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Short story: aliens change world at housewife's accidental request

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Negotiator promises not to destroy conquered territory's cultural heritage - but renders it useless without destroying it [duplicate]

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Early 1980s short story (in Asimov's, probably) - Young woman consults with "Eliza" program, and gives it anxiety

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Fantasy in Asimov's magazine - words that cause bad luck to anyone who reads them

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Short fantasy about disappearing items - Asimov's early 1980s

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Story about rats in ESP experiments

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Inventor creates wishing machine - accidentally calls up hell

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What is the first work of written fiction in which science fiction authors are consulted by the government during a crisis?

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Early 1980s short story - man receives a gift of high technology, but there's a catch (probably published in Asimov's)

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Was Kip's defiance relevant to the Galactics' decision?

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Device that helps criminals beat lie detectors also cures criminals

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Post-apocalyptic story - shaman learns Latin names for animals

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Disease of too-much concentration

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Please identify an Asimov short story that has a miniature typewriter

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Short story - US and USSR "trade" cities after accidental bombing

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Continuity error in A Door into Summer - or very subtle clue

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Short story - conspiracy to stop authors who are too good

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Story in which time travel has similar effect on society as alternate histories have in Niven's "All the Myriad Ways"

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Analog story - US provides food machines to other nations, with hidden feature

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Mad scientist spoof - identical snowflakes

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Story about a future gang initiation - but there's a twist

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Analog story circa 2010 - scientist invents a machine that can detect consciousness in human - and finds many people aren't conscious

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Human "alien hunter" meets a real alien

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Military spaceship crew hoping to get their memories and bodies back after mission

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1980s short story - disease of self absorption

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Post-apocalyptic story published in Asimov's in the 1980s; main character named Georges - travels in time on highways (on foot)

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Short story - human mating season created, backfires on creators

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Am I missing something when someone needs to meet a “fisherman with a bad complexion” in The Uplift War?

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Telepathy broadcaster sends message about how to block telepathy

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Looking for a coffee table book with speculative essay by Isaac Asimov about asteroid settlements dispersing slowly through the universe

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Short story: aliens change world at housewife's accidental request

Negotiator promises not to destroy conquered territory's cultural heritage - but renders it useless without destroying it [duplicate]

Early 1980s short story (in Asimov's, probably) - Young woman consults with "Eliza" program, and gives it anxiety

Fantasy in Asimov's magazine - words that cause bad luck to anyone who reads them

Short fantasy about disappearing items - Asimov's early 1980s

Story about rats in ESP experiments

Inventor creates wishing machine - accidentally calls up hell

What is the first work of written fiction in which science fiction authors are consulted by the government during a crisis?

Early 1980s short story - man receives a gift of high technology, but there's a catch (probably published in Asimov's)

Was Kip's defiance relevant to the Galactics' decision?

Device that helps criminals beat lie detectors also cures criminals

Post-apocalyptic story - shaman learns Latin names for animals

Disease of too-much concentration

Please identify an Asimov short story that has a miniature typewriter

Short story - US and USSR "trade" cities after accidental bombing

Continuity error in A Door into Summer - or very subtle clue

Short story - conspiracy to stop authors who are too good

Story in which time travel has similar effect on society as alternate histories have in Niven's "All the Myriad Ways"

Analog story - US provides food machines to other nations, with hidden feature

Mad scientist spoof - identical snowflakes

Story about a future gang initiation - but there's a twist

Analog story circa 2010 - scientist invents a machine that can detect consciousness in human - and finds many people aren't conscious

Human "alien hunter" meets a real alien

Military spaceship crew hoping to get their memories and bodies back after mission

1980s short story - disease of self absorption

Post-apocalyptic story published in Asimov's in the 1980s; main character named Georges - travels in time on highways (on foot)

Short story - human mating season created, backfires on creators

Am I missing something when someone needs to meet a “fisherman with a bad complexion” in The Uplift War?

Telepathy broadcaster sends message about how to block telepathy

Looking for a coffee table book with speculative essay by Isaac Asimov about asteroid settlements dispersing slowly through the universe