennepin Avenue... #books #bookstores #ecofiction #climatethriller #GaiasRevolution
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In light of #Anthropic predictions and #OpenAI discoveries, this interpretation of AI behaviour is highly relevant ... ninamunteanu.me/2026/10/11/l…

LLMs: When AI Behaves Like a Virus

I recently came across an interesting approach to the use of Large Language Models by researchers from Santa Fe Institute, Harvard University, CSIC, and others. The preprint, published on the arXiv…

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