Welcome to the official homepage and personal website of Kyle Kurpinski, author of How To Defeat Your Own Clone: And Other Tips for Surviving the Biotech Revolution. For those who don't yet have a copy of the book, head on over to Scribd for a sneak peak of the first chapter. I also contribute to Broken Secrets: an award-winning blog dedicated to "things you probably don't know but might find entertaining or useful." Check it out. You might just learn something new (and take a look at my archived articles here).
Blog Review of HTDYOC (January 12, 2012) A friend of mine from undergrad just posted a blog review of How to Defeat Your Own Clone, and it has one the nicest summaries that I have ever read, including an answer for anyone wondering if Clone is too intellectual for them: Thank you Heather! Reviews like that make me grin like a brainy ten year-old. How to Defeat Your Own Clone on Geek Chic Daily (December 22, 2011) Geek Chic Daily has listed How to Defeat Your Own Clone as one of "The Top Three Superhero Self-Help Tomes." While it's difficult to link our book with a specific superhero like Iron Man or Batman, I do agree that we offer a lot of great self-help advice for events that seem somewhat comic-booky. At least for the time being... How to Defeat Your Own Clone - THE MOVIE! (July 5, 2011)
It's official: Dimension films has preemptively optioned the rights to a film adaptation of HTDYOC. More proof that hard work (and a witty title) can get you pretty far in this world. My thanks goes out to our incredible agents, editors, and publicist. I'm mostly speechless at the moment, but the web is not:
WonderCon 2011 - Real Science in Science Fiction (April 13, 2011)
On April 3, Terry and I reprised our WonderCon panel from last year: "Real Science in Science Fiction." Our updated talk included highlights from 2010 as well as new bioengineering examples beyond mere cloning. Complete video is included below, broken into four parts. Spoiler alert: skip ahead to ~3:15 of Part 3 if you want to see our reactions to an inappropriately flirtatious question by an audience member.
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